diff --git a/gradle/published-java-module.gradle b/gradle/published-java-module.gradle
index 9fe3aee73ad2..798f5a3b5d48 100644
--- a/gradle/published-java-module.gradle
+++ b/gradle/published-java-module.gradle
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ tasks.register('sign') {
 }
 
 var signingExtension = project.getExtensions().getByType(SigningExtension) as SigningExtension
+signingExtension.sign publishing.publications.publishedArtifacts
 
 gradle.taskGraph.whenReady { TaskExecutionGraph graph ->
 	boolean wasSigningRequested = false
@@ -141,7 +142,7 @@ gradle.taskGraph.whenReady { TaskExecutionGraph graph ->
 		if ( ossrhUser == null || ossrhPass == null ) {
 			throw new RuntimeException( "Cannot perform publishing to OSSRH without credentials." )
 		}
-		logger.lifecycle "Publishing groupId: '" + project.group + "', version: '" + project.version + "'"
+		logger.lifecycle "Publishing {} : {} : {}", project.group, project.name, project.version
 	}
 
 	if ( wasSigningRequested || wasPublishingRequested ) {
@@ -152,7 +153,6 @@ 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,