diff --git a/.github/workflows/maven-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/maven-publish.yml
index 1cdec61..36235f3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/maven-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/maven-publish.yml
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Deploy artifacts
       run: |
         echo "CodeArtifact token: $CODEARTIFACT_AUTH_TOKEN"
+        echo -e "${{ secrets.MVN_SETTINGS_XML }}" > mvn-settings.xml
         mvn deploy --file pom.xml -s mvn-settings.xml -DrepositoryId=deploy
       env:
         GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/maven-release.yml b/.github/workflows/maven-release.yml
index 315a839..0744964 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/maven-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/maven-release.yml
@@ -65,7 +65,10 @@ jobs:
         ssh-keyscan -t rsa devops.pravilanovait.hr > ~/.ssh/known_hosts
 
     - name: Maven release
-      run: mvn release:prepare release:perform -s mvn-settings.xml -B -DrepositoryId=deploy -DconnectionUrl=$REPO_URL
+      run: |
+        echo -e "${{ secrets.MVN_SETTINGS_XML }}" > mvn-settings.xml
+        mvn org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-release-plugin:3.1.0:prepare -s mvn-settings.xml -B -DrepositoryId=deploy -DconnectionUrl=$REPO_URL
+        mvn org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-release-plugin:3.1.0:perform -s mvn-settings.xml -B -DrepositoryId=deploy -DconnectionUrl=$REPO_URL
       env:
         GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
         AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: ${{ secrets.AWS_CA_USER }}