diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5583b69f029..bc3aeae5073 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   <url>http://github.com/sakaiproject/3akai-ux</url>
   <scm>
     <connection>scm:git:git://github.com/sakaiproject/3akai-ux.git</connection>
-    <developerConnection>scm:git:git://git@github.com/sakaiproject/3akai-ux.git</developerConnection>
+    <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:sakaiproject/3akai-ux.git</developerConnection>
     <url>http://github.com/sakaiproject/3akai-ux/</url>
   </scm>
   <issueManagement>
@@ -120,6 +120,11 @@
   </modules>
   <build>
     <plugins>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>2.2.1</version>
+      </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <artifactId>maven-clean-plugin</artifactId>
         <version>2.4.1</version>