diff --git a/exception-handler/pom.xml b/exception-handler/pom.xml
index c7f5c43..47c7a23 100644
--- a/exception-handler/pom.xml
+++ b/exception-handler/pom.xml
@@ -234,11 +234,11 @@
                   <configuration>
                      <target>
                         <delete>
-                           <fileset dir="${project.basedir}/artifacts" includes="*.${project.packaging}"/>
+                           <fileset dir="${project.basedir}/artifacts" includes="*.${project.packaging}" />
                         </delete>
                         <copy todir="${project.basedir}/artifacts">
                            <fileset dir="${project.build.directory}">
-                              <include name="${project.build.finalName}*.${project.packaging}"/>
+                              <include name="${project.build.finalName}*.${project.packaging}" />
                            </fileset>
                         </copy>
                      </target>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index df959cb..558b021 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0"?>
-<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0    http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
    <groupId>com.github.raychatter</groupId>
    <artifactId>spring-restful-exception-handler-parent</artifactId>
@@ -16,6 +16,35 @@
       <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:raychatter/spring-restful-exception-handler.git</developerConnection>
       <url>git@github.com:raychatter/spring-restful-exception-handler.git</url>
    </scm>
+   <profiles>
+      <profile>
+         <id>release-sign-artifacts</id>
+         <activation>
+            <property>
+               <name>performRelease</name>
+               <value>true</value>
+            </property>
+         </activation>
+         <build>
+            <plugins>
+               <plugin>
+                  <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                  <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
+                  <version>1.1</version>
+                  <executions>
+                     <execution>
+                        <id>sign-artifacts</id>
+                        <phase>verify</phase>
+                        <goals>
+                           <goal>sign</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                     </execution>
+                  </executions>
+               </plugin>
+            </plugins>
+         </build>
+      </profile>
+   </profiles>
    <modules>
       <module>exception-handler</module>
       <module>sample</module>
diff --git a/sample/pom.xml b/sample/pom.xml
index 2df0417..6d7f86f 100755
--- a/sample/pom.xml
+++ b/sample/pom.xml
@@ -15,6 +15,35 @@
    <properties>
       <spring.version>3.1.1.RELEASE</spring.version>
    </properties>
+   <profiles>
+      <profile>
+         <id>release-sign-artifacts</id>
+         <activation>
+            <property>
+               <name>performRelease</name>
+               <value>true</value>
+            </property>
+         </activation>
+         <build>
+            <plugins>
+               <plugin>
+                  <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                  <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
+                  <version>1.1</version>
+                  <executions>
+                     <execution>
+                        <id>sign-artifacts</id>
+                        <phase>verify</phase>
+                        <goals>
+                           <goal>sign</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                     </execution>
+                  </executions>
+               </plugin>
+            </plugins>
+         </build>
+      </profile>
+   </profiles>
    <dependencies>
       <!-- Spring 3 dependencies -->
       <dependency>