diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4bb1ab0..5c1c3d6 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -294,39 +294,41 @@
         </plugins>
       </build>
     </profile>
-    <profile>
-      <id>release</id>
-      <build>
-        <plugins>
-          <plugin>
-            <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
-            <version>1.6</version>
-            <executions>
-              <execution>
-                <id>sign-artifacts</id>
-                <phase>verify</phase>
-                <goals>
-                  <goal>sign</goal>
-                </goals>
-                <configuration>
-                  <gpgArguments>
-                    <arg>&#45;&#45;pinentry-mode</arg>
-                    <arg>loopback</arg>
-                  </gpgArguments>
-                </configuration>
-              </execution>
-            </executions>
-          </plugin>
-        </plugins>
-      </build>
-    </profile>
+    <!-- Deployment to Central Maven Repository currently not possible -->
+<!--    <profile>-->
+<!--      <id>release</id>-->
+<!--      <build>-->
+<!--        <plugins>-->
+<!--          <plugin>-->
+<!--            <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>-->
+<!--            <version>1.6</version>-->
+<!--            <executions>-->
+<!--              <execution>-->
+<!--                <id>sign-artifacts</id>-->
+<!--                <phase>verify</phase>-->
+<!--                <goals>-->
+<!--                  <goal>sign</goal>-->
+<!--                </goals>-->
+<!--                <configuration>-->
+<!--                  <gpgArguments>-->
+<!--                    <arg>&#45;&#45;pinentry-mode</arg>-->
+<!--                    <arg>loopback</arg>-->
+<!--                  </gpgArguments>-->
+<!--                </configuration>-->
+<!--              </execution>-->
+<!--            </executions>-->
+<!--          </plugin>-->
+<!--        </plugins>-->
+<!--      </build>-->
+<!--    </profile>-->
   </profiles>
 
   <distributionManagement>
-    <repository>
-      <id>sonatype-nexus-staging</id>
-      <url>https://oss.sonatype.org/service/local/staging/deploy/maven2/</url>
-    </repository>
+    <!-- Deployment to Central Maven Repository currently not possible -->
+<!--    <repository>-->
+<!--      <id>sonatype-nexus-staging</id>-->
+<!--      <url>https://oss.sonatype.org/service/local/staging/deploy/maven2/</url>-->
+<!--    </repository>-->
     <site>
       <id>site</id>
       <url>scm:git:git@github.com:opengeospatial/ets-wcs11.git</url>