diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 8611f2d..6f054ee 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-java@v3
         with:
           java-version: '11'
+          cache: 'maven'
           distribution: 'adopt'
-          gpg-private-key: ${{ secrets.GPG_PRIVATE_KEY }}
-          gpg-passphrase: ${{ secrets.GPG_PASSPHRASE }}
+
 
       - name: Configure Maven settings
         run: |
@@ -30,8 +30,11 @@ jobs:
         run: mvn --batch-mode --update-snapshots clean test spotless:check ossindex:audit
 
       - name: Deploy to Maven Central
+        env:
+          MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.GPG_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+          MAVEN_GPG_KEY: ${{ secrets.GPG_PASSPHRASE }}
         if: success()
-        run: mvn deploy -P release
+        run: MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE=$MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE MAVEN_GPG_KEY=${MAVEN_GPG_KEY} mvn deploy -DskipTests
 
       - name: Create GitHub Release
         if: success()
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 30e5975..411bff4 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>3.0.1</version>
+				<version>3.2.6</version>
 				<executions>
 					<execution>
 						<id>sign-artifacts</id>
@@ -183,10 +183,7 @@
 							<goal>sign</goal>
 						</goals>
 						<configuration>
-							<gpgArguments>
-								<arg>--pinentry-mode</arg>
-								<arg>loopback</arg>
-							</gpgArguments>
+							<signer>bc</signer>
 						</configuration>
 					</execution>
 				</executions>