diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d89ca450b..9e171fb6c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -182,6 +182,9 @@
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
                 <version>${maven-release-plugin.version}</version>
+                <configuration>
+                    <releaseProfiles>sonatype-oss-release</releaseProfiles>
+                </configuration>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>