diff --git a/clients/pom.xml b/clients/pom.xml
index 1e86817dac0..3f02c935435 100644
--- a/clients/pom.xml
+++ b/clients/pom.xml
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@
         <configuration>
           <serverId>ossrh</serverId>
           <nexusUrl>https://s01.oss.sonatype.org/</nexusUrl>
+          <autoReleaseAfterClose>true</autoReleaseAfterClose>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
     </plugins>