diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7a3df71..5677a81 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
     <groupId>com.github.bannmann</groupId>
     <artifactId>base</artifactId>
-    <version>1.2</version>
+    <version>1.3</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
     <name>${project.groupId}:${project.artifactId}</name>
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@
                         <commitDevelopmentVersionAtStart>true</commitDevelopmentVersionAtStart>
                         <useSnapshotInRelease>true</useSnapshotInRelease>
                         <preReleaseGoals>package -DperformRelease=true</preReleaseGoals>
+                        <pushRemote>true</pushRemote>
                         <commitMessagePrefix>[gitflow] </commitMessagePrefix>
                     </configuration>
                 </plugin>
@@ -326,7 +327,6 @@
                     <plugin>
                         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                         <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>1.6</version>
                         <executions>
                             <execution>
                                 <id>sign-artifacts</id>