diff --git a/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/pom.xml b/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/pom.xml
index 877ff45cb..d52e78852 100644
--- a/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/pom.xml
+++ b/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/pom.xml
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>2.5.3</version>
+				<version>3.0.0-M4</version>
 				<executions>
 					<execution>
 						<id>default</id>
@@ -106,6 +106,11 @@
 					</execution>
 				</executions>
 			</plugin>
+			<plugin>
+				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+				<artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
+				<version>3.0.1</version>
+			</plugin>
 		</plugins>
 	</build>