diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 65129e10e60..357e6b76054 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -61,10 +61,11 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build Snapshot with Maven
         id: build-snapshot
         env:
-          CENTRAL_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.CENTRAL_USER }}
-          CENTRAL_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.CENTRAL_PASSWORD }}
+          MAVEN_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.CENTRAL_USER }}
+          MAVEN_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.CENTRAL_PASSWORD }}
+          MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.GPG_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSWORD }}
           NVD_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.NVD_API_KEY }}
-        run: mvn -V -s settings.xml -Prelease clean package verify source:jar javadoc:jar gpg:sign deploy -DreleaseTesting --no-transfer-progress --batch-mode -Dgpg.passphrase=${{ secrets.GPG_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSWORD }}
+        run: mvn -V -s settings.xml -Prelease clean package verify source:jar javadoc:jar gpg:sign deploy -DreleaseTesting --no-transfer-progress --batch-mode
       - name: SARIF Multitool
         uses: microsoft/sarif-actions@v0.1
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 5e4ad160d1d..3ae315d3902 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -72,11 +72,12 @@ jobs:
         id: build-release
         timeout-minutes: 120
         env:
-          CENTRAL_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.CENTRAL_USER }}
-          CENTRAL_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.CENTRAL_PASSWORD }}
+          MAVEN_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.CENTRAL_USER }}
+          MAVEN_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.CENTRAL_PASSWORD }}
+          MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.GPG_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSWORD }}
           NVD_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.NVD_API_KEY }}
         run: |
-          mvn -V -s settings.xml -Prelease clean package source:jar javadoc:jar gpg:sign deploy site site:stage -DreleaseTesting --no-transfer-progress --batch-mode -Dgpg.passphrase=${{ secrets.GPG_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSWORD }}
+          mvn -V -s settings.xml -Prelease clean package source:jar javadoc:jar gpg:sign deploy site site:stage -DreleaseTesting --no-transfer-progress --batch-mode
       - name: Archive code coverage results
         id: archive-coverage
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
diff --git a/settings.xml b/settings.xml
index 1c149a8bf7f..a04922c86e5 100644
--- a/settings.xml
+++ b/settings.xml
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
     <servers>
         <server>
             <id>central</id>
-            <username>${env.CENTRAL_USER}</username>
-            <password>${env.CENTRAL_PASSWORD}</password>
+            <username>${env.MAVEN_USERNAME}</username>
+            <password>${env.MAVEN_PASSWORD}</password>
         </server>
     </servers>
     <profiles>