diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6ace9b5..7b84d4d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -27,38 +27,6 @@
     <tag>4.3.7</tag>
   </scm>
   <profiles>
-    <profile>
-      <id>gpg</id>
-      <activation>
-        <activeByDefault>false</activeByDefault>
-      </activation>
-      <build>
-        <plugins>
-          <plugin>
-            <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-            <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
-            <version>1.6</version>
-            <executions>
-              <execution>
-                <id>sign-artifacts</id>
-                <phase>verify</phase>
-                <goals>
-                  <goal>sign</goal>
-                </goals>
-              </execution>
-            </executions>
-            <configuration>
-              <keyname>${gpg.keyname}</keyname>
-              <passphrase>${gpg.passphrase}</passphrase>
-              <gpgArguments>
-                <arg>--pinentry-mode</arg>
-                <arg>loopback</arg>
-              </gpgArguments>
-            </configuration>
-          </plugin>
-        </plugins>
-      </build>
-    </profile>
     <profile>
       <id>release</id>
       <activation>
@@ -116,6 +84,14 @@
                 <goals>
                   <goal>sign</goal>
                 </goals>
+                <configuration>
+                  <keyname>${gpg.keyname}</keyname>
+                  <passphrase>${gpg.passphrase}</passphrase>
+                  <gpgArguments>
+                    <arg>--pinentry-mode</arg>
+                    <arg>loopback</arg>
+                  </gpgArguments>
+                </configuration>
               </execution>
             </executions>
           </plugin>
@@ -240,4 +216,4 @@
       </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
-</project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</project>