diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly-build.yml b/.github/workflows/nightly-build.yml
index 2e2cd0c69f..9598021b51 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly-build.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
       - name: Set up JDK
         uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with:
@@ -24,16 +23,16 @@ jobs:
           java-version: 21
           cache: maven
 
-      - name: Build and Publish SNAPSHOT
-        run: ./mvnw deploy -B -V -D"maven.javadoc.skip"="true" -D"java.util.logging.config.file"="${{github.workspace}}/quickfixj-core/src/test/resources/logging.properties" -D"http.keepAlive"="false" -D"maven.wagon.http.pool"="false" -D"maven.wagon.httpconnectionManager.ttlSeconds"="120"
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      - name: Build SNAPSHOT
+        run: ./mvnw clean package -B -V -D"maven.javadoc.skip"="true" -D"java.util.logging.config.file"="${{github.workspace}}/quickfixj-core/src/test/resources/logging.properties" -D"http.keepAlive"="false" -D"maven.wagon.http.pool"="false" -D"maven.wagon.httpconnectionManager.ttlSeconds"="120"
 
       - name: Delete old packages
+        continue-on-error: true
         uses: SmartsquareGmbH/delete-old-packages@v0.8.1
         with:
           organization: quickfix-j
           type: maven
+          keep: 0
           names: |
             org.quickfixj.quickfixj-all
             org.quickfixj.quickfixj-base
@@ -61,3 +60,8 @@ jobs:
             org.quickfixj.quickfixj-orchestration
             org.quickfixj.quickfixj-parent
             org.quickfixj.quickfixj-perf-test
+
+      - name: Deploy SNAPSHOT
+        run: ./mvnw deploy -B -V -DskipTests -D"maven.javadoc.skip"="true" -D"java.util.logging.config.file"="${{github.workspace}}/quickfixj-core/src/test/resources/logging.properties" -D"http.keepAlive"="false" -D"maven.wagon.http.pool"="false" -D"maven.wagon.httpconnectionManager.ttlSeconds"="120"
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}