diff --git a/update-keys b/update-keys
index 3157e91..7482817 100755
--- a/update-keys
+++ b/update-keys
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ no-tty
 no-permission-warning
 export-options no-export-attributes,export-clean
 keyserver ${KEYSERVER}
+armor
+no-emit-version
 __EOF__
 
 pushd "$(dirname "$0")" >/dev/null
@@ -56,7 +58,7 @@ while read -ra data; do
 	username="${data[@]:1}"
 	printf 'minimize\nquit\ny\n' | "${GPG[@]}" --command-fd 0 --edit-key ${keyid}
 	"${GPG[@]}" --yes --lsign-key ${keyid} &>/dev/null
-	"${GPG[@]}" --armor --no-emit-version --export ${keyid} >> master/${username}.asc
+	"${GPG[@]}" --export ${keyid} >> master/${username}.asc
 	echo "${keyid}:4:" >> archlinux-trusted
 done < master-keyids
 "${GPG[@]}" --import-ownertrust < archlinux-trusted 2>/dev/null
@@ -65,7 +67,7 @@ done < master-keyids
 while read -ra data; do
 	keyid="${data[0]}"
 	username="${data[1]}"
-	"${GPG[@]}" --armor --no-emit-version --export-options export-minimal --export ${keyid} >> master-revoked/${username}.asc
+	"${GPG[@]}" --export-options export-minimal --export ${keyid} >> master-revoked/${username}.asc
 	echo "${keyid}" >> archlinux-revoked
 done < master-revoked-keyids
 
@@ -76,7 +78,7 @@ while read -ra data; do
 	if ! "${GPG[@]}" --list-keys --with-colons ${keyid} 2>/dev/null | grep -q '^pub:f:'; then
 		echo "key is not fully trusted: ${keyid} ${username}"
 	else
-		"${GPG[@]}" --armor --no-emit-version --export ${keyid} >> packager/${username}.asc
+		"${GPG[@]}" --export ${keyid} >> packager/${username}.asc
 	fi
 done < packager-keyids
 
@@ -84,7 +86,7 @@ done < packager-keyids
 while read -ra data; do
 	keyid="${data[0]}"
 	username="${data[1]}"
-	"${GPG[@]}" --armor --no-emit-version --export-options export-minimal --export ${keyid} >> packager-revoked/${username}.asc
+	"${GPG[@]}" --export-options export-minimal --export ${keyid} >> packager-revoked/${username}.asc
 	echo "${keyid}" >> archlinux-revoked
 done < packager-revoked-keyids