diff --git a/lib/java/build.properties b/lib/java/build.properties
index 0d372b3..e1869ad 100644
--- a/lib/java/build.properties
+++ b/lib/java/build.properties
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 thrift.version=0.8.0
+release=true
 thrift.groupid=org.apache.thrift
 
 # Jar Versions