diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e7d9b8393a..fb0133c4b7 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -240,5 +240,25 @@
                 </plugins>
             </build>
         </profile>
+        <profile>
+            <id>release</id>
+            <build>
+                <plugins>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>1.6</version>
+                        <executions>
+                            <execution>
+                                <phase>verify</phase>
+                                <goals>
+                                    <goal>sign</goal>
+                                </goals>
+                            </execution>
+                        </executions>
+                    </plugin>
+                </plugins>
+            </build>
+        </profile>
     </profiles>
 </project>