diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c748b8d16..3e7385384 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -159,22 +159,32 @@
 
   <build>
     <plugins>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>1.5.1</version>
+        <executions>
+          <execution>
+            <id>default-deploy</id>
+            <phase>deploy</phase>
+            <goals>
+              <goal>deploy</goal>
+            </goals>
+          </execution>
+        </executions>
+        <configuration>
+          <serverId>nexus</serverId>
+          <nexusUrl>http://localhost:8081</nexusUrl>
+          <skipStaging>true</skipStaging>
+        </configuration>
+      </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-deploy-plugin</artifactId>
         <version>${maven-deploy-plugin.version}</version>
-        <executions>
-          <execution>
-            <id>deploy-jar-file</id>
-            <phase>deploy</phase>
-            <goals>
-              <goal>deploy-file</goal>
-            </goals>
-            <configuration>
-              <packaging>jar</packaging>
-            </configuration>
-          </execution>
-        </executions>
+        <configuration>
+          <skip>true</skip>
+        </configuration>
       </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>