diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9c175af405e..1666b0b7085 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -386,6 +386,11 @@
   <build>
     <pluginManagement>
       <plugins>
+        <plugin>
+          <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+          <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>2.5.1</version>
+          </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>