switch to version 2.5 of the release plugin to ensure compatibility with a broad range of git client versions

Author: stephenc

pom.xml

@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.3.2</version>
+                <version>2.5</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <mavenExecutorId>forked-path</mavenExecutorId>
                     <useReleaseProfile>false</useReleaseProfile>