diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index a1776cd352..90656a478c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ jobs:
           # -U force updates just to make sure we are using latest dependencies
           # -B Batch mode (do not ask for user input), just in case
           # -P activate profile
-          mvn -U -B clean deploy -P release
+          mvn -U -B clean deploy -Prelease -DskipTests
         env:
           SIGN_KEY_PASS: ${{ secrets.GPG_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSPHRASE }}
           OSSRH_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_USER }}
-          OSSRH_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_PW }}
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+          OSSRH_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_PW }}
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e2b64022f1..80a6a4f4b3 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
         <maven-javadoc-plugin.version>3.1.1</maven-javadoc-plugin.version>
         <maven-deploy-plugin.version>2.8.2</maven-deploy-plugin.version>
         <maven-gpg-plugin.version>3.1.0</maven-gpg-plugin.version>
-        <maven-release-plugin.version>3.0.1</maven-release-plugin.version>
+	<maven-release-plugin.version>3.0.1</maven-release-plugin.version>
         <licence-check.failOnMissingHeader>true</licence-check.failOnMissingHeader>
         <reactorRootsTarget>${basedir}/target</reactorRootsTarget>
     </properties>
@@ -201,14 +201,14 @@
                             <autoReleaseAfterClose>true</autoReleaseAfterClose>
                         </configuration>
                     </plugin>
-                    <plugin>
-                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>${maven-release-plugin.version}</version>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <tagNameFormat>@{project.version}</tagNameFormat>
-                        </configuration>
-                    </plugin>
+		    <plugin>
+			<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+			<artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
+			<version>${maven-release-plugin.version}</version>
+			<configuration>
+				<tagNameFormat>@{project.version}</tagNameFormat>
+			</configuration>
+		    </plugin>
                 </plugins>
             </build>
         </profile>