diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 91161e7d..95bf40c5 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -131,6 +131,15 @@
                 </executions>
             </plugin>
         </plugins>
+
+        <pluginManagement>
+            <plugins>
+                <plugin>
+                    <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
+                    <version>2.5.3</version>
+                </plugin>
+            </plugins>
+        </pluginManagement>
     </build>
 
 </project>