diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8edcd7a..cc4120f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.0.1</version>
+                <version>1.6</version>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
                         <id>sign-artifacts</id>
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@
                     </execution>
                 </executions>
                 <configuration>
+                    <executable>gpg</executable>
                     <useAgent>false</useAgent>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>