diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index 2879dcb..ecfd9e8 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ steps:
       - echo "$SSH_KEY" | ssh-add -
       - mkdir -p ~/.ssh
       - chmod 700 ~/.ssh
-      - chmod 644 ~/.ssh/known_hosts
       - echo "$GPG_PRIVATE_KEY" >> gpg.key
       - echo "$MAVEN_SETTINGS" >> maven-settings.xml
       - gpg --pinentry-mode loopback --passphrase $GPG_PASSPHRASE --import gpg.key