diff --git a/.github/workflows/mvn_publish.yml b/.github/workflows/mvn_publish.yml
index a27e18b..dc01e68 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/mvn_publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/mvn_publish.yml
@@ -22,26 +22,18 @@ jobs:
   publish:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      # Step 1: Check out the code
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      # Step 2: Set up the Java environment
       - uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with:
           java-version: '8'
           distribution: 'zulu'
           server-id: ossrh
-          server-username: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_USERNAME }}
-          server-password: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_PASSWORD }}
-          gpg-private-key: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_GPG_PRIVATE_KEY }}
-          gpg-passphrase: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE }}
-
-      # Step 3: Verify if the GPG key is correctly imported
-      - name: Verify GPG Key
-        run: gpg --list-secret-keys --keyid-format LONG
+          server-username: MAVEN_USERNAME
+          server-password: MAVEN_PASSWORD
+          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
 
-      # Step 4: Build and publish using Maven
-      - name: Build and Publish with Maven
+      - name: Build with Maven
         run: mvn clean deploy --batch-mode -DskipTests -P release -B -U -e
         env:
           MAVEN_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_USERNAME }}