diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1dc9a4c..0bc497a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -155,6 +155,11 @@
           <artifactId>maven-project-info-reports-plugin</artifactId>
           <version>3.0.0</version>
         </plugin>
+        <plugin>
+          <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+          <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>2.5.3</version>
+        </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-resources-plugin</artifactId>