diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a82c2e6..97202e0 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -305,6 +305,14 @@
             </execution>
           </executions>
         </plugin>
+        <plugin>
+          <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+          <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>${maven-release-plugin.version}</version>
+          <configuration>
+            <tagNameFormat>v@{project.version}</tagNameFormat>
+          </configuration>
+        </plugin>
       </plugins>
     </pluginManagement>