diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-gradle-plugin/gradle/release.gradle b/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-gradle-plugin/gradle/release.gradle
index d59f51309c..0071d2ee56 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-gradle-plugin/gradle/release.gradle
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-gradle-plugin/gradle/release.gradle
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 apply plugin: 'maven'
-apply plugin: 'signing'
+//apply plugin: 'signing'
 
 uploadArchives.dependsOn { [check] }
 
@@ -53,12 +53,9 @@ ext {
 }
 
 if (isReleaseToCentral) {
-	signing {
-		def signingKey = findProperty("signingKey")
-		def signingPassword = findProperty("signingPassword")
-		useInMemoryPgpKeys(signingKey, signingPassword)
+	/*signing {
 		sign configurations.archives
-	}
+	}*/
 
 	apply plugin: 'com.gradle.plugin-publish'
 
diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-gradle-plugin/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-gradle-plugin/pom.xml
index 0c6aaddc1a..c79b5d2171 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-gradle-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-gradle-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -222,10 +222,6 @@
 										<argument>build</argument>
 										<argument>-PverifierVersion=${project.version}</argument>
 										<argument>-Pcentral</argument>
-										<argument>-PsonatypeUsername=${env.SONATYPE_USER}</argument>
-										<argument>-PsonatypePassword=${env.SONATYPE_PASSWORD}</argument>
-										<argument>-PsigningKey=${env.FOO_SEC}</argument>
-										<argument>-PsigningPassword=${env.FOO_PASSPHRASE}</argument>
 										<argument>publishPlugins</argument>
 									</arguments>
 								</configuration>