diff --git a/release-tools/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/release/build/MavenBuildSystem.java b/release-tools/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/release/build/MavenBuildSystem.java
index bb17867..499f2f2 100644
--- a/release-tools/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/release/build/MavenBuildSystem.java
+++ b/release-tools/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/release/build/MavenBuildSystem.java
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ class MavenBuildSystem implements BuildSystem {
 	 */
 	public ModuleIteration triggerPreReleaseCheck(ModuleIteration module) {
 
-		mvn.execute(module.getProject(), "clean", "verify", "-Ppre-release");
+		mvn.execute(module.getProject(), "clean", "validate", "-Ppre-release");
 
 		return module;
 	}