diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8aca1be..f041dd6 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -87,6 +87,23 @@
 					<includeScope>runtime</includeScope>
 				</configuration>
 			</plugin>
+			<plugin>
+				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+				<artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
+				<version>3.0.0-M1</version>
+				<configuration>
+					<tagNameFormat>v@{project.version}</tagNameFormat>
+					<scmReleaseCommitComment>Latest Release @{releaseLabel}</scmReleaseCommitComment>
+					<pomFileName>pom.xml</pomFileName>
+				</configuration>
+				<dependencies>
+					<dependency>
+						<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+						<artifactId>maven-scm-plugin</artifactId>
+						<version>1.8.1</version>
+					</dependency>
+				</dependencies>
+			</plugin>
 		</plugins>
 
 	</build>