diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1bbdb4e..b059e85 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -226,6 +226,11 @@
         <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
         <version>3.0.1</version>
       </plugin>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>2.5.3</version>
+      </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>