diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b96de933e..1d6741630 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -475,6 +475,20 @@
           </execution>
         </executions>
       </plugin>
+      <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>
+      </plugin>
     </plugins>
     <pluginManagement>
       <plugins>
@@ -567,10 +581,6 @@
           <artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
           <version>2.4</version>
         </plugin>
-        <plugin>
-          <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>1.4</version>
-        </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
           <version>2.5.1</version>