diff --git a/mvn-defaults/pom.xml b/mvn-defaults/pom.xml
index 868c637db..2bccfee5e 100644
--- a/mvn-defaults/pom.xml
+++ b/mvn-defaults/pom.xml
@@ -257,6 +257,7 @@
                                 <goals>
                                     <goal>sign</goal>
                                 </goals>
+
                                 <configuration>
                                     <gpgArguments>
                                         <arg>--pinentry-mode</arg>
diff --git a/scripts/release-perform.sh b/scripts/release-perform.sh
index 731f2d311..487896a1d 100755
--- a/scripts/release-perform.sh
+++ b/scripts/release-perform.sh
@@ -35,5 +35,5 @@ git reset --hard ${GITHUB_SHA}
 
 echo "Do mvn release:perform..."
 #mvn $MAVEN_REPO_LOCAL --batch-mode --global-settings release.xml release:perform
-mvn -X --batch-mode --global-settings release.xml release:perform
+mvn --batch-mode --global-settings release.xml release:perform
 
diff --git a/scripts/release-prepare.sh b/scripts/release-prepare.sh
index 81fcb5206..49a3f6ada 100755
--- a/scripts/release-prepare.sh
+++ b/scripts/release-prepare.sh
@@ -58,5 +58,5 @@ git reset --hard ${GITHUB_SHA}
 # Do the release
 echo "Do mvn release:prepare..."
 #mvn $MAVEN_REPO_LOCAL --batch-mode --global-settings release.xml -Dusername=$GITHUB_ACCESS_TOKEN release:prepare
-mvn -X --batch-mode --global-settings release.xml -Dusername=$GITHUB_ACCESS_TOKEN clean release:prepare -DdevelopmentVersion=${NEXT_SNAPSHOT} -DreleaseVersion=${RELEASE_VERSION}
+mvn --batch-mode --global-settings release.xml -Dusername=$GITHUB_ACCESS_TOKEN clean release:prepare -DdevelopmentVersion=${NEXT_SNAPSHOT} -DreleaseVersion=${RELEASE_VERSION}