diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a6b624540c84478f508327fe0f842ce829aff3f0..54459bf0bfdeb68b5c545de6283b4dde4d56bfba 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -449,5 +449,41 @@
 				</plugins>
 			</build>
 		</profile>
+		<profile>
+			<id>force-jdk-10+when-release</id>
+			<activation>
+				<property>
+					<name>performRelease</name>
+					<value>true</value>
+				</property>
+			</activation>
+			<build>
+				<plugins>
+					<!--
+						add maven-enforce-plugin to make sure the right jdk is used
+						https://stackoverflow.com/a/18420462/922688
+					-->
+					<plugin>
+						<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+						<artifactId>maven-enforcer-plugin</artifactId>
+						<executions>
+							<execution>
+								<id>enforce-versions</id>
+								<goals>
+									<goal>enforce</goal>
+								</goals>
+								<configuration>
+									<rules>
+										<requireJavaVersion>
+											<version>[10,)</version>
+										</requireJavaVersion>
+									</rules>
+								</configuration>
+							</execution>
+						</executions>
+					</plugin>
+				</plugins>
+			</build>
+		</profile>
 	</profiles>
 </project>
diff --git a/pom4ide.xml b/pom4ide.xml
index 6fcdc65d92a7a4770e61455d144cff7cd4b9cbe5..ac53734b697e54cadb32186040d24fcb0cb0f9e1 100644
--- a/pom4ide.xml
+++ b/pom4ide.xml
@@ -449,5 +449,41 @@
 				</plugins>
 			</build>
 		</profile>
+		<profile>
+			<id>force-jdk-10+when-release</id>
+			<activation>
+				<property>
+					<name>performRelease</name>
+					<value>true</value>
+				</property>
+			</activation>
+			<build>
+				<plugins>
+					<!--
+						add maven-enforce-plugin to make sure the right jdk is used
+						https://stackoverflow.com/a/18420462/922688
+					-->
+					<plugin>
+						<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+						<artifactId>maven-enforcer-plugin</artifactId>
+						<executions>
+							<execution>
+								<id>enforce-versions</id>
+								<goals>
+									<goal>enforce</goal>
+								</goals>
+								<configuration>
+									<rules>
+										<requireJavaVersion>
+											<version>[10,)</version>
+										</requireJavaVersion>
+									</rules>
+								</configuration>
+							</execution>
+						</executions>
+					</plugin>
+				</plugins>
+			</build>
+		</profile>
 	</profiles>
 </project>