diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4a4efccf..4afbd58e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -74,6 +74,13 @@
                     </excludes>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
+                <configuration>
+                    <tagNameFormat>v@{project.version}</tagNameFormat>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>