diff --git a/maven-release-manager/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/release/DefaultReleaseManager.java b/maven-release-manager/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/release/DefaultReleaseManager.java
index bf793f0c..c33635da 100644
--- a/maven-release-manager/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/release/DefaultReleaseManager.java
+++ b/maven-release-manager/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/release/DefaultReleaseManager.java
@@ -118,6 +118,11 @@ private void prepare(ReleasePrepareRequest prepareRequest, ReleaseResult result)
         // Create a config containing values from the session properties (ie command line properties with cli).
         ReleaseUtils.copyPropertiesToReleaseDescriptor(
                 prepareRequest.getUserProperties(), new ReleaseDescriptorBuilder() {
+                    public ReleaseDescriptorBuilder setPushChanges(boolean pushChanges) {
+                        builder.setPushChanges(pushChanges);
+                        return this;
+                    }
+
                     public ReleaseDescriptorBuilder addDevelopmentVersion(String key, String value) {
                         builder.addDevelopmentVersion(key, value);
                         return this;