diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 2540275b5..1c656dc1b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -187,9 +187,8 @@ jobs:
         project: maven
         custom-command: cd concordium-sdk && mvn javadoc:javadoc -f pom.xml # Generates javadoc from the delombok'ed code
 
-    - name: Deploy to maven central repository
-      run: mvn -B clean deploy -Pci-cd
+    - name: Publish package to central maven repository
+      run: mvn --batch-mode deploy
       env:
         MAVEN_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_USR }}
         MAVEN_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_PWD }}
-        MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_PKEY }}
diff --git a/concordium-sdk/pom.xml b/concordium-sdk/pom.xml
index 5fdf3602a..d1ad14542 100644
--- a/concordium-sdk/pom.xml
+++ b/concordium-sdk/pom.xml
@@ -310,13 +310,10 @@
     </build>
 
     <distributionManagement>
-        <snapshotRepository>
-            <id>ossrh</id>
-            <url>https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots</url>
-        </snapshotRepository>
         <repository>
             <id>ossrh</id>
-            <url>https://oss.sonatype.org/service/local/staging/deploy/maven2</url>9
+            <name>Central Repository OSSRH</name>
+            <url>https://oss.sonatype.org/service/local/staging/deploy/maven2/</url>
         </repository>
-    </distributionManagement>
+  </distributionManagement>
 </project>