diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 04c9fd85..f4fa70c9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -52,11 +52,6 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash
         env:
           USERNAME_OR_ORG: "${{ github.repository_owner }}"
-      - name: Release the SDK to GitHub
-        run: |
-          mvn -B jar:jar deploy:deploy -Dsdk
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
       - name: Increment the pom version
         run: |
           mvn build-helper:parse-version help:effective-pom validate -D${type}
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 050af5d3..f707cc46 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -204,46 +204,8 @@
 		</dependency>
 	</dependencies>
 
-	<distributionManagement>
-		<repository>
-			<id>github</id>
-			<name>GitHub Packages</name>
-			<url>https://maven.pkg.github.com/hyperledger-labs/hlf-connector</url>
-		</repository>
-	</distributionManagement>
-
 	<!-- this section is for auto version increments -->
 	<profiles>
-		<profile>
-			<id>hlf-connector-sdk</id>
-			<activation>
-				<property>
-					<name>sdk</name>
-				</property>
-			</activation>
-			<build>
-				<plugins>
-					<plugin>
-						<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-						<artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
-						<configuration>
-							<classifier>sdk-only</classifier>
-							<includes>
-								<include>**/hlf/java/rest/client/sdk/*</include>
-							</includes>
-						</configuration>
-						<executions>
-							<execution>
-								<goals>
-									<goal>jar</goal>
-								</goals>
-								<phase>prepare-package</phase>
-							</execution>
-						</executions>
-					</plugin>
-				</plugins>
-			</build>
-		</profile>
 		<profile>
 			<id>patch-release</id>
 			<activation>
@@ -329,6 +291,19 @@
 
 	<build>
 		<finalName>hlf-connector</finalName>
+		<plugins>
+			<plugin>
+				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+				<artifactId>spring-boot-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+				<executions>
+					<execution>
+						<goals>
+							<goal>repackage</goal>
+						</goals>
+					</execution>
+				</executions>
+			</plugin>
+		</plugins>
 		<pluginManagement>
 			<plugins>
 				<plugin>