Index: C:/Documents and Settings/a444225/workspace/maven-release-manager/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/release/phase/GenerateReleasePomsPhase.java
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--- C:/Documents and Settings/a444225/workspace/maven-release-manager/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/release/phase/GenerateReleasePomsPhase.java	(revision 603035)
+++ C:/Documents and Settings/a444225/workspace/maven-release-manager/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/release/phase/GenerateReleasePomsPhase.java	(working copy)
@@ -424,8 +424,9 @@
     {
         List releasePlugins = null;
 
-        // Use original - don't want the lifecycle introduced ones
-        Build build = project.getOriginalModel().getBuild();
+        // Use the current project - this ensures that child projects will get all 
+        // the inherited plugin configuration from their parent pom
+        Build build = project.getBuild();
 
         if ( build != null )
         {
@@ -442,20 +443,25 @@
                     Plugin plugin = (Plugin) iterator.next();
                     String id = ArtifactUtils.versionlessKey( plugin.getGroupId(), plugin.getArtifactId() );
                     Artifact artifact = (Artifact) artifactsById.get( id );
-                    String version = getReleaseVersion( originalVersions, mappedVersions, artifact );
-
-                    Plugin releasePlugin = new Plugin();
-                    releasePlugin.setGroupId( plugin.getGroupId() );
-                    releasePlugin.setArtifactId( plugin.getArtifactId() );
-                    releasePlugin.setVersion( version );
-                    releasePlugin.setExtensions( plugin.isExtensions() );
-                    releasePlugin.setExecutions( plugin.getExecutions() );
-                    releasePlugin.setDependencies( plugin.getDependencies() );
-                    releasePlugin.setGoals( plugin.getGoals() );
-                    releasePlugin.setInherited( plugin.getInherited() );
-                    releasePlugin.setConfiguration( plugin.getConfiguration() );
-
-                    releasePlugins.add( releasePlugin );
+                    
+                    // Need to check for null because we're using the aggregate build, not the original. 
+                    if(artifact != null)
+                    {
+                        String version = getReleaseVersion( originalVersions, mappedVersions, artifact );
+    
+                        Plugin releasePlugin = new Plugin();
+                        releasePlugin.setGroupId( plugin.getGroupId() );
+                        releasePlugin.setArtifactId( plugin.getArtifactId() );
+                        releasePlugin.setVersion( version );
+                        releasePlugin.setExtensions( plugin.isExtensions() );
+                        releasePlugin.setExecutions( plugin.getExecutions() );
+                        releasePlugin.setDependencies( plugin.getDependencies() );
+                        releasePlugin.setGoals( plugin.getGoals() );
+                        releasePlugin.setInherited( plugin.getInherited() );
+                        releasePlugin.setConfiguration( plugin.getConfiguration() );
+    
+                        releasePlugins.add( releasePlugin );
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }