diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b076e57..9f736a2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -24,9 +24,17 @@ The POM defines the following items:
 * `inceptionYear`
 * `licenses`
 * `developers`
-* `distributionManagement`
-
 The POM sets the following properties:
 
 * `project.reporting.outputEncoding` as `UTF-8`
 * `java.version` as `1.8`
+
+### Profile `release`
+
+#### GPG Artifact Signing
+
+Artifacts will be GPG signed during the `package` phase when the `release` profile is enabled.
+
+#### Distribution Management
+
+The Nexus Sonatype repositories are declared within `distributionManagement` when the `release` profile is enableds.
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8c233c9..0efbfac 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
     <groupId>net.kemitix</groupId>
     <artifactId>kemitix-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>5.0.2</version>
+    <version>5.0.3</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
     <name>Kemitix Parent</name>
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
     <properties>
         <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
         <java.version>1.8</java.version>
+        <maven-gpg-plugin.version>1.6</maven-gpg-plugin.version>
     </properties>
 
     <developers>
@@ -47,17 +48,44 @@
         </developer>
     </developers>
 
-    <distributionManagement>
-        <snapshotRepository>
-            <id>sonatype-nexus-snapshots</id>
-            <name>Sonatype Nexus Snapshots</name>
-            <url>https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots/</url>
-        </snapshotRepository>
-        <repository>
-            <id>sonatype-nexus-staging</id>
-            <name>Nexus Release Repository</name>
-            <url>https://oss.sonatype.org/service/local/staging/deploy/maven2/</url>
-        </repository>
-    </distributionManagement>
+    <profiles>
+        <profile>
+            <id>release</id>
+            <build>
+                <plugins>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>${maven-gpg-plugin.version}</version>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <passphrase>${gpg.passphrase}</passphrase>
+                        </configuration>
+                        <executions>
+                            <execution>
+                                <id>sign-artifacts</id>
+                                <phase>package</phase>
+                                <goals>
+                                    <goal>sign</goal>
+                                </goals>
+                            </execution>
+                        </executions>
+                    </plugin><!-- maven-gpg-plugin -->
+                </plugins>
+            </build>
+
+            <distributionManagement>
+                <snapshotRepository>
+                    <id>sonatype-nexus-snapshots</id>
+                    <name>Sonatype Nexus Snapshots</name>
+                    <url>https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots/</url>
+                </snapshotRepository>
+                <repository>
+                    <id>sonatype-nexus-staging</id>
+                    <name>Nexus Release Repository</name>
+                    <url>https://oss.sonatype.org/service/local/staging/deploy/maven2/</url>
+                </repository>
+            </distributionManagement>
+        </profile>
+    </profiles><!-- release -->
 
 </project>