diff --git a/org.eclipse.scout.rt/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.scout.rt/pom.xml
index 252ab09..0de4730 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.scout.rt/pom.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.scout.rt/pom.xml
@@ -999,4 +999,30 @@
       <url>https://repo.eclipse.org/content/repositories/scout-snapshots/</url>
     </snapshotRepository>
   </distributionManagement>
+
+  <profiles>
+    <profile>
+      <id>release.checkin</id>
+      <activation>
+        <activeByDefault>false</activeByDefault>
+      </activation>
+      <build>
+        <defaultGoal>scm:add scm:checkin</defaultGoal>
+        <plugins>
+          <plugin>
+            <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+            <artifactId>maven-scm-plugin</artifactId>
+            <configuration>
+              <connectionType>developerConnection</connectionType>
+              <message>${master_release_checkinMessage}</message>
+              <basedir>${project.basedir}/..</basedir>
+              <includes>pom.xml,*/pom.xml,package.json,*/package.json</includes>
+              <excludes>**/node_modules/**</excludes>
+              <pushChanges>${master_release_pushChanges}</pushChanges>
+            </configuration>
+          </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+      </build>
+    </profile>
+  </profiles>
 </project>