diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index cfb48e271d0..bfa8c039bec 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -298,6 +298,22 @@
     <defaultGoal>install</defaultGoal>
     <pluginManagement>
       <plugins>
+        <plugin>
+          <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+          <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>2.2.1</version>
+          <executions>
+            <execution>
+              <id>default</id>
+              <goals>
+                <goal>perform</goal>
+              </goals>
+              <configuration>
+                <pomFileName>pom.xml</pomFileName>
+              </configuration>
+            </execution>
+          </executions>
+        </plugin>
         <!--This plugin's configuration is used to store Eclipse m2e settings
           only. It has no influence on the Maven build itself. -->
         <plugin>