diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b5d97ff..69d2341 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -63,4 +63,17 @@
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
+
+    <build>
+        <plugins>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>2.5</version>
+                <configuration>
+                    <tagNameFormat>v@{project.version}</tagNameFormat>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+    </build>
 </project>