diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index b1f6c18f..3cec5a50 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ env:
   MAVEN_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.NEXUS_PASSWORD }}
   MAVEN_CENTRAL_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.OSS_SONATYPE_USERNAME }}
   MAVEN_CENTRAL_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.OSS_SONATYPE_PASSWORD }}
+  GPG_SIGNING_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.GPG_SIGNING_PASSPHRASE }}
   GITHUB_ACTIONS_DEPLOY_TIMEOUT: 90
 
 jobs:
@@ -170,6 +171,15 @@ jobs:
       - uses: Alfresco/alfresco-build-tools/.github/actions/setup-java-build@v8.16.0
       - name: "Build"
         run: mvn install -DskipTests=true -Dmaven.javadoc.skip=true -B -V
+      - name: Import GPG key
+        env:
+          GPG_TTY: $(tty)
+        run: |
+          echo "${{ secrets.GPG_SIGNING_PRIVATE_KEY }}" | gpg --batch --import
+          echo "use-agent" >> ~/.gnupg/gpg.conf
+          echo "pinentry-mode loopback" >> ~/.gnupg/gpg.conf
+          echo "allow-loopback-pinentry" >> ~/.gnupg/gpg-agent.conf
+          gpg --batch --yes --pinentry-mode loopback --passphrase $GPG_SIGNING_PASSPHRASE --list-keys
       - name: "Publish"
         timeout-minutes: ${{ fromJSON(env.GITHUB_ACTIONS_DEPLOY_TIMEOUT) }}
-        run: mvn deploy $MAVEN_CLI_OPTS -DskipTests
\ No newline at end of file
+        run: mvn --batch-mode clean deploy -P sdk-release -DskipTests=true -Dgpg.passphrase=$GPG_SIGNING_PASSPHRASE
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f54747ee..ce05abe5 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -330,12 +330,40 @@
 
         <profile>
             <id>sdk-release</id>
-            <properties>
-                <maven.site.url>https://artifacts.alfresco.com/nexus/content/repositories/alfresco-docs/alfresco-sdk-aggregator/latest</maven.site.url>
-                <maven.release.goals>deploy site-deploy</maven.release.goals>
-            </properties>
+            <distributionManagement>
+                <repository>
+                    <id>central-releases-staging</id>
+                    <url>https://oss.sonatype.org/service/local/staging/deploy/maven2/</url>
+                </repository>
+            </distributionManagement>
             <build>
                 <plugins>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>3.3.1</version>
+                        <executions>
+                            <execution>
+                                <id>attach-sources</id>
+                                <goals>
+                                    <goal>jar</goal>
+                                </goals>
+                            </execution>
+                        </executions>
+                    </plugin>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>3.8.0</version>
+                        <executions>
+                            <execution>
+                                <id>attach-javadocs</id>
+                                <goals>
+                                    <goal>jar</goal>
+                                </goals>
+                            </execution>
+                        </executions>
+                    </plugin>
                     <plugin>
                         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                         <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -352,10 +380,22 @@
                                         <arg>--pinentry-mode</arg>
                                         <arg>loopback</arg>
                                     </gpgArguments>
+                                    <passphrase>${gpg.passphrase}</passphrase>
                                 </configuration>
                             </execution>
                         </executions>
                     </plugin>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>1.6.13</version>
+                        <extensions>true</extensions>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <serverId>central-releases-staging</serverId>
+                            <nexusUrl>https://oss.sonatype.org/</nexusUrl>
+                            <autoReleaseAfterClose>true</autoReleaseAfterClose>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </plugin>
                     <plugin>
                         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                         <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -548,8 +588,8 @@
 
     <distributionManagement>
         <repository>
-            <id>central-releases-staging</id>
-            <url>https://oss.sonatype.org/service/local/staging/deploy/maven2</url>
+            <id>alfresco-public</id>
+            <url>https://nexus.alfresco.com/nexus/repository/releases</url>
         </repository>
         <snapshotRepository>
             <id>alfresco-public-snapshots</id>