diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-snapshot-maven.yaml b/.github/workflows/publish-snapshot-maven.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..76c99009
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-snapshot-maven.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+################################################################################
+# Copyright (c) 2021,2023 Contributors to the Eclipse Foundation
+#
+# See the NOTICE file(s) distributed with this work for additional
+# information regarding copyright ownership.
+#
+# This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
+# terms of the Apache License, Version 2.0 which is available at
+# https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+# WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+# License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+################################################################################
+---
+name: Publish SNAPSHOT version
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+jobs:
+  publish-maven:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout branch
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+      - name: Set up JDK 17
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v1
+        with:
+          java-version: 17
+          distribution: temurin
+
+        # use the default GitHub runner user for the next steps
+        # this is needed during deploy, for pushing a tag
+      - name: Configure Git User
+        uses: fregante/setup-git-user@v2
+
+      # this is necessary because it creates gpg.conf, etc.
+      - name: List Keys
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          gpg -K --keyid-format=long
+
+      - name: Import GPG Private Key
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          echo "use-agent" >> ~/.gnupg/gpg.conf
+          echo "pinentry-mode loopback" >> ~/.gnupg/gpg.conf
+          echo -e "${{ secrets.ORG_GPG_PRIVATE_KEY }}" | gpg --import --batch
+          for fpr in $(gpg --list-keys --with-colons | awk -F: '/fpr:/ {print $10}' | sort -u);
+          do
+            echo -e "5\\ny\\n" |  gpg --batch --command-fd 0 --expert --edit-key $fpr trust;
+          done
+
+        # Environment variables used in settings.xml and pom.xml
+      - name: Publish to Maven
+        shell: bash
+        env:
+          MAVEN_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.ORG_OSSRH_USERNAME }}
+          MAVEN_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.ORG_OSSRH_PASSWORD }}
+          GPG_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.ORG_GPG_PASSPHRASE }}
+        # command summary
+        # -B/--batch-mode: only display progress and errors
+        # -U: update snapshot-releases
+        # -Pci-cd: apply the ci-cd profile (in pom.xml)
+        # -s settings.xml: use custom settings file
+        run: |
+          if [[ $(mvn org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-help-plugin:3.2.0:evaluate -Dexpression=project.version -q -DforceStdout) == *SNAPSHOT ]]; then
+            ./mvnw -B -U \
+              -Pci-cd \
+              -s settings.xml \
+              deploy
+          fi
+
+        # artifact_name is cx-ssi-lib and the version should be the *-SNAPSHOT
+        # In the next step we'll use the releaseVersion to finalize the upload
+      - name: Get generated artifact name
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          echo "artifact_name=$(mvn org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-help-plugin:3.2.0:evaluate -Dexpression=project.artifactId -q -DforceStdout)" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+          echo "artifact_version=$(mvn org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-help-plugin:3.2.0:evaluate -Dexpression=project.version -q -DforceStdout)" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+
+        # Use the generated name to supply the input 'path' for the upload,
+        # but upload the final
+        # Example:
+        #   input: cx-ssi-lib-0.0.1-SNAPSHOT.jar
+        #   output: cx-ssi-lib-0.0.1.jar
+      - name: Upload Artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          name: ${{ env.artifact_name }}-${{ inputs.releaseVersion }}
+          path: ./target/${{ env.artifact_name }}-${{ env.artifact_version }}.jar
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 201593dc..f5935180 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <groupId>org.eclipse.tractusx.ssi</groupId>
     <artifactId>cx-ssi-lib</artifactId>
-    <version>0.0.18-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.0.17-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
     <!-- required when publishing to Maven Central -->
@@ -234,19 +234,29 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
             </resource>
         </resources>
         <plugins>
+            <!--
+                The Maven Release Plugin can be used to automate the changes to the Maven POM files,
+                sanity checks, the SCM operations required and the actual deployment execution.
+            -->
             <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.6.0</version>
-                <executions>
-                    <execution>
-                        <id>attach-javadocs</id>
-                        <phase>compile</phase>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>jar</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                    </execution>
-                </executions>
+              <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+              <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
+              <version>3.0.1</version>
+              <configuration>
+                <tagNameFormat>@{project.version}</tagNameFormat>
+                <autoVersionSubmodules>true</autoVersionSubmodules>
+                <useReleaseProfile>false</useReleaseProfile>
+                <releaseProfiles>ci-cd</releaseProfiles>
+                <goals>deploy</goals>
+              </configuration>
+              <executions>
+                <execution>
+                  <id>default</id>
+                  <goals>
+                    <goal>perform</goal>
+                  </goals>
+                </execution>
+              </executions>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.eclipse.dash</groupId>
@@ -371,30 +381,6 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
                             <autoReleaseAfterClose>${env.AUTO_RELEASE_AFTER_CLOSE}</autoReleaseAfterClose>
                         </configuration>
                     </plugin>
-                    <!--
-                        The Maven Release Plugin can be used to automate the changes to the Maven POM files,
-                        sanity checks, the SCM operations required and the actual deployment execution.
-                    -->
-                    <plugin>
-                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>3.0.1</version>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <tagNameFormat>@{project.version}</tagNameFormat>
-                            <autoVersionSubmodules>true</autoVersionSubmodules>
-                            <useReleaseProfile>false</useReleaseProfile>
-                            <releaseProfiles>ci-cd</releaseProfiles>
-                            <goals>deploy</goals>
-                        </configuration>
-                        <executions>
-                            <execution>
-                                <id>default</id>
-                                <goals>
-                                    <goal>perform</goal>
-                                </goals>
-                            </execution>
-                        </executions>
-                    </plugin>
                     <plugin>
                         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                         <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>