diff --git a/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/pom.xml b/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/pom.xml
index 16744466f..738ad6d91 100644
--- a/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/pom.xml
+++ b/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/pom.xml
@@ -88,6 +88,21 @@
 					<failOnError>false</failOnError>
 				</configuration>
 			</plugin>
+			<plugin>
+				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+				<artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>			
+				<executions>
+					<execution>
+						<id>default</id>
+						<goals>
+							<goal>perform</goal>
+						</goals>
+						<configuration>
+							<pomFileName>spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/pom.xml</pomFileName>
+						</configuration>
+					</execution>
+				</executions>
+			</plugin>
 		</plugins>
 	</build>