diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9abf7e1fb..a12052998 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -228,6 +228,7 @@
                             <serverId>sonatype-nexus-staging</serverId>
                             <nexusUrl>https://oss.sonatype.org/</nexusUrl>
                             <autoReleaseAfterClose>true</autoReleaseAfterClose>
+                            <stagingProgressTimeoutMinutes>20</stagingProgressTimeoutMinutes>
                         </configuration>
                     </plugin>
                 </plugins>