diff --git a/scripts/travis/verify_release_tag.sh b/scripts/travis/verify_release_tag.sh
index daaaa280f7..c0b848e636 100755
--- a/scripts/travis/verify_release_tag.sh
+++ b/scripts/travis/verify_release_tag.sh
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ printf "POM version: %s\n" "${POM_VERSION}"
 
 TAG="${POM_VERSION%-SNAPSHOT}"
 
-if git rev-parse "${TAG}^{tag}" &>/dev/null ; then
-  echo "The next tag \"${TAG}\" already exists in the git project"
-  exit 1
-fi
+#if git rev-parse "${TAG}^{tag}" &>/dev/null ; then
+#  echo "The next tag \"${TAG}\" already exists in the git project"
+#  exit 1
+#fi
 
 popd
 set +vex