diff --git a/project/Release.scala b/project/Release.scala
index 697fbb39e6..d829431d20 100644
--- a/project/Release.scala
+++ b/project/Release.scala
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import sbt._
 import sbt.Keys._
 import java.io.File
 import com.typesafe.sbt.site.SphinxSupport.{ generate, Sphinx }
+import com.typesafe.sbt.pgp.PgpKeys.publishSigned
 
 object Release {
   val releaseDirectory = SettingKey[File]("release-directory")
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ object Release {
     val releaseVersion = extracted.get(version)
     val projectRef = extracted.get(thisProjectRef)
     val repo = extracted.get(Publish.defaultPublishTo)
-    val state1 = extracted.runAggregated(publish in projectRef, state)
+    val state1 = extracted.runAggregated(publishSigned in projectRef, state)
     val (state2, (api, japi)) = extracted.runTask(Unidoc.unidoc, state1)
     val (state3, docs) = extracted.runTask(generate in Sphinx, state2)
     val (state4, dist) = extracted.runTask(Dist.dist, state3)
diff --git a/project/plugins.sbt b/project/plugins.sbt
index ead12a47f3..d51b2bc93d 100644
--- a/project/plugins.sbt
+++ b/project/plugins.sbt
@@ -17,3 +17,5 @@ addSbtPlugin("com.typesafe" % "sbt-mima-plugin" % "0.1.3")
 addSbtPlugin("me.lessis" % "ls-sbt" % "0.1.2")
 
 addSbtPlugin("com.github.sbt" %% "sbt-scalabuff" % "0.2")
+
+addSbtPlugin("com.typesafe.sbt" % "sbt-pgp" % "0.8")
diff --git a/project/scripts/find-replace b/project/scripts/find-replace
index d1a309330e..def19002e8 100755
--- a/project/scripts/find-replace
+++ b/project/scripts/find-replace
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ for file in $files; do
   # escape / for sed
   sedfind=$(echo $find_expr | sed 's/\//\\\//g')
   sedreplace=$(echo $replace_expr | sed 's/\//\\\//g')
-  sed -i '.sed' "s/${sedfind}/${sedreplace}/g" $file
+  sed -i.sed "s/${sedfind}/${sedreplace}/g" $file
   eval "$simple_diff $file.sed $file"
   rm -f $file.sed
 done
diff --git a/project/scripts/release b/project/scripts/release
index 8ba071196f..31714aace4 100755
--- a/project/scripts/release
+++ b/project/scripts/release
@@ -15,22 +15,20 @@
 #      Make sure to use the email address that you will use later to register
 #      with Sonatype.
 #
-# 1.2) Install the sbt-pgp plugin from http://www.scala-sbt.org/sbt-pgp/
-#      The plugin will try to use the default key stored in ~/.gnupg/pubring.gpg
-#      and ~/.gnupg/secring.gpg.
-#
-# 1.3) Check that signing works
+# 1.2) Check that signing works
 #      From inside sbt do the following
-#        sbt> publish-local
+#        sbt> publish-local-signed
 #      It should should ask you for your pass phrase, and create .asc files for
 #      all artifacts
 #
-# 1.4) Publish your key to a server that Sonatype use
+# 1.3) Publish your key to a server that Sonatype use
 #      From the command line:
 #        shell> gpg --keyserver hkp://pool.sks-keyservers.net/ --send-keys <your key id>
 #      To find out your key id do this from the command line:
 #        shell> gpg --list-keys
 #        pub    2048/<your key id> ...
+#      You can verify the existence of your key here, if you don't trust your tool:
+#        http://sks-keyservers.net/i/#extract
 #
 # 2) You must have publishing rights to oss.sonatype.org
 #
@@ -52,7 +50,11 @@
 #
 # 3) You must have publishing rights to scalasbt.artifactoryonline.com
 #
-# 3.1) Politely ask the Q-branch to create a user for you
+# 3.1) Politely ask the maintainers of the community plugins repository
+#      for credentials here:
+#        http://groups.google.com/group/sbt-repo-admins?hl=en
+#      More information about this repository is available here:
+#        http://www.scala-sbt.org/release/docs/Community/Community-Plugins.html
 #
 # 3.2) Add your credentials to sbt by adding this to your global.sbt file
 #        credentials += Credentials("Artifactory Realm",