diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6763efb..aa61880 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -307,6 +307,17 @@
           </execution>
         </executions>
       </plugin>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>2.5.3</version>
+        <configuration>
+          <preparationGoals>clean verify</preparationGoals>
+          <tagNameFormat>v@{project.version}</tagNameFormat>
+          <pushChanges>false</pushChanges>
+          <localCheckout>true</localCheckout>
+        </configuration>
+      </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>