diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7113c7ab7..1a061c047 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@
         <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
         <configuration>
-          <skipStaging>true</skipStaging>
+          <stagingProgressTimeoutMinutes>15</stagingProgressTimeoutMinutes>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
       <plugin>