diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 76e5b481..728e060e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -30,14 +30,14 @@ jobs:
     name: Test JDK ${{ matrix.java }}
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@main
       - name: Set up JDK
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v2
+        uses: actions/setup-java@main
         with:
           java-version: ${{ matrix.java }}
           distribution: ${{ matrix.distribution }}
       - name: Cache Maven
-        uses: actions/cache@v2
+        uses: actions/cache@v3
         with:
           path: ~/.m2
           key: m2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 70ab157e..c2a75d2d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -24,22 +24,16 @@ jobs:
   publish:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - name: Set up Maven Central Repository
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v2
+      - name: Check out Git repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@main
+      - name: Install Java and Maven
+        uses: actions/setup-java@main
         with:
-          java-version: '8'
-          distribution: 'adopt'
-          server-id: ossrh
-          server-username: MAVEN_USERNAME
-          server-password: MAVEN_PASSWORD
-      - id: install-secret-key
-        name: Install gpg secret key
-        run: |
-          cat <(echo -e "${{ secrets.OSSRH_GPG_SECRET_KEY }}") | gpg --batch --import
-          gpg --list-secret-keys --keyid-format LONG
-      - name: Publish package
-        env:
-          MAVEN_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_USERNAME }}
-          MAVEN_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_TOKEN }}
-        run: mvn --batch-mode -Dgpg.passphrase=${{ secrets.OSSRH_GPG_SECRET_KEY_PASSWORD }} clean deploy -Dmaven.test.skip=false -Dmaven.javadoc.skip=false -Dgpg.skip=false
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+          java-version: 8
+      - name: Release Maven package
+        uses: samuelmeuli/action-maven-publish@v1
+        with:
+          gpg_private_key: ${{ secrets.gpg_private_key }}
+          gpg_passphrase: ${{ secrets.gpg_passphrase }}
+          nexus_username: ${{ secrets.nexus_username }}
+          nexus_password: ${{ secrets.nexus_password }}
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diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2625a4f3..1c0b667d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@
                 <configuration>
                     <serverId>ossrh</serverId>
                     <nexusUrl>https://oss.sonatype.org/</nexusUrl>
-                    <!--                    <autoReleaseAfterClose>true</autoReleaseAfterClose>-->
+                    <autoReleaseAfterClose>false</autoReleaseAfterClose>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
         </plugins>