diff --git a/.github/workflows/maven.yml b/.github/workflows/maven.yml
index dad694833..a35274835 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/maven.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/maven.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix: 
-        java: [8, 11]
+        java: [8]
     name: Java ${{ matrix.java }} building ... 
     
     steps:
@@ -26,5 +26,11 @@ jobs:
         java-version: ${{ matrix.java }}
         distribution: 'temurin'
         cache: maven
+        server-id: sonatype-nexus-snapshots
+        server-username: MAVEN_USERNAME
+        server-password: MAVEN_PASSWORD
     - name: Build with Maven
       run: mvn -B package --file pom.xml -DdisableXmlReport=true -Djacoco.skip=true -Dpmd.skip=true
+      env:
+        MAVEN_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.OSSRHUSERNAME }}
+        MAVEN_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.OSSRHPASSWORD }}