diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-helm-chart.yaml b/.github/workflows/release-helm-chart.yaml
index b2137e2..9858d1a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-helm-chart.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-helm-chart.yaml
@@ -25,9 +25,14 @@ jobs:
           ref: ${{ github.ref }}
           fetch-depth: 0
 
+      - name: Configure GPG Key
+        run: |
+          echo -n "$GPG_SIGNING_KEY" | base64 -d | gpg --import
+        env:
+          GPG_SIGNING_KEY: ${{ secrets.HELM_CHARTS_SIGNING_KEY }}
+
       - name: Package Helm Chart
         run: |
-          GPG_KEYRING_BASE64=${{ secrets.HELM_CHARTS_SIGNING_KEY }} \
           GPG_KEY_UID="Kuadrant Development Team" \
           make helm-package
 
diff --git a/make/helm.mk b/make/helm.mk
index 6728785..35301ac 100644
--- a/make/helm.mk
+++ b/make/helm.mk
@@ -37,18 +37,18 @@ helm-upgrade: $(HELM) ## Upgrade the helm chart
 	# Upgrade the helm chart in the cluster
 	$(HELM) upgrade $(CHART_NAME) $(CHART_DIRECTORY)
 
-# GPG_KEY_UID: substring of the desired key's uid, the name or email
-GPG_KEY_UID ?= 'Kuadrant Development Team'
-# GPG_KEYRING_BASE64: the gpg keyring base64 encoded
-GPG_KEYRING_BASE64 ?= <KUADRANT_GPG_KEYRING_BASE64>
-
 .PHONY: helm-package
-helm-package: $(HELM) ## Package the helm chart and GPG sign it
-	# Store the key
-	mkdir -p .gpg
-	echo $(GPG_KEYRING_BASE64) | base64 -d > .gpg/kuadrantsecring.gpg  #storing base64 GPG key into keyring
+helm-package: $(HELM) ## Package the helm chart
 	# Package the helm chart
-	$(HELM) package --sign --key $(GPG_KEY_UID) --keyring .gpg/kuadrantsecring.gpg $(CHART_DIRECTORY)
+	$(HELM) package $(CHART_DIRECTORY)
+
+# GPG_KEY_UID: substring of the desired key's uid, the name or email
+GPG_KEY_UID ?= 'Kuadrant Development Team'
+# The keyring should've been imported before running this target
+.PHONY: helm-package-sign
+helm-package-sign: $(HELM) ## Package the helm chart and GPG sign it
+	# Package the helm chart and sign it
+	$(HELM) package --sign --key $(GPG_KEY_UID) $(CHART_DIRECTORY)
 
 # GitHub Token with permissions to upload to the release assets
 HELM_WORKFLOWS_TOKEN ?= <YOUR-TOKEN>