diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 127aaba..938bce1 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -64,6 +64,18 @@
       </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>2.5.3</version>
+        <configuration>
+          <useReleaseProfile>false</useReleaseProfile>
+          <goals>deploy</goals>
+          <arguments>-Papache-release ${arguments}</arguments>
+          <autoVersionSubmodules>true</autoVersionSubmodules>
+          <waitBeforeTagging>2</waitBeforeTagging>
+        </configuration>
+      </plugin>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
         <version>3.1.0</version>
         <configuration>