diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e21470cb961..649ee175ab6 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
       </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>2.5</version>
         <configuration>
           <autoVersionSubmodules>true</autoVersionSubmodules>
         </configuration>