diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e85baa1..f0981f3 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -43,6 +43,16 @@
                     </compilerArgs>
                 </configuration>
            </plugin>
+
+            <plugin>
+            <groupId>org.sonatype.central</groupId>
+            <artifactId>central-publishing-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+            <version>0.5.0</version>
+            <extensions>true</extensions>
+            <configuration>
+                <publishingServerId>central</publishingServerId>
+            </configuration>
+            </plugin>
            
            <plugin>
             		<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
@@ -216,19 +226,39 @@
 	                        <version>9.3</version>
 	                    </dependency>
 	                </dependencies>
-	           <executions>
-                <execution>
-                    <phase>validate</phase>
-                    <configuration>
-                        <consoleOutput>true</consoleOutput>
-                        <failsOnError>true</failsOnError>
-                    </configuration>
-                    <goals>
-                        <goal>check</goal>
-                    </goals>
-                </execution>
-            </executions>
-	        	</plugin>
+	            <executions>
+                    <execution>
+                        <phase>validate</phase>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <consoleOutput>true</consoleOutput>
+                            <failsOnError>true</failsOnError>
+                        </configuration>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>check</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                    </execution>
+                </executions>
+	        </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>3.0.1</version>
+                <executions>
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>sign-artifacts</id>
+                        <phase>verify</phase>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>sign</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                    </execution>
+                </executions>
+                <configuration>
+                    <gpgArguments>
+                        <arg>--pinentry-mode</arg>
+                        <arg>loopback</arg>
+                    </gpgArguments>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>