diff --git a/org.hl7.fhir.validation/pom.xml b/org.hl7.fhir.validation/pom.xml
index b2474f362..cbc34f450 100644
--- a/org.hl7.fhir.validation/pom.xml
+++ b/org.hl7.fhir.validation/pom.xml
@@ -235,6 +235,13 @@
                     <skip>true</skip>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                <configuration>
+                    <stagingProgressTimeoutMinutes>15</stagingProgressTimeoutMinutes>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>
 </project>