diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-to-maven-central.yml b/.github/workflows/release-to-maven-central.yml
index 856f353a1..ea5ebc80e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-to-maven-central.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-to-maven-central.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,14 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
+      - name: Set projects Maven version to GitHub Action GUI set version
+        run: mvn versions:set "-DnewVersion=${{ github.event.inputs.releaseversion }}"
+
+      - name: Build with Maven
+        run: mvn -B package --file pom.xml -DskipTests=true
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
       - name: Set up Apache Maven Central
         uses: actions/setup-java@v3
         with:
@@ -25,13 +33,9 @@ jobs:
           gpg-private-key: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_GPG_PRIVATE_KEY }} # Value of the GPG private key to import
           gpg-passphrase: MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE # env variable for GPG private key passphrase
 
-      - name: Set projects Maven version to GitHub Action GUI set version
-        run: mvn versions:set "-DnewVersion=${{ github.event.inputs.releaseversion }}"
-
       - name: Publish to Apache Maven Central
-        run: mvn -B clean deploy -Psign --file pom.xml -DskipTests=true
+        run: mvn -B deploy -Psign --file pom.xml
         env:
           MAVEN_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_USERNAME}}
           MAVEN_CENTRAL_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_PASSWORD }}
-          MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE }}
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
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+          MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE }}
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