diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-to-maven-central.yml b/.github/workflows/release-to-maven-central.yml
index 27965e51..3623ed38 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-to-maven-central.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-to-maven-central.yml
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@ jobs:
         with:
           distribution: 'temurin'
           java-version: '21'
-          server-id: central
-          server-username: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_USERNAME}}
-          server-password: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_PASSWORD }}
-          gpg-private-key: ${{ secrets.GPG_SIGN_KEY }}
-          gpg-passphrase: ${{ secrets.GPG_SIGN_PASSPHRASE }}
+          server-id: ossrh
+          server-username: MAVEN_USERNAME # env variable for username in deploy
+          server-password: MAVEN_CENTRAL_TOKEN # env variable for token in deploy
+          gpg-private-key: ${{ secrets.GPG_SIGN_KEY }} # Value of the GPG private key to import
+          gpg-passphrase: MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE # env variable for GPG private key passphrase
 
       - name: Set projects Maven version to GitHub Action GUI set version
         run: mvn versions:set "-DnewVersion=${{ github.event.inputs.releaseversion }}"
@@ -36,4 +36,8 @@ jobs:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: Publish to Apache Maven Central
-        run: mvn -B deploy -Psign --file pom.xml
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+        run: mvn -B deploy -Psign --file pom.xml
+        env:
+          MAVEN_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_USERNAME}}
+          MAVEN_CENTRAL_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_PASSWORD }}
+          MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.GPG_SIGN_PASSPHRASE }}
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