diff --git a/.github/publish-maven.sh b/.github/publish-maven.sh
index d4a4ba1a1a..ab80d9d8d5 100755
--- a/.github/publish-maven.sh
+++ b/.github/publish-maven.sh
@@ -1,27 +1,29 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 echo "Extracting the SDK version from sbt build"
+
+# debugging help
+echo "----"
+sbt --client --no-colors "print coreSdk/version"
+echo "----"
 SDK_VERSION=$(sbt --client --no-colors "print coreSdk/version" | tail -n 3 | head -n 1 | tr -d '\n')
-IS_SNAPSHOT=$(sbt --client --no-colors "print coreSdk/isSnapshot" | tail -n 3 | head -n 1 | tr -d '\n')
-if [ "false" == "${IS_SNAPSHOT}" ]
-then
-  REPO="akka-repo::default::https://maven.cloudsmith.io/lightbend/akka/"
-else
-  REPO="akka-repo::default::https://maven.cloudsmith.io/lightbend/akka-snapshots/"
-fi
-echo "Publishing '${SDK_VERSION}' to '${REPO}'"
+echo "Publishing '${SDK_VERSION}'"
 
 cd maven-java
-echo ${PGP_SECRET} | base64 -d | gpg --import --batch
+
+# update poms with the version extracted from sbt dynver (-B == no colors)
+mvn -B versions:set -DnewVersion=${SDK_VERSION}
+
+# create Maven settings.xml with credentials for repository publishing
 mkdir -p ~/.m2
 cat <<EOF >~/.m2/settings.xml
 <settings xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/SETTINGS/1.1.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
   xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/SETTINGS/1.1.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/settings-1.1.0.xsd">
   <servers>
-    <server>
-      <id>akka-repo</id>
-      <username>${PUBLISH_USER}</username>
-      <password>${PUBLISH_PASSWORD}</password>
+      <server>
+        <id>ossrh</id>
+        <username>${SONATYPE_USERNAME}</username>
+        <password>${SONATYPE_PASSWORD}</password>
     </server>
   </servers>
   <profiles>
@@ -34,5 +36,9 @@ cat <<EOF >~/.m2/settings.xml
   </profiles>
 </settings>
 EOF
-mvn -B versions:set -DnewVersion=${SDK_VERSION}
-mvn -P release -B deploy -DaltDeploymentRepository="${REPO}"
+
+# import the artefact signing key
+echo ${PGP_SECRET} | base64 -d | gpg --import --batch
+
+# Maven deply with profile `release` (-B == no colors)
+mvn -P release -B deploy
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index ac20819704..7d8d1eb56b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ jobs:
           PGP_SECRET: ${{ secrets.PGP_SECRET }}
           PUBLISH_USER: ${{ secrets.PUBLISH_USER }}
           PUBLISH_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.PUBLISH_PASSWORD }}
+          SONATYPE_USER: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_USER }}
+          SONATYPE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_PASSWORD }}
 
   publish-documentation:
     name: Documentation
diff --git a/maven-java/pom.xml b/maven-java/pom.xml
index 435c348784..b47ad35ef6 100644
--- a/maven-java/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-java/pom.xml
@@ -49,27 +49,27 @@
     <maven.version>3.9.0</maven.version>
   </properties>
 
-<!--  <distributionManagement>-->
-<!--    <snapshotRepository>-->
-<!--      <id>ossrh</id>-->
-<!--      <url>https://s01.oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots</url>-->
-<!--    </snapshotRepository>-->
-<!--  </distributionManagement>-->
+  <distributionManagement>
+    <snapshotRepository>
+      <id>ossrh</id>
+      <url>https://s01.oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots</url>
+    </snapshotRepository>
+  </distributionManagement>
 
   <build>
     <pluginManagement>
       <plugins>
-<!--        <plugin>-->
-<!--          <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>-->
-<!--          <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>-->
-<!--          <version>1.6.13</version>-->
-<!--          <extensions>true</extensions>-->
-<!--          <configuration>-->
-<!--            <serverId>ossrh</serverId>-->
-<!--            <nexusUrl>https://s01.oss.sonatype.org</nexusUrl>-->
-<!--            <autoReleaseAfterClose>true</autoReleaseAfterClose>-->
-<!--          </configuration>-->
-<!--        </plugin>-->
+        <plugin>
+          <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
+          <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>1.6.13</version>
+          <extensions>true</extensions>
+          <configuration>
+            <serverId>ossrh</serverId>
+            <nexusUrl>https://s01.oss.sonatype.org</nexusUrl>
+            <autoReleaseAfterClose>true</autoReleaseAfterClose>
+          </configuration>
+        </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-resources-plugin</artifactId>