diff --git a/org.eclipse.xtext.testlanguages/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.xtext.testlanguages/pom.xml
index 64d71b25cc..2607fc3763 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.xtext.testlanguages/pom.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.xtext.testlanguages/pom.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 https://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
+	xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+	xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 https://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.eclipse.xtext</groupId>
@@ -11,4 +13,21 @@
 	<name>Common Xtext Testlanguages - Runtime</name>
 	<description>Common Xtext Testlanguages for UI and Runtime - Runtime</description>
 
+	<profiles>
+		<profile>
+			<id>sonatype-oss-release</id>
+			<build>
+				<plugins>
+					<plugin>
+						<groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
+						<artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+						<configuration>
+							<skipNexusStagingDeployMojo>true</skipNexusStagingDeployMojo>
+						</configuration>
+					</plugin>
+				</plugins>
+			</build>
+		</profile>
+	</profiles>
+
 </project>
diff --git a/org.eclipse.xtext.web.example.entities.ide/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.xtext.web.example.entities.ide/pom.xml
index 9b0de51070..c9e7ad53a1 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.xtext.web.example.entities.ide/pom.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.xtext.web.example.entities.ide/pom.xml
@@ -21,6 +21,23 @@
 		</dependency>
 	</dependencies>
 
+	<profiles>
+		<profile>
+			<id>sonatype-oss-release</id>
+			<build>
+				<plugins>
+					<plugin>
+						<groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
+						<artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+						<configuration>
+							<skipNexusStagingDeployMojo>true</skipNexusStagingDeployMojo>
+						</configuration>
+					</plugin>
+				</plugins>
+			</build>
+		</profile>
+	</profiles>
+
 	<build>
 		<plugins>
 			<plugin>
diff --git a/org.eclipse.xtext.web.example.entities/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.xtext.web.example.entities/pom.xml
index 5b3d309c6b..8f7709d3f9 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.xtext.web.example.entities/pom.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.xtext.web.example.entities/pom.xml
@@ -28,6 +28,23 @@
 		</dependency>
 	</dependencies>
 
+	<profiles>
+		<profile>
+			<id>sonatype-oss-release</id>
+			<build>
+				<plugins>
+					<plugin>
+						<groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
+						<artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+						<configuration>
+							<skipNexusStagingDeployMojo>true</skipNexusStagingDeployMojo>
+						</configuration>
+					</plugin>
+				</plugins>
+			</build>
+		</profile>
+	</profiles>
+
 	<build>
 		<plugins>
 			<plugin>
diff --git a/org.eclipse.xtext.web.example.jetty/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.xtext.web.example.jetty/pom.xml
index c1b7ca4365..2c3ba1c1b1 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.xtext.web.example.jetty/pom.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.xtext.web.example.jetty/pom.xml
@@ -77,6 +77,23 @@
 		</dependency>
 	</dependencies>
 
+	<profiles>
+		<profile>
+			<id>sonatype-oss-release</id>
+			<build>
+				<plugins>
+					<plugin>
+						<groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
+						<artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+						<configuration>
+							<skipNexusStagingDeployMojo>true</skipNexusStagingDeployMojo>
+						</configuration>
+					</plugin>
+				</plugins>
+			</build>
+		</profile>
+	</profiles>
+
 	<build>
 		<pluginManagement>
 			<plugins>
diff --git a/org.eclipse.xtext.web.example.statemachine.ide/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.xtext.web.example.statemachine.ide/pom.xml
index 4d38317dcc..0eca8c863d 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.xtext.web.example.statemachine.ide/pom.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.xtext.web.example.statemachine.ide/pom.xml
@@ -21,6 +21,23 @@
 		</dependency>
 	</dependencies>
 
+	<profiles>
+		<profile>
+			<id>sonatype-oss-release</id>
+			<build>
+				<plugins>
+					<plugin>
+						<groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
+						<artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+						<configuration>
+							<skipNexusStagingDeployMojo>true</skipNexusStagingDeployMojo>
+						</configuration>
+					</plugin>
+				</plugins>
+			</build>
+		</profile>
+	</profiles>
+
 	<build>
 		<plugins>
 			<plugin>
diff --git a/org.eclipse.xtext.web.example.statemachine/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.xtext.web.example.statemachine/pom.xml
index 24aa707d52..2a5fee0857 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.xtext.web.example.statemachine/pom.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.xtext.web.example.statemachine/pom.xml
@@ -28,6 +28,23 @@
 		</dependency>
 	</dependencies>
 
+	<profiles>
+		<profile>
+			<id>sonatype-oss-release</id>
+			<build>
+				<plugins>
+					<plugin>
+						<groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
+						<artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+						<configuration>
+							<skipNexusStagingDeployMojo>true</skipNexusStagingDeployMojo>
+						</configuration>
+					</plugin>
+				</plugins>
+			</build>
+		</profile>
+	</profiles>
+
 	<build>
 		<plugins>
 			<plugin>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index da00718705..cb7926e2df 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -283,7 +283,6 @@
 					<plugin>
 						<groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
 						<artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-						<version>1.6.3</version>
 						<extensions>true</extensions>
 						<configuration>
 							<serverId>ossrh</serverId>
@@ -516,6 +515,11 @@
 						</execution>
 					</executions>
 				</plugin>
+				<plugin>
+					<groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
+					<artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+					<version>1.6.3</version>
+				</plugin>
 			</plugins>
 		</pluginManagement>
 		<plugins>