diff --git a/parent/pom.xml b/parent/pom.xml
index d71f5271..371446e8 100644
--- a/parent/pom.xml
+++ b/parent/pom.xml
@@ -84,6 +84,10 @@
                     <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
                     <version>2.3</version>
                 </plugin>
+                <plugin>
+                    <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
+                    <version>2.2.1</version>
+                </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                   <artifactId>maven-resources-plugin</artifactId>
                   <version>2.5</version>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 06b850ac..2782c175 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -146,6 +146,10 @@
     </profiles>
     <build>
         <plugins>
+            <plugin>
+                <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>2.2.1</version>
+            </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
                 <version>2.2-beta-5</version>