diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 7574288b..1088f74d 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -150,9 +150,13 @@ publishing {
 	}
 }
 
+project.signing {
+  required { project.gradle.taskGraph.hasTask("release") }
+	sign publishing.publications.maven
+}
+
 if (project.hasProperty("signingKeyId") || project.hasProperty("signingKey")) {
 	project.signing {
-		required { project.gradle.taskGraph.hasTask("release") }
 		def signingKeyId = project.findProperty("signingKeyId")
 		def signingKey = project.findProperty("signingKey")
 		def signingPassword = project.findProperty("signingPassword")