diff --git a/publish.gradle b/publish.gradle
index 0271197d4..b67c886c1 100644
--- a/publish.gradle
+++ b/publish.gradle
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ publishing {
 // Signing
 
 var signingExtension = project.getExtensions().getByType(SigningExtension) as SigningExtension
+signingExtension.sign publishing.publications.publishedArtifacts
 
 def signPublicationsTask = tasks.register('signPublications') {
     description "Grouping task which executes all Sign tasks"
@@ -122,7 +123,6 @@ gradle.taskGraph.whenReady { TaskExecutionGraph graph ->
         var signingKey = resolveSigningKey()
         var signingPassword = resolveSigningPassphrase()
         signingExtension.useInMemoryPgpKeys( signingKey, signingPassword )
-        signingExtension.sign publishing.publications.publishedArtifacts
     }
     else {
         // signing was not explicitly requested and we are not publishing to OSSRH,