diff --git a/plugins/pom.xml b/plugins/pom.xml
index 87ff60f2ec..ddb38c4026 100644
--- a/plugins/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/pom.xml
@@ -136,9 +136,8 @@
       <plugin>
         <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
         <version>2.0-beta-9</version>
-        <!-- upload the plugin to java.net and make an announcement as well -->
         <configuration>
-          <goals>deploy hpi:upload hpi:announce</goals>
+          <goals>deploy</goals>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
       <plugin>