diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 179a1c6..314547d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -74,6 +74,12 @@
 
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>2.4.2</version>
+      </plugin>
+
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-shade-plugin</artifactId>
         <version>2.2</version>
         <executions>