diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1ba492ef..ac1f72fc 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -330,6 +330,7 @@
             <id>release</id>
             <modules>
                 <module>sdk</module>
+                <module>sdk-fips-bouncycastle</module>
             </modules>
             <activation>
                 <activeByDefault>false</activeByDefault>
diff --git a/sdk-fips-bouncycastle/pom.xml b/sdk-fips-bouncycastle/pom.xml
index e9862c99..4e6ae925 100644
--- a/sdk-fips-bouncycastle/pom.xml
+++ b/sdk-fips-bouncycastle/pom.xml
@@ -38,33 +38,4 @@
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
-    <build>
-        <plugins>
-            <!-- Publish to Maven Central Deploy -->
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.sonatype.central</groupId>
-                <artifactId>central-publishing-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>0.6.0</version>
-                <extensions>true</extensions>
-                <configuration>
-                    <autoPublish>true</autoPublish>
-                    <waitUntil>published</waitUntil>
-                    <!-- defined in settings.xml -->
-                    <publishingServerId>central</publishingServerId>
-                </configuration>
-            </plugin>
-            <!-- Exclude from lifecycle, phase none -->
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-deploy-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.1.2</version>
-                <executions>
-                    <execution>
-                        <id>default-deploy</id>
-                        <phase>none</phase>
-                    </execution>
-                </executions>
-            </plugin>
-        </plugins>
-    </build>
 </project>