diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-lint-test.yml b/.github/workflows/build-lint-test.yml
index 7d526228..ab8afd94 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-lint-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-lint-test.yml
@@ -23,16 +23,6 @@ jobs:
 
             - name: Import GPG Key
               run: |
-                if command -v gpg > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-                  echo "GPG is installed."
-                  gpg --version
-                else
-                  echo "GPG is not installed."
-                exit 1
-                fi
-                mkdir -p ~/.gnupg
-                chmod 700 ~/.gnupg
-                echo "pinentry-mode loopback" > ~/.gnupg/gpg.conf
                 echo "${{ secrets.GPG_PRIVATE_KEY }}" | gpg --batch --import
               env: 
                 GPG_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.GPG_PRIVATE_KEY}}
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 32d61671..d58e56fd 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -166,8 +166,8 @@
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
                 <version>3.6.1</version>
                 <configuration>
-                    <source>1.8</source>
-                    <target>1.8</target>
+                    <source>11</source>
+                    <target>11</target>
 	            </configuration>
             </plugin>
 			 <plugin>
@@ -257,7 +257,11 @@
 							<goal>sign</goal>
 						</goals>
              <configuration>
-							<passphraseServerId>gpg.passphrase</passphraseServerId>
+			 	<gpgArguments>
+                    <arg>--pinentry-mode</arg>
+                    <arg>loopback</arg>
+                </gpgArguments>
+				<passphraseServerId>gpg.passphrase</passphraseServerId>
             </configuration>
 					</execution>
 				</executions>
@@ -311,7 +315,7 @@
 		<github.global.server>github</github.global.server>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
-        <java.version>1.8</java.version>
+        <java.version>11</java.version>
 		<swagger-annotations-version>1.6.3</swagger-annotations-version>
 		<google-api-client-version>2.3.0</google-api-client-version>
 		<jersey-common-version>2.25.1</jersey-common-version>