diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6e32ff0..0665f5c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -88,9 +88,11 @@
     <maven-assembly-plugin.version>2.2.1</maven-assembly-plugin.version>
     <maven-bundle-plugin.version>2.1.0</maven-bundle-plugin.version>
     <maven-compiler-plugin.version>2.0.2</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
-    <maven-release-plugin.version>2.2.2</maven-release-plugin.version>
+    <maven-release-plugin.version>2.4</maven-release-plugin.version>
     <maven-resources-plugin.version>2.4.2</maven-resources-plugin.version>
     <build-helper-maven-plugin.version>1.5</build-helper-maven-plugin.version>
+
+    <sourceReleaseAssemblyDescriptor>source-release-zip-tar</sourceReleaseAssemblyDescriptor>
   </properties>
 
   <build>
@@ -179,7 +181,9 @@
         <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
         <version>${maven-release-plugin.version}</version>
         <configuration>
-          <preparationGoals>clean install</preparationGoals>
+          <useReleaseProfile>false</useReleaseProfile>
+          <goals>deploy</goals>
+          <arguments>-Pdoc -Papache-release ${arguments}</arguments>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
     </plugins>