diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 098cfe822..bbaae40a3 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -361,7 +361,6 @@ Copyright (c) 2012 - Jeremy Long
             <!--<plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>1.4</version>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
                         <id>sign-artifacts</id>