diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index cfeae56..7688ddd 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -126,6 +126,22 @@
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
 
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>2.5.1</version>
+                <configuration>
+                    <tagNameFormat>@{project.version}</tagNameFormat>
+                </configuration>
+                <dependencies>
+                    <dependency>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.shared</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-invoker</artifactId>
+                        <version>2.2</version>
+                    </dependency>
+                </dependencies>
+            </plugin>
+
 <!-- The below plugins are useful when debugging locally to be able to run an
 example, bringing in the proper CLASSPATHs of all dependencies, from the actual
 final JAR file instead of the intermediate .class files. -->
@@ -180,6 +196,9 @@ final JAR file instead of the intermediate .class files. -->
     <profiles>
         <profile>
             <id>release</id>
+            <properties>
+                <gpg.executable>gpg</gpg.executable>
+            </properties>
             <build>
                 <plugins>
                     <plugin>
@@ -195,6 +214,12 @@ final JAR file instead of the intermediate .class files. -->
                                 </goals>
                             </execution>
                         </executions>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <gpgArguments>
+                                <arg>--pinentry-mode</arg>
+                                <arg>loopback</arg>
+                            </gpgArguments>
+                        </configuration>
                     </plugin>
 
                     <plugin>
@@ -224,6 +249,7 @@ final JAR file instead of the intermediate .class files. -->
                             </execution>
                         </executions>
                     </plugin>
+
                     <plugin>
                         <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
                         <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>