diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index bde419a5c..89ae6bd45 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -189,7 +189,6 @@
           <preparationGoals>assembly:assembly</preparationGoals>
           <goals>assembly:assembly</goals>
           <tagNameFormat>@{project.version}</tagNameFormat>
-          <scmCommentPrefix>[RELEASE] </scmCommentPrefix>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>