diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
index f7ea61c5..dcff3d28 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: Set up JDK 17
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v2
+        with:
+          java-version: '17'
+          distribution: 'temurin'
 
       # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
       - name: Initialize CodeQL
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index e53ca4d4..d263389a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -1,53 +1,34 @@
-# This is a basic workflow to help you get started with Actions
-
 name: Release to Maven Central
 
-# Run this manually
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
-      releaseType:
-        description: MAJOR, MINOR or PATCH release
-        default: 'PATCH'
-      dry_run:
-        description: Whether to perform a dry run instead of a full release.
-        default: false
+      releaseversion:
+        description: 'Release version'
+        required: true
+        default: '1.1.0'
 
-# A workflow run is made up of one or more jobs that can run sequentially or in parallel
 jobs:
-  # This workflow contains a single job called "build"
-  release:
-    name: Preparing Build Environment
-    
-    # The type of runner that the job will run on
+  publish:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
-    # Steps represent a sequence of tasks that will be executed as part of the job
     steps:
-      - name: Set up JDK 1.8
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v1.4.3
-        with:
-          java-version: 1.8
-          gpg-private-key: ${{ secrets.GPG_PRIVATE_KEY }}
-      
-      - name: Install Maven
-        uses: aahmed-se/setup-maven@v3
-        with:
-          maven-version: 3.6.1
-      
+      - run: echo "Will start a Maven Central upload with version ${{ github.event.inputs.releaseversion }}"
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-
-      - name: Build & Test
-        run: mvn -B test --file pom.xml
-        
-      - name: Prepare Release
-        env:
-          passphrase: ${{ secrets.GPG_PASSPHRASE }}
-        run: mvn -B release:clean release:prepare -DRELEASE_TYPE=$INPUT_RELEASETYPE -DdryRun=$INPUT_DRY_RUN
-      
-      - name: Perform Release
-        if:  ${{ env.INPUT_DRY_RUN == false }} 
+      - name: Set up Maven Central Repository
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v2
+        with:
+          java-version: '17'
+          distribution: 'temurin'
+          server-id: ossrh
+          server-username: MAVEN_USERNAME
+          server-password: MAVEN_PASSWORD
+          gpg-private-key: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_GPG_SECRET_KEY }} # Value of the GPG private key to import
+          gpg-passphrase: MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE # env variable for GPG private key passphrase
+      - name: Set projects Maven version to GitHub Action GUI set version
+        run: mvn versions:set "-DnewVersion=${{ github.event.inputs.releaseversion }}"
+      - name: Publish package
+        run: mvn -B --no-transfer-progress deploy -DskipTests=true
         env:
-          ossrc-username: ${{ secrets.ossrc_username }}
-          ossrc-password: ${{ secrets.ossrc_password }}
-        run: mvn -B release:perform
+          MAVEN_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_USERNAME }}
+          MAVEN_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_TOKEN }}
+          MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_GPG_SECRET_KEY_PASSWORD }}
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9a8f7bb4..1bacdeee 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -180,6 +180,12 @@
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
                 <version>3.0.1</version>
+                <configuration>
+                    <gpgArguments>
+                        <arg>--pinentry-mode</arg>
+                        <arg>loopback</arg>
+                    </gpgArguments>
+                </configuration>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
                         <id>sign-artifacts</id>