diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b4724d882..7181becf2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ along with Dependency-Check.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses />.
                 </executions>
             </plugin>
             <!-- end copy -->
-            <plugin>
+            <!--<plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
                 <version>1.4</version>
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ along with Dependency-Check.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses />.
                         </goals>
                     </execution>
                 </executions>
-            </plugin>
+            </plugin>-->
         </plugins>
     </build>
     <dependencies>