[gpg][release] gpg plugin hangs when used in conjunction with release plugin

[Alex Karasulu]

Hi,

I have a situation where the build hangs when I use the gpg plugin in
conjunction with the
release plugin when issuing a mvn release:prepare command.  Here's where it
hangs in the
build:

   [INFO] [clean:clean]
   [INFO] Deleting directory
/home/akarasulu/projects/apache/directory/1.0-with-dependencies/shared/target
   [INFO] Deleting directory
/home/akarasulu/projects/apache/directory/1.0-with-dependencies/shared/target/classes
   [INFO] Deleting directory
/home/akarasulu/projects/apache/directory/1.0-with-dependencies/shared/target/test-classes
   [INFO] Deleting directory
/home/akarasulu/projects/apache/directory/1.0-with-dependencies/shared/target/site
   [INFO] [site:attach-descriptor]
   [INFO] [gpg:sign {execution: sign-artifacts}]  <==== hangs here!

I was wondering if anyone has had this problem and if there is a workaround
for it?

Thanks much,
Alex