diff --git a/clients/pom.xml b/clients/pom.xml
index 1e86817dac0..3f02c935435 100644
--- a/clients/pom.xml
+++ b/clients/pom.xml
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@
         <configuration>
           <serverId>ossrh</serverId>
           <nexusUrl>https://s01.oss.sonatype.org/</nexusUrl>
+          <autoReleaseAfterClose>true</autoReleaseAfterClose>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
     </plugins>
diff --git a/pkg/config/config.go b/pkg/config/config.go
index 1cfe91bd5cf..31f07c2a040 100644
--- a/pkg/config/config.go
+++ b/pkg/config/config.go
@@ -388,6 +388,11 @@ type Config struct {
 		Enabled       bool          `mapstructure:"enabled"`
 		FlushInterval time.Duration `mapstructure:"flush_interval"`
 	} `mapstructure:"usage_report"`
+	Plugins map[string]struct {
+		Name   string
+		Path   string
+		Config map[string]interface{}
+	}
 }
 
 func NewConfig(cfgType string) (*Config, error) {