diff --git a/androidpublish.gradle b/androidpublish.gradle
index b4ba0ab..aa5feee 100644
--- a/androidpublish.gradle
+++ b/androidpublish.gradle
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ uploadArchives {
 }
 
 signing {
-    required { isReleaseBuild() && gradle.taskGraph.hasTask("uploadArchives") }
+    useGpgCmd()
+    required { isReleaseBuild() }
     sign configurations.archives
 }
 
diff --git a/publish.gradle b/publish.gradle
index 9a4a0bf..98ef048 100644
--- a/publish.gradle
+++ b/publish.gradle
@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@ afterEvaluate { project ->
     }
 
     signing {
-        required { isReleaseBuild() && gradle.taskGraph.hasTask("uploadArchives") }
+        useGpgCmd()
+        required { isReleaseBuild() }
         sign configurations.archives
     }