diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index cece1f1..21f324a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
           <configuration>
-            <arguments>-Pfull,sign</arguments>
+            <arguments>-Pfull,sign -DskipTests</arguments>
             <autoVersionSubmodules>true</autoVersionSubmodules>
             <goals>clean deploy</goals>
             <preparationGoals>clean verify</preparationGoals>