diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6d15e9a..615df2e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
 # Changelog
 
+## 6.1.1
+- `decrypt`: Do not throw `NoSignature` exception if `--verify-with` was provided, but `VERIFICATIONS` is empty
+
 ## 6.1.0
 - `listProfiles()`: Add shortcut methods `generateKey()` and `encrypt()`
 - Add DSL for testing `Verification` results
diff --git a/sop-java-picocli/src/main/java/sop/cli/picocli/commands/DecryptCmd.java b/sop-java-picocli/src/main/java/sop/cli/picocli/commands/DecryptCmd.java
index a681b4d..a870931 100644
--- a/sop-java-picocli/src/main/java/sop/cli/picocli/commands/DecryptCmd.java
+++ b/sop-java-picocli/src/main/java/sop/cli/picocli/commands/DecryptCmd.java
@@ -115,11 +115,6 @@ public class DecryptCmd extends AbstractSopCmd {
 
     private void writeVerifyOut(DecryptionResult result) throws IOException {
         if (verifyOut != null) {
-            if (result.getVerifications().isEmpty()) {
-                String errorMsg = getMsg("sop.error.runtime.no_verifiable_signature_found");
-                throw new SOPGPException.NoSignature(errorMsg);
-            }
-
             try (OutputStream fileOut = getOutput(verifyOut)) {
                 PrintWriter writer = new PrintWriter(fileOut);
                 for (Verification verification : result.getVerifications()) {
diff --git a/sop-java-picocli/src/test/java/sop/cli/picocli/commands/DecryptCmdTest.java b/sop-java-picocli/src/test/java/sop/cli/picocli/commands/DecryptCmdTest.java
index e3dd198..edfd052 100644
--- a/sop-java-picocli/src/test/java/sop/cli/picocli/commands/DecryptCmdTest.java
+++ b/sop-java-picocli/src/test/java/sop/cli/picocli/commands/DecryptCmdTest.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import sop.operation.Decrypt;
 import sop.util.HexUtil;
 import sop.util.UTCUtil;
 
+import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
 import java.io.BufferedReader;
 import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
 import java.io.File;
@@ -247,15 +248,17 @@ public class DecryptCmdTest {
     }
 
     @Test
-    @ExpectSystemExitWithStatus(SOPGPException.NoSignature.EXIT_CODE)
-    public void assertNoSignatureExceptionCausesExit3() throws SOPGPException.CannotDecrypt, SOPGPException.MissingArg, SOPGPException.BadData, IOException {
+    public void assertNoVerificationsIsOkay() throws SOPGPException.CannotDecrypt, SOPGPException.MissingArg, SOPGPException.BadData, IOException {
+        File tempFile = File.createTempFile("verify-with-", ".tmp");
+        File verifyOut = new File(tempFile.getParent(), "verifications.out");
+        verifyOut.deleteOnExit();
         when(decrypt.ciphertext((InputStream) any())).thenReturn(new ReadyWithResult<DecryptionResult>() {
             @Override
-            public DecryptionResult writeTo(OutputStream outputStream) throws SOPGPException.NoSignature {
-                throw new SOPGPException.NoSignature();
+            public DecryptionResult writeTo(@Nonnull OutputStream outputStream) throws SOPGPException.NoSignature {
+                return new DecryptionResult(null, Collections.emptyList());
             }
         });
-        SopCLI.main(new String[] {"decrypt"});
+        SopCLI.main(new String[] {"decrypt", "--verify-with", tempFile.getAbsolutePath(), "--verifications-out", verifyOut.getAbsolutePath()});
     }
 
     @Test
diff --git a/version.gradle b/version.gradle
index ca55347..a3a43d8 100644
--- a/version.gradle
+++ b/version.gradle
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 allprojects {
     ext {
         shortVersion = '6.1.1'
-        isSnapshot = true
+        isSnapshot = false
         minAndroidSdk = 10
         javaSourceCompatibility = 1.8
         gsonVersion = '2.10.1'