diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 436be9fb4..5fbdcbad6 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -190,10 +190,11 @@
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
         <version>3.0.1</version>
-        <configuration>
-          <preparationGoals>package</preparationGoals>
-          <releaseProfiles>release</releaseProfiles>
-        </configuration>
+                <configuration>
+                    <tagName>${project.artifactId}-${project.version}</tagName>
+                    <preRelease>true</preRelease>
+                        <releaseProfiles>release</releaseProfiles>
+                </configuration>
       </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>