off-the-wall attempt using github token in pom file

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ jobs:
           # performed at the org level.
           git config --global user.email "[email protected]"
           git config --global init.defaultBranch master
-          mvn --batch-mode -f pom.xml clean deploy -Dmaven.test.skip=true -Dusername=RyanJCummings -Dpassword="${{ secrets.PAT }}"
+          mvn --batch-mode -f pom.xml clean deploy -Dmaven.test.skip=true
 
 
   # deploy_to_dockerhub:

pom.xml

@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@
     <repository>
       <id>msusel-maven-repo</id>
       <name>msusel-maven-repo</name>
-      <url>git:releases://[email protected]:MSUSEL/msusel-maven-repo.git</url>
+      <url>git:releases://${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}[email protected]:MSUSEL/msusel-maven-repo.git</url>
     </repository>
   </distributionManagement>