diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3aefb5802..fa0afbca9 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -195,10 +195,23 @@
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
           <version>2.4.2</version>
+          <dependencies>
+            <dependency>
+              <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
+              <artifactId>maven-scm-provider-gitexe</artifactId>
+              <version>1.9</version>
+            </dependency>
+          </dependencies>
           <configuration>
             <tagNameFormat>zxing-@{project.version}</tagNameFormat>
+            <goals>deploy</goals>
           </configuration>
         </plugin>
+        <plugin>
+          <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+          <artifactId>maven-scm-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>1.9</version>
+        </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-deploy-plugin</artifactId>