diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 82f4c9e..4c5c4ca 100755
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -175,6 +175,10 @@
 					<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 					<artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
 					<version>3.0.1</version>
+					<configuration>
+						<tagNameFormat>sshsig-@{version}</tagNameFormat>
+						<releaseProfiles>release</releaseProfiles>
+					</configuration>
 				</plugin>
 			</plugins>
 		</pluginManagement>