diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1c0b667d..96d7f698 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@
                 <configuration>
                     <serverId>ossrh</serverId>
                     <nexusUrl>https://oss.sonatype.org/</nexusUrl>
-                    <autoReleaseAfterClose>false</autoReleaseAfterClose>
+                    <autoReleaseAfterClose>true</autoReleaseAfterClose>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
         </plugins>