diff --git a/.github/workflows/java-cd.yml b/.github/workflows/java-cd.yml
index acb15b40b8..59d3422685 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/java-cd.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/java-cd.yml
@@ -260,5 +260,8 @@ jobs:
             - name: Drop deployment if validation fails
               if: ${{ failure() }}
               run: |
-                  echo ${{ env.DEPLOYMENT_ID }}
+                  curl --request DELETE \
+                  --verbose \
+                  --header "Authorization: Bearer $BEARER_TOKEN" \
+                  "https://central.sonatype.com/api/v1/publisher/deployment/${{ env.DEPLOYMENT_ID }}"