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 fd9dcea..44564b9 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
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ class MavenBuildSystem implements BuildSystem {
 				SKIP_TESTS, //
 				arg("gpg.executable").withValue(gpg.getExecutable()), //
 				arg("gpg.keyname").withValue(gpg.getKeyname()), //
-				arg("gpg.password").withValue(gpg.getPassword()), arg("skipStagingRepositoryClose").withValue("true"));
+				arg("gpg.password").withValue(gpg.getPassword()));
 
 		mvn.execute(module.getProject(), arguments);
 	}