diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c36b473..f3cd2f0 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -57,6 +57,40 @@
 
 	</properties>
 
+    <profiles>
+    
+    <profile>
+      <id>release</id>
+    
+      <build>
+      
+        <plugins>
+        
+			<plugin>
+			    <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+			    <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
+			    <version>1.4</version>
+			    <executions>
+			        <execution>
+			            <id>sign-artifacts</id>
+			            <phase>verify</phase>
+			            <goals>
+			                <goal>sign</goal>
+			            </goals>
+			        </execution>
+			    </executions>
+			  </plugin>        
+        
+        </plugins>
+      
+      
+      </build>
+    
+    </profile>
+    
+    
+    </profiles>
+
 	<dependencies>
 
 		<dependency>
@@ -357,21 +391,6 @@
 					</execution>
 				</executions>
 			</plugin>
-
-			<plugin>
-			    <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-			    <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
-			    <version>1.4</version>
-			    <executions>
-			        <execution>
-			            <id>sign-artifacts</id>
-			            <phase>verify</phase>
-			            <goals>
-			                <goal>sign</goal>
-			            </goals>
-			        </execution>
-			    </executions>
-			  </plugin>
 			
 		</plugins>
 	</build>