diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 757a6842..b007fdbc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ jobs:
         with:
           java-version: 8
           distribution: 'adopt'
+          server-id: sonatype-nexus-staging
+          server-username: ${{ secrets.NEXUS_USERNAME }}
+          server-password: ${{ secrets.NEXUS_PASSWORD }}
+          gpg-passphrase: ${{ secrets.GPG_PASSPHRASE }}
       - name: Release Maven package
         uses: samuelmeuli/action-maven-publish@v1
         with: