diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 31c2aa98..d2249b90 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -409,6 +409,7 @@
                         <configuration>
                             <serverId>ossrh</serverId>
                             <nexusUrl>https://oss.sonatype.org/</nexusUrl>
+                            <autoReleaseAfterClose>true</autoReleaseAfterClose>
                         </configuration>
                     </plugin>
                 </plugins>