diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index f0ed84b0..955de261 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
           gpg-private-key: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_GPG_PRIVATE_KEY }}
           gpg-passphrase: GPG_PASSPHRASE # Env var that holds the key's passphrase
       - name: Publish to the Maven Central Repository
-        run: mvn --no-transfer-progress --batch-mode deploy
+        run: mvn --no-transfer-progress --batch-mode deploy -DperformRelease=true
         env:
           MAVEN_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_USERNAME_OSSRH }}
           MAVEN_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_PASSWORD_OSSRH }}
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9a4b1b82..edb502d5 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     <!--plugins version -->
     <jacoco.maven.plugin.version>0.8.10</jacoco.maven.plugin.version>
     <sonar.maven.plugin.version>3.9.1.2184</sonar.maven.plugin.version>
-    <plugin.maven.gpg.version>3.1.0</plugin.maven.gpg.version>
+    <maven.gpg.plugin.version>3.1.0</maven.gpg.plugin.version>
 
     <!-- sonar analysis -->
     <sonar.organization>sebastienvermeille</sonar.organization>
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@
           <plugin>
             <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
             <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
-            <version>${plugin.maven.gpg.version}</version>
+            <version>${maven.gpg.plugin.version}</version>
             <executions>
               <execution>
                 <id>sign-artifacts</id>
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>${plugin.maven.gpg.version}</version>
+        <version>${maven.gpg.plugin.version}</version>
       </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>