diff --git a/pom.template.xml b/pom.template.xml
index cb0381efa..660d26d0e 100644
--- a/pom.template.xml
+++ b/pom.template.xml
@@ -363,51 +363,18 @@
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
                 <version>3.1</version>
                 <configuration>
-                    <source>1.7</source>
-                    <target>1.7</target>
+                    <source>21</source>
+                    <target>21</target>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>2.5.3</version>
+                <configuration>
+                    <tagNameFormat>r@{project.version}</tagNameFormat>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>
-
-    <profiles>
-        <profile>
-            <id>sonatype-oss-release</id>
-            <!-- This profile is enabled automatically by the Sonatype
-                 oss-parent POM when invoking the Maven Release Plugin -->
-            <build>
-                <plugins>
-                    <plugin>
-                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>maven-deploy-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>2.7</version>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <skip>true</skip>
-                        </configuration>
-                    </plugin>
-                    <plugin>
-                        <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>1.7.0</version>
-                        <executions>
-                            <execution>
-                                <id>default-deploy</id>
-                                <phase>deploy</phase>
-                                <!-- By default, this is the phase deploy goal will bind to -->
-                                <goals>
-                                    <goal>deploy</goal>
-                                </goals>
-                            </execution>
-                        </executions>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <!-- The Base URL of Nexus instance where we want to stage -->
-                            <nexusUrl>https://oss.sonatype.org/</nexusUrl>
-                            <!-- The server "id" element from settings to use authentication from -->
-                            <serverId>sonatype-nexus-staging</serverId>
-                        </configuration>
-                    </plugin>
-                </plugins>
-            </build>
-        </profile>
-    </profiles>
 </project>