diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ce648f926e..5afcfc9285 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1063,9 +1063,10 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>2.5.3</version>
+                    <version>3.0.0</version>
                     <configuration>
                         <autoVersionSubmodules>true</autoVersionSubmodules>
+                        <preparationProfiles>release</preparationProfiles>
                         <releaseProfiles>release</releaseProfiles>
                         <tagNameFormat>v@{project.version}</tagNameFormat>
                     </configuration>