diff --git a/maven-release-manager/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/release/exec/InvokerMavenExecutor.java b/maven-release-manager/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/release/exec/InvokerMavenExecutor.java
index 5266e0f99..0c4cf321c 100644
--- a/maven-release-manager/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/release/exec/InvokerMavenExecutor.java
+++ b/maven-release-manager/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/release/exec/InvokerMavenExecutor.java
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ public void executeGoals(
                 targetGoals.add(additionalArguments);
             }
 
-            req.setGoals(targetGoals);
+            req.addArgs(targetGoals);
 
             try {
                 InvocationResult invocationResult = invoker.execute(req);