diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c37ad21..f9a73b8 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@
 *.log
 *.zip
 
-# IntelliJ IDEA project files and directories
-*.iml
+**/pom.xml.releaseBackup
+/release.properties
diff --git a/src/main/scripts/cd/release.sh b/src/main/scripts/cd/release.sh
index a0e2723..c37f21c 100755
--- a/src/main/scripts/cd/release.sh
+++ b/src/main/scripts/cd/release.sh
@@ -48,11 +48,7 @@ check_tag_for_rc() {
 check_next_version
 check_tag_for_rc
 
-mvn -P release -Darguments=-DskipTests \
-   release:prepare release:perform $MVN_RELEASE_VERSION $MVN_NEXT_VERSION \ 
-   -DautoVersionSubmodules=true \
-   -DscmCommentPrefix="$TRAVIS_COMMIT_MESSAGE [skip ci] " \
-   -B -V -s travis-settings.xml || exit 126
+mvn -P release -Darguments=-DskipTests release:prepare release:perform $MVN_RELEASE_VERSION $MVN_NEXT_VERSION -DautoVersionSubmodules=true -DscmCommentPrefix="$TRAVIS_COMMIT_MESSAGE [skip ci] " -B -V -s travis-settings.xml || exit 126
 
 mvn clean