diff --git a/.github/workflows/maven-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/maven-publish.yml
index bebbbdb..55f5562 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/maven-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/maven-publish.yml
@@ -27,14 +27,9 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Build with Maven
       run: mvn -B package --file pom.xml
-
-    - name: Configure GPG Key
-      run: |
-        echo -n "$GPG_SIGNING_KEY" | base64 --decode | gpg --import
-      env:
-        GPG_SIGNING_KEY: ${{ secrets.GPG_SIGNING_KEY }}
     
     - name: Publish to GitHub Packages Apache Maven
-      run: mvn deploy -s $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/settings.xml
+      run: mvn deploy
       env:
+        GITHUB_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_USERNAME }}      
         GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}