diff --git a/.github/workflows/maven.yml b/.github/workflows/maven-build.yml
similarity index 88%
rename from .github/workflows/maven.yml
rename to .github/workflows/maven-build.yml
index 5ccae54e..dd3b534e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/maven.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/maven-build.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   build:
-
+    name: Build, test and publish to Github Packages
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
@@ -31,10 +31,6 @@ jobs:
         cache: maven
     - name: Build with Maven
       run: mvn -B package --file pom.xml
-    - name: publish artifacts to Github Packages
-      run: mvn deploy -s $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/settings.xml
-      env:
-        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
 
     # Optional: Uploads the full dependency graph to GitHub to improve the quality of Dependabot alerts this repository can receive
     - name: Update dependency graph
diff --git a/.github/workflows/maven-release.yml b/.github/workflows/maven-release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ba4ebc2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/maven-release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+name: Deploy to maven central
+
+on:
+    release:
+        types: [ "created" ]
+
+jobs:
+    build:
+        name: Build, test and publish to Github Packages
+        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+        steps:
+            - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+            - name: Docker Compose Action
+              uses: isbang/compose-action@v1.5.1
+            - name: Set up JDK 17 and Set up Maven Central Repository
+              uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+              with:
+                  java-version: '17'
+                  distribution: 'temurin'
+                  server-id: ossrh
+                  server-username: MAVEN_USERNAME
+                  server-password: MAVEN_PASSWORD
+            - name: publish to maven central
+              run: mvn --batch-mode deploy
+              env:
+                  GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f6ab548c..72f26edc 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -87,10 +87,10 @@
     </scm>
 
     <distributionManagement>
-        <snapshotRepository>
-            <id>ossrh</id>
-            <url>https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots</url>
-        </snapshotRepository>
+<!--        <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>