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 f8960ab..bb17867 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
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ class MavenBuildSystem implements BuildSystem {
 
 		logger.log(project, "Triggering distribution build…");
 
-		mvn.execute(project, "clean", "deploy", "-DskipTests", "-Pdistribute");
+		mvn.execute(project, "clean", "deploy", "-DskipTests", "-Pdistribute", "-B");
 
 		logger.log(project, "Successfully finished distribution build!");