diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0236508..e5fd1db 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -255,6 +255,10 @@
             <id>release</id>
             <build>
                 <plugins>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
+                    </plugin>
                     <plugin>
                         <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
                         <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>