diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index e1d5db2a..891f5f24 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -46,4 +46,4 @@ jobs:
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-m2-${{ hashFiles('**/pom.xml') }}
           restore-keys: ${{ runner.os }}-m2
       - name: mvn verify
-        run: mvn test
+        run: mvn verify -Dnosign
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 49bf9c81..8c7d919d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -379,20 +379,6 @@
                 <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
                 <version>3.0.0-M1</version>
             </plugin>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>1.6</version>
-                <executions>
-                    <execution>
-                        <id>sign-artifacts</id>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>sign</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                        <phase>verify</phase>
-                    </execution>
-                </executions>
-            </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -465,4 +451,33 @@
         </extensions>
     </build>
 
+    <profiles>
+        <profile>
+            <id>sign</id>
+            <activation>
+                <property>
+                    <name>!nosign</name>
+                </property>
+            </activation>
+            <build>
+                <plugins>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>1.6</version>
+                        <executions>
+                            <execution>
+                                <id>sign-artifacts</id>
+                                <goals>
+                                    <goal>sign</goal>
+                                </goals>
+                                <phase>verify</phase>
+                            </execution>
+                        </executions>
+                    </plugin>
+                </plugins>
+            </build>
+        </profile>
+    </profiles>
+
 </project>