diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 15c7042..ed76605 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 ![Screenshot of a git clone](/about.png)
 
 Whenever a repository is cloned, author information (`user.email`, `user.name`) is set according defined patterns. No longer pushing commits with your corporate email address by accident.
+Optionally, also `user.signingkey` and `commit.gpgsign` can be configured independently. Corresponding variablels `gpgid` and `gpgsign` might be set or omitted.
 
 ## Installation
 
@@ -30,8 +31,8 @@ Example:
 case "$url" in
   *@github.com:*  ) email="my-public@email";    name="public name";;
   *//github.com/* ) email="my-public@email";    name="public name";;
-  *@corp.com:*    ) email="my-corporate@email"; name="real name";;
-  *//corp.com/*   ) email="my-corporate@email"; name="real name";;
+  *@corp.com:*    ) email="my-corporate@email"; name="real name"; gpgid="GPG ID"; gpgsign="true/false";;
+  *//corp.com/*   ) email="my-corporate@email"; name="real name"; gpgid="GPG ID"; gpgsign="true/false";;
 esac
 ```
 
diff --git a/git-clone-init b/git-clone-init
index 4cae6b7..99093f0 100644
--- a/git-clone-init
+++ b/git-clone-init
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+#You can also provide the following variables:
+#    gpgid     ID of an gpg key      configuration of user.signingkey
+#    gpgsign   true/false            configuration of commit.gpgsign
+
 case "$url" in
   *@github.com:*    ) email=""; name="";;
   *//github.com/*   ) email=""; name="";;
diff --git a/post-checkout b/post-checkout
index 7d248eb..69cb65e 100755
--- a/post-checkout
+++ b/post-checkout
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ if [[ ! -f "$configpath" ]]; then
 cat << INPUT > "$configpath"
 #!/bin/bash
 
+#You can also provide the following variables:
+#    gpgid     ID of an gpg key      configuration of user.signingkey
+#    gpgsign   true/false            configuration of commit.gpgsign
+
 case "\$url" in
   *@github.com:*    ) email=""; name="";;
   *//github.com/*   ) email=""; name="";;
@@ -52,3 +56,15 @@ git config --local user.email "$email"
 git config --local user.name "$name"
 
 echo -e "\nLocal identity for ${PWD##*/} set to \"$name <$email>\""
+
+if [[ ! -z $gpgid ]]; then
+  git config user.signingkey "$gpgid"
+
+  echo -e "\n Repo configured to use $gpgid GPG Identity"
+fi
+
+if [[ ! -z $gpgsign ]]; then
+  git config commit.gpgsign "$gpgsign"
+
+  echo -e "\n Repo configured to use commit.gpgsign=$gpgsign"
+fi