diff --git a/maven-project/src/main/resources/org/apache/maven/project/pom-4.0.0.xml b/maven-project/src/main/resources/org/apache/maven/project/pom-4.0.0.xml
index a07ee9b63a..12a9fdcd8f 100644
--- a/maven-project/src/main/resources/org/apache/maven/project/pom-4.0.0.xml
+++ b/maven-project/src/main/resources/org/apache/maven/project/pom-4.0.0.xml
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@
       <activation>
         <property>
           <name>performRelease</name>
+          <value>true</value>
         </property>
       </activation>