diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 98d496d..feeff61 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@
                 <version>3.1.1</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <tagNameFormat>v@{project.version}</tagNameFormat>
+                    <arguments>-DskipTests</arguments>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>