diff --git a/scm-packaging/unix/pom.xml b/scm-packaging/unix/pom.xml
index 5c41717a2b..a0d5131941 100644
--- a/scm-packaging/unix/pom.xml
+++ b/scm-packaging/unix/pom.xml
@@ -112,4 +112,38 @@
     </plugins>
   </build>
 
+  <profiles>
+    <profile>
+      <id>sign</id>
+      <activation>
+        <property>
+          <name>gpg.scm.keyring</name>
+        </property>
+      </activation>
+      <build>
+        <plugins>
+
+          <plugin>
+            <groupId>org.kohsuke</groupId>
+            <artifactId>pgp-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+            <version>1.1</version>
+            <executions>
+              <execution>
+                <phase>package</phase>
+                <goals>
+                  <goal>sign</goal>
+                </goals>
+              </execution>
+            </executions>
+            <configuration>
+              <secretkey>keyring:keyring=${gpg.scm.keyring}</secretkey>
+              <passphrase>literal:${gpg.scm.passphrase}</passphrase>
+            </configuration>
+          </plugin>
+
+        </plugins>
+      </build>
+    </profile>
+  </profiles>
+
 </project>
diff --git a/scm-packaging/windows/pom.xml b/scm-packaging/windows/pom.xml
index 39b0427df3..b80eddaf8d 100644
--- a/scm-packaging/windows/pom.xml
+++ b/scm-packaging/windows/pom.xml
@@ -102,4 +102,39 @@
     </plugins>
   </build>
 
+
+  <profiles>
+    <profile>
+      <id>sign</id>
+      <activation>
+        <property>
+          <name>gpg.scm.keyring</name>
+        </property>
+      </activation>
+      <build>
+        <plugins>
+
+          <plugin>
+            <groupId>org.kohsuke</groupId>
+            <artifactId>pgp-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+            <version>1.1</version>
+            <executions>
+              <execution>
+                <phase>package</phase>
+                <goals>
+                  <goal>sign</goal>
+                </goals>
+              </execution>
+            </executions>
+            <configuration>
+              <secretkey>keyring:keyring=${gpg.scm.keyring}</secretkey>
+              <passphrase>literal:${gpg.scm.passphrase}</passphrase>
+            </configuration>
+          </plugin>
+
+        </plugins>
+      </build>
+    </profile>
+  </profiles>
+
 </project>