diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 60b9775..fd3a0c0 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -347,6 +347,19 @@
 				</executions>
 			</plugin>
 
+			<plugin>
+				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+				<artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
+				<version>3.0.0-M6</version>
+				<configuration>
+					<releaseProfiles>sonatype</releaseProfiles>
+					<autoVersionSubmodules>true</autoVersionSubmodules>
+					<pushChanges>false</pushChanges>
+					<tagNameFormat>@{project.version}</tagNameFormat>
+					<localCheckout>true</localCheckout>
+				</configuration>
+			</plugin>
+
 		</plugins>
 	</build>