diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c699367f74..2963101bd3 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -481,6 +481,9 @@
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
                 <version>2.0</version>
+                <configuration>
+                    <mavenExecutorId>forked-path</mavenExecutorId>
+                </configuration>
             </plugin>
 
             <plugin>