diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5c62931..260a3d5 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@
     <plugin.eclipse.version>2.8</plugin.eclipse.version>
     <plugin.enforcer.version>1.0.1</plugin.enforcer.version>
     <plugin.findbugs.version>2.3.2</plugin.findbugs.version>
+    <plugin.gpg.version>1.3</plugin.gpg.version>
     <plugin.help.version>2.1.1</plugin.help.version>
     <plugin.install.version>2.3.1</plugin.install.version>
     <plugin.jar.version>2.3.1</plugin.jar.version>
@@ -207,6 +208,10 @@
           <artifactId>maven-enforcer-plugin</artifactId>
           <version>${plugin.enforcer.version}</version>
         </plugin>
+        <plugin>
+          <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>${plugin.gpg.version}</version>
+        </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <artifactId>maven-help-plugin</artifactId>
           <version>${plugin.help.version}</version>