diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3e641a39bb9..7f4533c3a08 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -535,8 +535,21 @@
                     <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
                     <version>2.4</version>
                 </plugin>
-            </plugins>
-        </pluginManagement>
+                <plugin>
+                    <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
+                    <version>2.4.2</version>
+                    <dependencies>
+                        <dependency>
+                            <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
+                            <artifactId>maven-scm-provider-gitexe</artifactId>
+                            <!-- This version is necessary for use with git version 1.8.5 and above -->
+                            <version>1.8.1</version>
+                        </dependency>
+                    </dependencies>
+                </plugin>
+              </plugins>
+            </pluginManagement>
     </build>
 
     <repositories>