diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9d236c2..31c3be4 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -112,6 +112,11 @@
               </systemPropertyVariables>
             </configuration>
           </plugin>
+          <plugin>
+            <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+            <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
+            <version>2.4</version>
+         </plugin>
 
         </plugins>
       </build>