diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-release.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-release.yml
index c4f23dd..70efaee 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-release.yml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
           gpg-private-key: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_GPG_PRIVATE_KEY }}
           gpg-passphrase: MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE
       - name: Deploy release
-        run: ./mvnw deploy -Prelease --batch-mode -DskipTests -DretryFailedDeploymentCount=3
+        run: ./mvnw deploy -Prelease --batch-mode -DskipTests -DretryFailedDeploymentCount=3 -Dgpg.passphrase=${{ secrets.MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE }}
         env:
           MAVEN_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_OSS_USERNAME }}
           MAVEN_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_OSS_PASSWORD }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-snapshot.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-snapshot.yml
index 1e67a8c..47b192e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-snapshot.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-snapshot.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
           gpg-private-key: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_GPG_PRIVATE_KEY }}
           gpg-passphrase: MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE
       - name: Deploy snapshot
-        run: ./mvnw deploy -Prelease-snapshot --batch-mode --update-snapshots -DskipTests -DretryFailedDeploymentCount=3
+        run: ./mvnw deploy -Prelease-snapshot --batch-mode --update-snapshots -DskipTests -DretryFailedDeploymentCount=3 -Dgpg.passphrase=${{ secrets.MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE }}
         env:
           MAVEN_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_OSS_USERNAME }}
           MAVEN_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_OSS_PASSWORD }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/prepare-release.yml b/.github/workflows/prepare-release.yml
index 40db398..037f4b1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/prepare-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/prepare-release.yml
@@ -22,11 +22,6 @@ jobs:
           java-version: 17
           distribution: 'temurin'
           cache: 'maven'
-          server-id: 'snapshot-repository'
-          server-username: MAVEN_USERNAME
-          server-password: MAVEN_PASSWORD
-          gpg-private-key: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_GPG_PRIVATE_KEY }}
-          gpg-passphrase: MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE
       - name: Prepare release
         run: |
           if [ -n "${{ github.event.inputs.next-version }}" ]; then
@@ -34,12 +29,7 @@ jobs:
           fi
           git config user.name "devopsHazelcast"
           git config user.email "<devops@hazelcast.com>"
-          ./mvnw --batch-mode release:prepare -Prelease -Darguments="-DskipTests" $EXTRA_ARGS 
-          ./mvnw --batch-mode release:clean
-        env:
-          MAVEN_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_OSS_USERNAME }}
-          MAVEN_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_OSS_PASSWORD }}
-          MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE }}
+          ./mvnw --batch-mode release:prepare release:clean -Darguments="-DskipTests" $EXTRA_ARGS
       - name: Push changes
         run: |
           git push