diff --git a/jackrabbit-parent/pom.xml b/jackrabbit-parent/pom.xml
index 02a16e4..d7cfde0 100644
--- a/jackrabbit-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/jackrabbit-parent/pom.xml
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
     <slf4j.api.version>1.6.6</slf4j.api.version>
     <slf4j.version>1.7.4</slf4j.version> <!-- sync with logback version -->
     <logback.version>1.0.12</logback.version>
+    <deploy.arguments>-Papache-release,pedantic</deploy.arguments>
   </properties>
 
   <url>http://jackrabbit.apache.org/</url>
@@ -204,7 +205,7 @@
           <configuration>
             <useReleaseProfile>false</useReleaseProfile>
             <goals>deploy</goals>
-            <arguments>-Papache-release,pedantic</arguments>
+            <arguments>${deploy.arguments}</arguments>
           </configuration>
         </plugin>
         <plugin>