diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 48ad561..a3b444a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
     <groupId>com.flipkart.zjsonpatch</groupId>
     <artifactId>zjsonpatch</artifactId>
-    <version>0.1.8</version>
+    <version>0.1.9</version>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
     <name>zjsonpatch</name>
@@ -51,6 +51,20 @@
                     <showWarnings>true</showWarnings>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>1.4</version>
+                <executions>
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>sign-artifacts</id>
+                        <phase>verify</phase>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>sign</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                    </execution>
+                </executions>
+            </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>
     <dependencies>