diff --git a/dd-trace-examples/pom.xml b/dd-trace-examples/pom.xml
index 64cdf7d059..429c222521 100644
--- a/dd-trace-examples/pom.xml
+++ b/dd-trace-examples/pom.xml
@@ -12,11 +12,6 @@
     <artifactId>dd-trace-examples</artifactId>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
-    <properties>
-        <maven.deploy.skip>true</maven.deploy.skip>
-    </properties>
-
-
     <modules>
         <module>async-tracing</module>
         <module>dropwizard-mongo-client</module>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c4be76f03e..5b5e284996 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -70,6 +70,20 @@
                     </execution>
                 </executions>
             </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>1.5</version>
+                <executions>
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>sign-artifacts</id>
+                        <phase>verify</phase>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>sign</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                    </execution>
+                </executions>
+            </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -82,7 +96,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>1.6.3</version>
+                <version>1.6.7</version>
                 <extensions>true</extensions>
                 <configuration>
                     <serverId>ossrh</serverId>
@@ -90,6 +104,17 @@
                     <autoReleaseAfterClose>true</autoReleaseAfterClose>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>2.5.3</version>
+                <configuration>
+                    <autoVersionSubmodules>true</autoVersionSubmodules>
+                    <useReleaseProfile>false</useReleaseProfile>
+                    <releaseProfiles>release</releaseProfiles>
+                    <goals>deploy</goals>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>