diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index cceb614..099d757 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -226,6 +226,7 @@
                         <preparationGoals>clean compile</preparationGoals>
                         <goal>install</goal>
                         <tagNameFormat>v.@{project.version}</tagNameFormat>
+                        <autoVersionSubmodules>true</autoVersionSubmodules>
                         <pushChanges>false</pushChanges>
                         <localCheckout>true</localCheckout>
                     </configuration>
@@ -254,10 +255,6 @@
             <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>