diff --git a/maven-plugins/maven-release-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/release/PerformReleaseMojo.java b/maven-plugins/maven-release-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/release/PerformReleaseMojo.java
index 9fed187ec9..3614c3eba1 100644
--- a/maven-plugins/maven-release-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/release/PerformReleaseMojo.java
+++ b/maven-plugins/maven-release-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/release/PerformReleaseMojo.java
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ public class PerformReleaseMojo
         cl.createArgument().setLine( goals );
 
         cl.createArgument().setLine( "-DupdateReleaseInfo=true" );
+        
+        cl.createArgument().setLine( "--no-plugin-updates" );
 
         StreamConsumer consumer = new DefaultConsumer();