diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ad0a33006..044e7276e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -194,10 +194,12 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>2.1</version>
+        <version>2.2.2</version>
         <configuration>
           <preparationGoals>assembly:assembly</preparationGoals>
           <goals>assembly:assembly</goals>
+          <tagNameFormat>@{project.version}</tagNameFormat>
+          <scmCommentPrefix>[RELEASE]</scmCommentPrefix>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>