diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2ca492ec..27569c47 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -29,6 +29,128 @@
     <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:sendgrid/sendgrid-java.git</developerConnection>
     <tag>4.4.2</tag>
   </scm>
+  <profiles>
+    <profile>
+      <id>gpg</id>
+      <activation>
+        <activeByDefault>false</activeByDefault>
+      </activation>
+      <build>
+        <plugins>
+          <plugin>
+            <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+            <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
+            <version>1.6</version>
+            <executions>
+              <execution>
+                <id>sign-artifacts</id>
+                <phase>verify</phase>
+                <goals>
+                  <goal>sign</goal>
+                </goals>
+              </execution>
+            </executions>
+            <configuration>
+              <keyname>${gpg.keyname}</keyname>
+              <passphrase>${gpg.passphrase}</passphrase>
+              <gpgArguments>
+                <arg>--pinentry-mode</arg>
+                <arg>loopback</arg>
+              </gpgArguments>
+            </configuration>
+          </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+      </build>
+    </profile>
+    <profile>
+      <id>release</id>
+      <activation>
+        <property>
+          <name>release</name>
+        </property>
+      </activation>
+      <build>
+        <plugins>
+          <plugin>
+            <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
+            <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+            <version>1.6.8</version>
+            <extensions>true</extensions>
+            <configuration>
+              <serverId>ossrh</serverId>
+              <nexusUrl>https://oss.sonatype.org/</nexusUrl>
+              <autoReleaseAfterClose>true</autoReleaseAfterClose>
+            </configuration>
+          </plugin>
+          <plugin>
+            <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+            <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
+            <version>3.0.1</version>
+            <executions>
+              <execution>
+                <id>attach-sources</id>
+                <goals>
+                  <goal>jar-no-fork</goal>
+                </goals>
+              </execution>
+            </executions>
+          </plugin>
+          <plugin>
+            <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+            <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
+            <version>2.10.4</version>
+            <executions>
+              <execution>
+                <id>attach-javadocs</id>
+                <goals>
+                  <goal>jar</goal>
+                </goals>
+              </execution>
+            </executions>
+          </plugin>
+          <plugin>
+            <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+            <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
+            <version>1.6</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-shade-plugin</artifactId>
+            <version>3.2.1</version>
+            <configuration>
+              <relocations>
+                <relocation>
+                  <pattern>com.sendgrid.helpers.mail.objects</pattern>
+                  <shadedPattern>com.sendgrid</shadedPattern>
+                </relocation>
+                <relocation>
+                  <pattern>com.sendgrid.helpers.mail</pattern>
+                  <shadedPattern>com.sendgrid</shadedPattern>
+                </relocation>
+              </relocations>
+            </configuration>
+            <executions>
+              <execution>
+                <phase>package</phase>
+                <goals>
+                  <goal>shade</goal>
+                </goals>
+              </execution>
+            </executions>
+          </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+      </build>
+    </profile>
+  </profiles>
   <build>
     <resources>
       <resource>