diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f9261aa..aa35037 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -289,6 +289,16 @@
           <originator>Organization: SPDX</originator>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>3.0.1</version>
+        <configuration>
+          <tagNameFormat>v@{project.version}</tagNameFormat>
+          <releaseProfiles>release</releaseProfiles>
+          <goals>deploy</goals>
+        </configuration>
+      </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.owasp</groupId>
         <artifactId>dependency-check-maven</artifactId>