diff --git a/internal/pipe/publish/publish.go b/internal/pipe/publish/publish.go
index 223e4ef10f3..f2c36243fa7 100644
--- a/internal/pipe/publish/publish.go
+++ b/internal/pipe/publish/publish.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/goreleaser/goreleaser/internal/pipe/milestone"
 	"github.com/goreleaser/goreleaser/internal/pipe/release"
 	"github.com/goreleaser/goreleaser/internal/pipe/scoop"
+	"github.com/goreleaser/goreleaser/internal/pipe/sign"
 	"github.com/goreleaser/goreleaser/internal/pipe/snapcraft"
 	"github.com/goreleaser/goreleaser/internal/pipe/upload"
 	"github.com/goreleaser/goreleaser/pkg/context"
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ var publishers = []Publisher{
 	artifactory.Pipe{},
 	docker.Pipe{},
 	docker.ManifestPipe{},
+	sign.DockerPipe{},
 	snapcraft.Pipe{},
 	// This should be one of the last steps
 	release.Pipe{},
diff --git a/internal/pipe/sign/sign_docker.go b/internal/pipe/sign/sign_docker.go
index d7f4468b5d0..5a629c78ba7 100644
--- a/internal/pipe/sign/sign_docker.go
+++ b/internal/pipe/sign/sign_docker.go
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ func (DockerPipe) Default(ctx *context.Context) error {
 	return ids.Validate()
 }
 
-// Run executes the Pipe.
-func (DockerPipe) Run(ctx *context.Context) error {
+// Publish signs and pushes the docker images signatures.
+func (DockerPipe) Publish(ctx *context.Context) error {
 	if ctx.SkipSign {
 		return pipe.ErrSkipSignEnabled
 	}
diff --git a/internal/pipe/sign/sign_docker_test.go b/internal/pipe/sign/sign_docker_test.go
index 8d037decf0b..42e41ef63cf 100644
--- a/internal/pipe/sign/sign_docker_test.go
+++ b/internal/pipe/sign/sign_docker_test.go
@@ -33,21 +33,21 @@ func TestDockerSignDisabled(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx.Config.DockerSigns = []config.Sign{
 		{Artifacts: "none"},
 	}
-	err := DockerPipe{}.Run(ctx)
+	err := DockerPipe{}.Publish(ctx)
 	require.EqualError(t, err, "artifact signing is disabled")
 }
 
 func TestDockerSignSkipped(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.New(config.Project{})
 	ctx.SkipSign = true
-	err := DockerPipe{}.Run(ctx)
+	err := DockerPipe{}.Publish(ctx)
 	require.EqualError(t, err, "artifact signing is disabled")
 }
 
 func TestDockerSignSkipPublish(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.New(config.Project{})
 	ctx.SkipPublish = true
-	err := DockerPipe{}.Run(ctx)
+	err := DockerPipe{}.Publish(ctx)
 	require.EqualError(t, err, "artifact signing is disabled")
 }
 
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ func TestDockerSignInvalidArtifacts(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx.Config.DockerSigns = []config.Sign{
 		{Artifacts: "foo"},
 	}
-	err := DockerPipe{}.Run(ctx)
+	err := DockerPipe{}.Publish(ctx)
 	require.EqualError(t, err, "invalid list of artifacts to sign: foo")
 }
 
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ func TestDockerSignArtifacts(t *testing.T) {
 			})
 
 			require.NoError(t, DockerPipe{}.Default(ctx))
-			require.NoError(t, DockerPipe{}.Run(ctx))
+			require.NoError(t, DockerPipe{}.Publish(ctx))
 			var sigs []string
 			for _, sig := range ctx.Artifacts.Filter(artifact.ByType(artifact.Signature)).List() {
 				sigs = append(sigs, sig.Name)
diff --git a/internal/pipeline/pipeline.go b/internal/pipeline/pipeline.go
index bf8239e296a..66413eb734b 100644
--- a/internal/pipeline/pipeline.go
+++ b/internal/pipeline/pipeline.go
@@ -5,10 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/goreleaser/goreleaser/internal/pipe/announce"
-	"github.com/goreleaser/goreleaser/internal/pipe/gomod"
-	"github.com/goreleaser/goreleaser/internal/pipe/semver"
-	"github.com/goreleaser/goreleaser/internal/pipe/sourcearchive"
-
 	"github.com/goreleaser/goreleaser/internal/pipe/archive"
 	"github.com/goreleaser/goreleaser/internal/pipe/before"
 	"github.com/goreleaser/goreleaser/internal/pipe/build"
@@ -20,11 +16,14 @@ import (
 	"github.com/goreleaser/goreleaser/internal/pipe/effectiveconfig"
 	"github.com/goreleaser/goreleaser/internal/pipe/env"
 	"github.com/goreleaser/goreleaser/internal/pipe/git"
+	"github.com/goreleaser/goreleaser/internal/pipe/gomod"
 	"github.com/goreleaser/goreleaser/internal/pipe/nfpm"
 	"github.com/goreleaser/goreleaser/internal/pipe/publish"
+	"github.com/goreleaser/goreleaser/internal/pipe/semver"
 	"github.com/goreleaser/goreleaser/internal/pipe/sign"
 	"github.com/goreleaser/goreleaser/internal/pipe/snapcraft"
 	"github.com/goreleaser/goreleaser/internal/pipe/snapshot"
+	"github.com/goreleaser/goreleaser/internal/pipe/sourcearchive"
 	"github.com/goreleaser/goreleaser/pkg/context"
 )
 
@@ -64,6 +63,5 @@ var Pipeline = append(
 	sign.Pipe{},          // sign artifacts
 	docker.Pipe{},        // create and push docker images
 	publish.Pipe{},       // publishes artifacts
-	sign.DockerPipe{},    // sign docker images and manifests
 	announce.Pipe{},      // announce releases
 )