diff --git a/maven-plugin-pmd-build/pom.xml b/maven-plugin-pmd-build/pom.xml
index 266a494ea7..ed72395f2a 100644
--- a/maven-plugin-pmd-build/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-plugin-pmd-build/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xs
   
   <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
   <artifactId>pmd-build</artifactId>
-  <name>PMD</name>
+  <name>PMD Build Plugin</name>
   <version>0.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <packaging>maven-plugin</packaging>
   <description>
@@ -30,6 +30,13 @@ only if you modify the java code.
   </description>
   <url>http://pmd.sourceforge.net/</url>
   <inceptionYear>2008</inceptionYear>
+  <licenses>
+    <license>
+      <name>BSD-style</name>
+      <url>http://pmd.sourceforge.net/license.html</url>
+      <distribution>repo</distribution>
+    </license>
+  </licenses>
   
   <scm>
     <connection>scm:svn:https://pmd.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/pmd/trunk/maven-plugin-pmd-build</connection>
@@ -65,6 +72,13 @@ only if you modify the java code.
            <target>1.6</target>
          </configuration>
        </plugin>
+       
+       <plugin>
+          <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
+          <configuration>
+            <tagBase>https://pmd.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/pmd/tags/maven-plugin-pmd-build</tagBase>
+          </configuration>
+       </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
   <dependencies>
diff --git a/maven-plugin-pmd-build/release-howto.txt b/maven-plugin-pmd-build/release-howto.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6f713c22fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/maven-plugin-pmd-build/release-howto.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+Release Howto for pmd-build:
+============================
+
+Prerequisites:
+--------------
+* You need to use SVN currently (git / git-svn is not supported at the moment)
+* You need to have a Jira account at Sonatype: https://issues.sonatype.org/
+* You need to have upload permissions to the staging repository for PMD at sonatype: https://issues.sonatype.org/browse/OSSRH-2295
+* For more infos: https://docs.sonatype.org/display/Repository/Sonatype+OSS+Maven+Repository+Usage+Guide
+* You need a GPG key for signing the artifacts. Use "gpg --list-keys" to see your available keys. Note: Your key must be
+  available through various keyservers.
+* You need to have your settings.xml filled:
+  -> configure the property gpg.keyname and any other property for the maven-gpg-plugin (e.g. via a profile)
+  -> configure the server section (you need to configure your sonatype jira account for server id "sonatype-nexus-staging").
+
+Step by step:
+-------------
+1. Checkout trunk via svn:
+
+svn co https://pmd.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/pmd/trunk/maven-plugin-pmd-build
+cd maven-plugin-pmd-build
+ 
+2. Prepare the release (creates a new release tag in SVN).
+   This will be done for you: http://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-release-plugin/examples/prepare-release.html
+   Maven will ask you about the release version, the tag name and the new version. You can simply hit enter,
+   to use the default values.
+
+mvn release:clean
+mvn release:prepare
+
+3. Perform the release (builds from the tag and deploys the artifact).
+
+mvn release:perform
+
+
+4. Release it via Sonatype Nexus
+ * Login to https://oss.sonatype.org/
+ * Go to Staging Repositories page
+ * Select a staging repository
+ * Click the close button
+
+