diff --git a/orx-jvm/orx-git-archiver-gradle/build.gradle.kts b/orx-jvm/orx-git-archiver-gradle/build.gradle.kts
index e884a6e2..2e3046d3 100644
--- a/orx-jvm/orx-git-archiver-gradle/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/orx-jvm/orx-git-archiver-gradle/build.gradle.kts
@@ -51,4 +51,10 @@ publishing {
             }
         }
     }
+
 }
+val isReleaseVersion = !(version.toString()).endsWith("SNAPSHOT")
+signing {
+    setRequired({ isReleaseVersion && gradle.taskGraph.hasTask("publish") })
+    sign(publishing.publications)
+}
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