diff --git a/gradoop-checkstyle/pom.xml b/gradoop-checkstyle/pom.xml
index 87018708c599..9066d7fed75e 100644
--- a/gradoop-checkstyle/pom.xml
+++ b/gradoop-checkstyle/pom.xml
@@ -4,9 +4,8 @@
 
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.gradoop</groupId>
-        <artifactId>gradoop</artifactId>
-        <version>0.3.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
-        <relativePath>..</relativePath>
+        <artifactId>gradoop-parent</artifactId>
+        <version>0.3.2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>gradoop-checkstyle</artifactId>
@@ -14,6 +13,32 @@
     <name>Gradoop Checkstyle</name>
     <description>Checkstyle settings for Gradoop</description>
 
+    <profiles>
+        <profile>
+            <id>release</id>
+            <build>
+                <plugins>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
+                    </plugin>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
+                    </plugin>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
+                    </plugin>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                    </plugin>
+                </plugins>
+            </build>
+        </profile>
+    </profiles>
+
     <build>
         <plugins>
             <plugin>
diff --git a/gradoop-common/pom.xml b/gradoop-common/pom.xml
index 410450b10d71..5b8f2e9119f7 100644
--- a/gradoop-common/pom.xml
+++ b/gradoop-common/pom.xml
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.gradoop</groupId>
-        <artifactId>gradoop</artifactId>
-        <version>0.3.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <artifactId>gradoop-parent</artifactId>
+        <version>0.3.2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>gradoop-common</artifactId>
@@ -14,6 +14,32 @@
     <name>Gradoop Common</name>
     <description>Implementations used by all Gradoop modules</description>
 
+    <profiles>
+        <profile>
+            <id>release</id>
+            <build>
+                <plugins>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
+                    </plugin>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
+                    </plugin>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
+                    </plugin>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                    </plugin>
+                </plugins>
+            </build>
+        </profile>
+    </profiles>
+
     <build>
         <plugins>
             <plugin>
diff --git a/gradoop-examples/pom.xml b/gradoop-examples/pom.xml
index b6aeddc2aa71..1a89cc45cbb0 100644
--- a/gradoop-examples/pom.xml
+++ b/gradoop-examples/pom.xml
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.gradoop</groupId>
-        <artifactId>gradoop</artifactId>
-        <version>0.3.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <artifactId>gradoop-parent</artifactId>
+        <version>0.3.2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>gradoop-examples</artifactId>
@@ -14,6 +14,32 @@
     <name>Gradoop Examples</name>
     <description>Contains examples for Gradoop programs.</description>
 
+    <profiles>
+        <profile>
+            <id>release</id>
+            <build>
+                <plugins>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
+                    </plugin>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
+                    </plugin>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
+                    </plugin>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                    </plugin>
+                </plugins>
+            </build>
+        </profile>
+    </profiles>
+
     <build>
         <plugins>
             <plugin>
diff --git a/gradoop-flink/pom.xml b/gradoop-flink/pom.xml
index 4b7a90886d64..acba289505d9 100644
--- a/gradoop-flink/pom.xml
+++ b/gradoop-flink/pom.xml
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.gradoop</groupId>
-        <artifactId>gradoop</artifactId>
-        <version>0.3.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <artifactId>gradoop-parent</artifactId>
+        <version>0.3.2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>gradoop-flink</artifactId>
@@ -14,6 +14,32 @@
     <name>Gradoop Flink</name>
     <description>EPGM Mapping and Operator Implementations</description>
 
+    <profiles>
+        <profile>
+            <id>release</id>
+            <build>
+                <plugins>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
+                    </plugin>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
+                    </plugin>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
+                    </plugin>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                    </plugin>
+                </plugins>
+            </build>
+        </profile>
+    </profiles>
+
     <build>
         <plugins>
             <plugin>
diff --git a/gradoop-hbase/pom.xml b/gradoop-hbase/pom.xml
index 06199ed6e6f8..2f7a995c3822 100644
--- a/gradoop-hbase/pom.xml
+++ b/gradoop-hbase/pom.xml
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.gradoop</groupId>
-        <artifactId>gradoop</artifactId>
-        <version>0.3.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <artifactId>gradoop-parent</artifactId>
+        <version>0.3.2</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>gradoop-hbase</artifactId>
@@ -18,6 +18,32 @@
         <hbaseSuite>**/HBaseTestSuite.class</hbaseSuite>
     </properties>
 
+    <profiles>
+        <profile>
+            <id>release</id>
+            <build>
+                <plugins>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
+                    </plugin>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
+                    </plugin>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
+                    </plugin>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                    </plugin>
+                </plugins>
+            </build>
+        </profile>
+    </profiles>
+
     <build>
         <plugins>
             <plugin>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7819ff31125b..5ad4c919ba74 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
     <groupId>org.gradoop</groupId>
-    <artifactId>gradoop</artifactId>
+    <artifactId>gradoop-parent</artifactId>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
-    <version>0.3.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.3.2</version>
 
     <name>Gradoop Parent</name>
     <url>http://www.gradoop.org</url>
@@ -133,6 +133,66 @@
         <plugin.maven-nexus-staging.version>1.6.7</plugin.maven-nexus-staging.version>
     </properties>
 
+    <profiles>
+        <profile>
+            <id>release</id>
+            <build>
+                <plugins>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>${plugin.maven-javadoc.version}</version>
+                        <executions>
+                            <execution>
+                                <id>attach-javadocs</id>
+                                <goals>
+                                    <goal>jar</goal>
+                                </goals>
+                            </execution>
+                        </executions>
+                    </plugin>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>${plugin.maven-source.version}</version>
+                        <executions>
+                            <execution>
+                                <id>attach-sources</id>
+                                <goals>
+                                    <goal>jar-no-fork</goal>
+                                </goals>
+                            </execution>
+                        </executions>
+                    </plugin>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>${plugin.maven-gpg.version}</version>
+                        <executions>
+                            <execution>
+                                <id>sign_artifacts_gradoop</id>
+                                <goals>
+                                    <goal>sign</goal>
+                                </goals>
+                            </execution>
+                        </executions>
+                    </plugin>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>${plugin.maven-nexus-staging.version}</version>
+                        <extensions>true</extensions>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <serverId>release_artifacts_gradoop</serverId>
+                            <nexusUrl>https://oss.sonatype.org/</nexusUrl>
+                            <autoReleaseAfterClose>true</autoReleaseAfterClose>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </plugin>
+                </plugins>
+            </build>
+        </profile>
+    </profiles>
+
     <build>
         <pluginManagement>
             <plugins>