diff --git a/parent/pom.xml b/parent/pom.xml
index e6721e1de..6558121de 100644
--- a/parent/pom.xml
+++ b/parent/pom.xml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
         <org.apache.maven.plugins.enforcer.version>1.2</org.apache.maven.plugins.enforcer.version>
         <org.apache.maven.plugins.surefire.version>2.17</org.apache.maven.plugins.surefire.version>
         <org.springframework.version>4.0.3.RELEASE</org.springframework.version>
-
+        <add.release.arguments></add.release.arguments>
         <forkCount>1</forkCount>
     </properties>
 
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-deploy-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>2.7</version>
+                    <version>2.8.2</version>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-install-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>2.4</version>
+                    <version>2.5.2</version>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
@@ -315,8 +315,13 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>2.4.1</version>
+                    <version>2.5.1</version>
                     <configuration>
+                        <arguments>-Psonatype-oss-release -DskipTests ${add.release.arguments}</arguments>
+                        <preparationGoals>clean install</preparationGoals>
+                        <pushChanges>false</pushChanges>
+                        <localCheckout>true</localCheckout>
+                        <tagNameFormat>@{project.version}</tagNameFormat>
                         <autoVersionSubmodules>true</autoVersionSubmodules>
                     </configuration>
                 </plugin>