diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 6d1836e..e8616f8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -23,14 +23,16 @@ jobs:
           server-id: ossrh
           server-username: MAVEN_USERNAME
           server-password: MAVEN_PASSWORD
+      - name: Prepare Settings
+        uses: whelk-io/maven-settings-xml-action@v22
+        with:
+          servers: '[{ "id": "central", "username": "${{ secrets.OSSRH_USERNAME }}", "password": "${{ secrets.OSSRH_TOKEN }}" }]'
       - name: Release
         env:
-          MAVEN_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_USERNAME }}
-          MAVEN_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_TOKEN }}
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         run: |
           git config --global user.name 'github-actions'
           git config --global user.email 'actions[bot]@github.com'
           mvn -ntp -B release:prepare release:perform -DreleaseVersion=${{ github.event.inputs.releaseVersion }} -DdevelopmentVersion=${{ github.event.inputs.developmentVersion }} -Dtag=temp_$${{ github.event.inputs.releaseVersion }}
       - name: Post-Release
-        run: git push --delete origin temp_$${{ github.event.inputs.releaseVersion }}
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+        run: git push --delete origin temp_$${{ github.event.inputs.releaseVersion }}