diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9761d9cd..eddcd3bf 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -176,7 +176,18 @@
         <artifactId>maven-deploy-plugin</artifactId>
         <version>2.5</version>
       </plugin>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>1.4.4</version>
+        <extensions>true</extensions>
+        <configuration>
+          <nexusUrl>https://oss.sonatype.org/</nexusUrl>
+          <serverId>sonatype-nexus-staging</serverId>
+        </configuration>
+      </plugin>
     </plugins>
+
     <pluginManagement>
       <plugins>
         <plugin>