diff --git a/lib/java/build.properties b/lib/java/build.properties
index 6e31bb4..8b3f990 100644
--- a/lib/java/build.properties
+++ b/lib/java/build.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 thrift.version=0.9.0
 thrift.groupid=org.apache.thrift
+release=true
 
 # Jar Versions 
 mvn.ant.task.version=2.1.3