diff --git a/.github/workflows/maven-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/maven-publish.yml
index 304f95b..df0b68d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/maven-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/maven-publish.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ on:
         required: true
       AWS_CA_PASSWORD:
         required: true
+      MVN_SETTINGS_XML:
+        required: true
 
 jobs:
   build:
@@ -51,7 +53,7 @@ jobs:
         cat ~/.m2/settings.xml
         echo "CODEARTIFACT_AUTH_TOKEN: $CODEARTIFACT_AUTH_TOKEN"
       env:
-        SETTINGS_XML: ${{ secrets.MVN_SETTINGS_XML }}
+        SETTINGS_XML: ${{ vars.MVN_SETTINGS_XML }}
 
     - name: Build with Maven
       run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/maven-release.yml b/.github/workflows/maven-release.yml
index e6e8921..22081a2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/maven-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/maven-release.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ on:
         required: true
       SSH_PRIVATE_KEY:
         required: true
+      MVN_SETTINGS_XML:
+        required: true
 
 jobs:
   build:
@@ -70,7 +72,7 @@ jobs:
         cat ~/.m2/settings.xml
         echo "CODEARTIFACT_AUTH_TOKEN: $CODEARTIFACT_AUTH_TOKEN"
       env:
-        SETTINGS_XML: ${{ secrets.MVN_SETTINGS_XML }}
+        SETTINGS_XML: ${{ vars.MVN_SETTINGS_XML }}
 
     - name: Maven release
       run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/maven.yml b/.github/workflows/maven.yml
index 29e714d..2a732d7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/maven.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/maven.yml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ jobs:
         cat ~/.m2/settings.xml
         echo "CODEARTIFACT_AUTH_TOKEN: $CODEARTIFACT_AUTH_TOKEN"
       env:
-        SETTINGS_XML: ${{ secrets.MVN_SETTINGS_XML }}
+        SETTINGS_XML: ${{ vars.MVN_SETTINGS_XML }}
 
     - name: Build with Maven
       run: mvn -B clean package