diff --git a/assembly/pom.xml b/assembly/pom.xml
index b8ddd6914..12a411601 100644
--- a/assembly/pom.xml
+++ b/assembly/pom.xml
@@ -287,6 +287,15 @@
             <plugin>
                 <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
                 <version>2.2-beta-1</version>
+                <executions>
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>make-assembly</id>
+                        <phase>package</phase>
+                        <goals>
+                             <goal>attached</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                    </execution>
+                </executions>
                 <configuration>
                     <descriptors>
                         <descriptor>src/main/assembly/all.xml</descriptor>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index bf17ec0a2..6fe8f7c1a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -215,11 +215,9 @@
                 <plugin>
                   <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <!--
                     <configuration>
                         <preparationGoals>clean verify install</preparationGoals>
                     </configuration>
-                    -->
                 </plugin>
             </plugins>
         </pluginManagement>