diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index cd37577..29ddbfc 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -713,7 +713,6 @@
       <id>apache-release</id>
       <build>
         <plugins>
-          -->
           <plugin>
             <groupId>net.nicoulaj.maven.plugins</groupId>
             <artifactId>checksum-maven-plugin</artifactId>