diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4ec9b44259..5ae99fc8fd 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@
    </organization>
 
    <scm>
-      <connection>scm:git:ssh://git@github.com/Alfresco/governance-services.git</connection>
-      <developerConnection>scm:git:ssh://git@github.com/Alfresco/governance-services.git</developerConnection>
-      <url>scm:git:ssh://git@github.com/Alfresco/governance-services.git</url>
+      <connection>scm:git:https://git@github.com/Alfresco/governance-services.git</connection>
+      <developerConnection>scm:git:https://git@github.com/Alfresco/governance-services.git</developerConnection>
+      <url>scm:git:https://git@github.com/Alfresco/governance-services.git</url>
      <tag>HEAD</tag>
   </scm>
 
diff --git a/scripts/release.sh b/scripts/release.sh
index 479e9ec97c..dad187a0b3 100755
--- a/scripts/release.sh
+++ b/scripts/release.sh
@@ -3,9 +3,6 @@ set -e
 
 # Use full history for release
 git checkout -B "${TRAVIS_BRANCH}"
-# Add email to link commits to user
-git config user.email "${GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL}"
-git config user.name "${GIT_COMMITTER_NAME}"
 
 release_type=$1
 echo Release type: "$release_type"
@@ -23,7 +20,8 @@ if [ -z ${RELEASE_VERSION} ] || [ -z ${DEVELOPMENT_VERSION} ];
          exit 1
 else
     mvn --batch-mode \
-    -settings .travis.settings.xml \
+    -Dusername="${GITHUB_USERNAME}" \
+    -Dpassword="${GITHUB_PASSWORD}" \
     -DreleaseVersion=${RELEASE_VERSION} \
     -DdevelopmentVersion=${DEVELOPMENT_VERSION} \
     -DskipTests -D${release_type} -DuseReleaseProfile=false \