diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 349e824ea..6b071302f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -580,7 +580,6 @@
 									<argument>${project.version}</argument>
 									<argument>${isDryRun}</argument>
 								</arguments>
-								<skip>true</skip>
 							</configuration>
 						</execution>
 					</executions>
@@ -740,6 +739,22 @@
 					</execution>
 				</executions>
 			</plugin>
+			<plugin>
+				<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+				<artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+				<inherited>false</inherited>
+				<executions>
+					<execution>
+						<id>prepare-release</id>
+						<goals>
+							<goal>exec</goal>
+						</goals>
+						<configuration combine.self="append">
+							<skip>false</skip>
+						</configuration>
+					</execution>
+				</executions>
+			</plugin>
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>