diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6629a15..00442d3 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
                 <configuration>
-                    <arguments>$(arguments)</arguments>
+                    <arguments>${arguments}</arguments>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
         </plugins>