diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ee4a9eb2..f22f2694 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -194,7 +194,6 @@
                 <configuration>
                     <serverId>sonatype-nexus-staging</serverId>
                     <nexusUrl>https://oss.sonatype.org/</nexusUrl>
-                    <autoReleaseAfterClose>true</autoReleaseAfterClose>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>