title: How can I get maven-release-plugin to skip my tests?
body: <p>How can I get the maven-release-plugin to run without triggering the tests?  </p>
  
  <p>I have tried</p>
  
  <pre><code>-Dmaven.test.skip=true 
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>and </p>
  
  <pre><code>-DskipTests 
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>and </p>
  
  <pre><code>-DpreparationGoals=clean
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>...yet none work.</p>
  
  <p>Yes, I know I shouldn't release if the tests don't pass, but I don't have control over making my coworkers write reliable tests.  </p>