diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a449d00bf..62cec3642 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>de.ruedigermoeller</groupId>
             <artifactId>fst</artifactId>
-            <version>2.45</version>
+            <version>2.44</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
diff --git a/release.sh b/release.sh
index 732c0c83c..038b8efc3 100644
--- a/release.sh
+++ b/release.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-mvn clean package -Dmaven.test.skip=true gpg:sign
+export PW=$1
+
+echo $1
+
+mvn clean package -Dmaven.test.skip=true gpg:sign -Dgpg.passphrase=$PW
 cd target
 rm *-jar-with*
 rm -r */
@@ -10,7 +14,7 @@ mvn package install -Dmaven.test.skip=true # rebuild fat jars
 
 cd modules/kontraktor-bare
 
-mvn clean package -Dmaven.test.skip=true gpg:sign
+mvn clean package -Dmaven.test.skip=true gpg:sign  -Dgpg.passphrase=$PW
 cd target
 rm -r */
 rm *-jar-with-dep*
@@ -20,7 +24,7 @@ mvn package -Dmaven.test.skip=true # rebuild fat jars
 
 cd ../kontraktor-http
 
-mvn clean package -Dmaven.test.skip=true gpg:sign
+mvn clean package -Dmaven.test.skip=true gpg:sign  -Dgpg.passphrase=$PW
 cd target
 rm -r */
 rm *-jar-with*
@@ -30,7 +34,7 @@ mvn install -Dmaven.test.skip=true # install
 
 cd ../reactive-streams
 
-mvn clean package -Dmaven.test.skip=true gpg:sign
+mvn clean package -Dmaven.test.skip=true gpg:sign  -Dgpg.passphrase=$PW
 cd target
 rm *-jar-with*
 rm -r */
@@ -39,7 +43,7 @@ cd ..
 
 cd ../kontraktor-reallive
 
-mvn clean package -Dmaven.test.skip=true gpg:sign
+mvn clean package -Dmaven.test.skip=true gpg:sign  -Dgpg.passphrase=$PW
 cd target
 rm *-jar-with*
 rm -r */