diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-snapshot.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-snapshot.yml
index 94fd4536b..af3ad35c2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-snapshot.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-snapshot.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
     if: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.conclusion == 'success' }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     env:
-      OSSRH_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_WEB3_USERNAME }}
+      OSSRH_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_WEB3J_USERNAME }}
       OSSRH_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_PASSWORD }}
       OSSRH_GPG_SECRET_KEY_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_GPG_SECRET_KEY_PASSWORD }}
       OSSRH_GPG_SECRET_KEY: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_GPG_SECRET_KEY }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index e25449ed4..cab5e70b9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -7,9 +7,10 @@ jobs:
   release:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     env:
-      OSSRH_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_USERNAME }}
+      OSSRH_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_WEB3J_USERNAME }}
       OSSRH_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_PASSWORD }}
-      GPG_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.GPG_PASSPHRASE }}
+      OSSRH_GPG_SECRET_KEY_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_GPG_SECRET_KEY_PASSWORD }}
+      OSSRH_GPG_SECRET_KEY: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_GPG_SECRET_KEY }}
       GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
@@ -36,8 +37,6 @@ jobs:
           restore-keys: ${{ runner.os }}-gradle
       - name: Grant execute permission for gradlew
         run: chmod +x gradlew
-      - name: Decrypt secret key
-        run: openssl aes-256-cbc -K ${{ secrets.GPG_KEY }} -iv ${{ secrets.GPG_IV }} -in web3j.asc.enc -out web3j.asc -d
       - name: Release name
         id: release_name
         uses: actions/github-script@v4
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2f1e27ce7..84a0e8221 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -50,7 +50,5 @@ docs/build
 **/.settings
 **/bin
 
-web3j.asc
-
 # Besu-dev-quickstart logs
 integration-tests/src/test/resources/quorum-test-network/logs
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b32de7ad3..95f634ec6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ See [Conventional Commits](https://conventionalcommits.org) for commit guideline
 * Fix Snapshot release secrets [#2031](https://github.com/hyperledger/web3j/pull/2031)
 * Fix Sign method [#2033](https://github.com/hyperledger/web3j/pull/2033)
 * Revert 2031 and 2033 [#2034](https://github.com/hyperledger/web3j/pull/2034)
+* Web3j release fix [2037](https://github.com/hyperledger/web3j/pull/2037)
 
 ### Features
 
diff --git a/web3j.asc.enc b/web3j.asc.enc
deleted file mode 100644
index 2bc247e7a..000000000
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