diff --git a/scripts/setUpMavenPhase.sh b/scripts/setUpMavenPhase.sh
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+++ b/scripts/setUpMavenPhase.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+echo "Branch name: ${TRAVIS_BRANCH}"
+echo "Pull request: ${TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST}"
+
+if [[ "${TRAVIS_BRANCH}" == "master" || "${TRAVIS_BRANCH}" = release* ]] && [ "${TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST}" == "false" ];
+then
+    export MAVEN_PHASE="deploy"
+else
+    export MAVEN_PHASE="verify"
+fi
+