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 716d334a..ea8d1e45 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;
diff --git a/maven-release-manager/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/shared/release/DefaultReleaseManagerTest.java b/maven-release-manager/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/shared/release/DefaultReleaseManagerTest.java
index 3ccdffe7..9d9ba396 100644
--- a/maven-release-manager/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/shared/release/DefaultReleaseManagerTest.java
+++ b/maven-release-manager/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/shared/release/DefaultReleaseManagerTest.java
@@ -234,6 +234,71 @@ void testPrepareSimulateNoCompletedPhase() throws Exception {
         assertFalse(((ReleasePhaseStub) phaseStep3).isExecuted(), "step3 not executed");
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void testPrepareOverridesConfiguredPushChangesFromUserProperties() throws Exception {
+        // pushChanges=false as if configured in the POM <configuration> (where it wins over -DpushChanges)
+        ReleaseDescriptorBuilder builder = configStore.getReleaseConfiguration();
+        builder.setCompletedPhase(null);
+        builder.setPushChanges(false);
+
+        // pushChanges=true as if passed on the command line with -DpushChanges
+        Properties userProperties = new Properties();
+        userProperties.setProperty("pushChanges", "true");
+
+        ReleasePrepareRequest prepareRequest = new ReleasePrepareRequest();
+        prepareRequest.setReleaseDescriptorBuilder(builder);
+        prepareRequest.setReleaseEnvironment(new DefaultReleaseEnvironment());
+        prepareRequest.setResume(false);
+        prepareRequest.setUserProperties(userProperties);
+
+        releaseManagerTest.prepare(prepareRequest);
+
+        assertTrue(
+                ((ReleasePhaseStub) phaseStep1).getReleaseDescriptor().isPushChanges(),
+                "command-line pushChanges=true should override POM-configured pushChanges=false");
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void testPrepareUserPropertyCanDisablePushChanges() throws Exception {
+        ReleaseDescriptorBuilder builder = configStore.getReleaseConfiguration();
+        builder.setCompletedPhase(null);
+        builder.setPushChanges(true);
+
+        Properties userProperties = new Properties();
+        userProperties.setProperty("pushChanges", "false");
+
+        ReleasePrepareRequest prepareRequest = new ReleasePrepareRequest();
+        prepareRequest.setReleaseDescriptorBuilder(builder);
+        prepareRequest.setReleaseEnvironment(new DefaultReleaseEnvironment());
+        prepareRequest.setResume(false);
+        prepareRequest.setUserProperties(userProperties);
+
+        releaseManagerTest.prepare(prepareRequest);
+
+        assertFalse(
+                ((ReleasePhaseStub) phaseStep1).getReleaseDescriptor().isPushChanges(),
+                "command-line pushChanges=false should override POM-configured pushChanges=true");
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void testPrepareKeepsConfiguredPushChangesWhenUserPropertyAbsent() throws Exception {
+        ReleaseDescriptorBuilder builder = configStore.getReleaseConfiguration();
+        builder.setCompletedPhase(null);
+        builder.setPushChanges(false);
+
+        ReleasePrepareRequest prepareRequest = new ReleasePrepareRequest();
+        prepareRequest.setReleaseDescriptorBuilder(builder);
+        prepareRequest.setReleaseEnvironment(new DefaultReleaseEnvironment());
+        prepareRequest.setResume(false);
+        prepareRequest.setUserProperties(new Properties());
+
+        releaseManagerTest.prepare(prepareRequest);
+
+        assertFalse(
+                ((ReleasePhaseStub) phaseStep1).getReleaseDescriptor().isPushChanges(),
+                "configured pushChanges should be preserved when no command-line override is given");
+    }
+
     @Test
     void testPrepareSimulateCompletedPhase() throws Exception {
         ReleaseDescriptorBuilder builder = configStore.getReleaseConfiguration();
diff --git a/maven-release-manager/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/shared/release/phase/ReleasePhaseStub.java b/maven-release-manager/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/shared/release/phase/ReleasePhaseStub.java
index 9d55d47f..b88e8374 100644
--- a/maven-release-manager/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/shared/release/phase/ReleasePhaseStub.java
+++ b/maven-release-manager/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/shared/release/phase/ReleasePhaseStub.java
@@ -46,6 +46,11 @@ public class ReleasePhaseStub implements ReleasePhase, ResourceGenerator {
      */
     private boolean cleaned;
 
+    /**
+     * The descriptor the phase was last invoked with.
+     */
+    private ReleaseDescriptor releaseDescriptor;
+
     @Override
     public ReleaseResult execute(
             ReleaseDescriptor releaseDescriptor,
@@ -54,6 +59,7 @@ public ReleaseResult execute(
         ReleaseResult result = new ReleaseResult();
 
         executed = true;
+        this.releaseDescriptor = releaseDescriptor;
 
         result.setResultCode(ReleaseResult.SUCCESS);
 
@@ -68,6 +74,7 @@ public ReleaseResult simulate(
         ReleaseResult result = new ReleaseResult();
 
         simulated = true;
+        this.releaseDescriptor = releaseDescriptor;
 
         result.setResultCode(ReleaseResult.SUCCESS);
 
@@ -96,4 +103,8 @@ public boolean isSimulated() {
     public boolean isCleaned() {
         return cleaned;
     }
+
+    public ReleaseDescriptor getReleaseDescriptor() {
+        return releaseDescriptor;
+    }
 }