diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 697188d2..29851ea0 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -128,6 +128,10 @@
 
 	<build>
 		<plugins>
+			<plugin>
+				<artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
+				<version>2.5.2</version>
+			</plugin>
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>