diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6e4876d3c..f567c29b8 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
         <configuration>
             <serverId>ossrh</serverId>
             <nexusUrl>https://oss.sonatype.org/</nexusUrl>
-            <autoReleaseAfterClose>false</autoReleaseAfterClose>
+            <autoReleaseAfterClose>true</autoReleaseAfterClose>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
     </plugins>