diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 776754e4b1..53328ee827 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -48,17 +48,10 @@
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
                 <version>2.0-beta-7</version>
-                <executions>
-                    <execution>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>perform</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <autoVersionSubmodules>true</autoVersionSubmodules>
-                            <goals>install,site,assembly:single</goals>
-                        </configuration>
-                    </execution>
-                </executions>
+                <configuration>
+                    <autoVersionSubmodules>true</autoVersionSubmodules>
+                    <goals>install,site,assembly:single</goals>
+                </configuration>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>