diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8be890e..6741545 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <artifactId>uprotocol-core-api</artifactId>
     <name>uProtocol Core uEs API</name>
     <description>This project contains the built artifacts for core uProtocol services (uSubscription, uDiscovery, uTwin, etc..). Artifacts include language specific messages and client/server stubs</description>
-    <version>1.4.26-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.4.27-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     <url>https://github.com/eclipse-uprotocol/uprotocol-core-api/</url>
 
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@
                  <serverId>ossrh</serverId>
                  <nexusUrl>https://oss.sonatype.org/</nexusUrl>
                  <autoReleaseAfterClose>true</autoReleaseAfterClose>
+                 <stagingProgressTimeoutMinutes>10</stagingProgressTimeoutMinutes>
                </configuration>
             </plugin>