diff --git a/.github/actions/maven-build-and-tag/action.yml b/.github/actions/maven-build-and-tag/action.yml
index 5a3749c1d..e98f4567e 100644
--- a/.github/actions/maven-build-and-tag/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/maven-build-and-tag/action.yml
@@ -182,11 +182,21 @@ runs:
         echo "testcontainers.reuse.enable=true" > ~/.testcontainers.properties
         echo "TESTCONTAINERS_RYUK_DISABLED=true" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
-    - name: Build and Test with Maven (and maybe Deploy)
+    - name: Build and Test with Maven
       shell: bash
       run: |
-        mvn -T1C de.qaware.maven:go-offline-maven-plugin:resolve-dependencies ${{ env.MAVEN_CLI_OPTS}} ${{ inputs.extra-maven-opts }}
-        mvn ${{ steps.define_maven_command.outputs.command }} ${{ env.MAVEN_CLI_OPTS}} ${{ inputs.extra-maven-opts }}
+        mvn -T1C de.qaware.maven:go-offline-maven-plugin:resolve-dependencies ${{ env.MAVEN_CLI_OPTS}}
+        mvn install ${{ env.MAVEN_CLI_OPTS}} ${{ inputs.extra-maven-opts }}
+      env:
+        MAVEN_CLI_OPTS: ${{ steps.compute-maven-options.outputs.result }} -Dlogging.root.level=off -Dspring.main.banner-mode=off -Ddocker.skip
+        MAVEN_USERNAME: ${{ inputs.maven-username }}
+        MAVEN_PASSWORD: ${{ inputs.maven-password }}
+
+    - name: Maybe Deploy Maven Artifacts
+      if: steps.define_maven_command.outputs.command == 'deploy'
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        mvn deploy:deploy ${{ env.MAVEN_CLI_OPTS}} -DskipTests
       env:
         MAVEN_CLI_OPTS: ${{ steps.compute-maven-options.outputs.result }} -Dlogging.root.level=off -Dspring.main.banner-mode=off -Ddocker.skip
         MAVEN_USERNAME: ${{ inputs.maven-username }}