diff --git a/parent/pom.xml b/parent/pom.xml
index 1c01943a..46266357 100644
--- a/parent/pom.xml
+++ b/parent/pom.xml
@@ -146,6 +146,43 @@
 
 		</profile>
 
+		<!--
+			Profile to be run before a release is executed, currently does the following:
+
+			- Prevents thrid-party snapshot dependencies in projects
+		-->
+
+		<profile>
+			<id>pre-release</id>
+			<build>
+				<plugins>
+					<plugin>
+						<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+						<artifactId>maven-enforcer-plugin</artifactId>
+						<executions>
+							<execution>
+								<id>enforce-no-third-party-snapshots</id>
+								<goals>
+									<goal>enforce</goal>
+								</goals>
+								<configuration>
+									<rules>
+										<requireReleaseDeps>
+											<failWhenParentIsSnapshot>false</failWhenParentIsSnapshot>
+											<excludes>
+												<exclude>org.springframework.data.build:*</exclude>
+												<exclude>org.springframework.data:*</exclude>
+											</excludes>
+										</requireReleaseDeps>
+									</rules>
+								</configuration>
+							</execution>
+						</executions>
+					</plugin>
+				</plugins>
+			</build>
+		</profile>
+
 		<profile>
 
 			<!-- Profile for SonarCube -->
@@ -685,6 +722,12 @@
 					<version>1.0</version>
 				</plugin>
 
+				<plugin>
+					<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+					<artifactId>maven-enforcer-plugin</artifactId>
+					<version>1.3.1</version>
+				</plugin>
+
 			</plugins>
 
 		</pluginManagement>