diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d77a7b53..e7c087ed 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -279,6 +279,7 @@
                     <configuration>
                         <tagNameFormat>v@{project.version}</tagNameFormat>
                         <autoVersionSubmodules>true</autoVersionSubmodules>
+                        <releaseProfiles>release</releaseProfiles>
                     </configuration>
                 </plugin>
             </plugins>