diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 245fbd1e8d..b30fb781db 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
         </license>
     </licenses>
 
-    
+
     <scm>
         <connection>scm:git:git://github.com/quickfix-j/quickfixj.git</connection>
         <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:quickfix-j/quickfixj.git</developerConnection>
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
     </developers>
 
     <contributors>
-        <contributor>            
+        <contributor>
             <name>Luca Burgazzoli</name>
             <url>https://github.com/lburgazzoli</url>
         </contributor>
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
         <maven-deploy-plugin-version>2.8.2</maven-deploy-plugin-version>
         <nexus-staging-maven-plugin-version>1.6.6</nexus-staging-maven-plugin-version>
     </properties>
-    
+
     <build>
         <pluginManagement>
             <plugins>
@@ -104,9 +104,9 @@
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
                     <version>${maven-compiler-plugin-version}</version>
-                    <configuration> 
-                        <source>${jdkLevel}</source> 
-                        <target>${jdkLevel}</target> 
+                    <configuration>
+                        <source>${jdkLevel}</source>
+                        <target>${jdkLevel}</target>
                     </configuration>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
@@ -230,28 +230,41 @@
     </build>
 
     <profiles>
-        <profile> 
-        <id>release</id>
-        <build>
-            <plugins>
-                <plugin>
-                    <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                    <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>                
-                </plugin>
-                <plugin>
-                  <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                  <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-                </plugin>
-                <plugin>
-                    <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                    <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>                
-                </plugin>
-                <plugin>
-                  <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
-                  <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                </plugin>
-            </plugins>
-        </build>
+        <profile>
+            <id>release</id>
+            <activation>
+                <activeByDefault>false</activeByDefault>
+            </activation>
+            <build>
+                <plugins>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
+                    </plugin>
+                    <plugin>
+                      <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                      <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
+                    </plugin>
+                    <plugin>
+                      <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
+                      <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                    </plugin>
+                </plugins>
+            </build>
+        </profile>
+        <profile>
+            <id>sign</id>
+            <activation>
+                <activeByDefault>false</activeByDefault>
+            </activation>
+            <build>
+                <plugins>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
+                    </plugin>
+                </plugins>
+            </build>
         </profile>
     </profiles>