diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b0775c0..d7074ab 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -259,14 +259,16 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>${project.version}</version>
+        <version>2.5.3</version>
         <configuration>
           <releaseProfiles>install</releaseProfiles>
-          <tagNameFormat>v${project.version}</tagNameFormat>
+          <tagNameFormat>v@{project.version}</tagNameFormat>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
 
     </plugins>
+    
+    
   </build>
   
 </project>