diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 82fa6df8..1366ebc5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -180,6 +180,20 @@ 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: Set up Maven Central credentials
+        run: |
+          echo "<settings xmlns=\"http://maven.apache.org/SETTINGS/1.0.0\"
+                xmlns:xsi=\"http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance\"
+                xsi:schemaLocation=\"http://maven.apache.org/SETTINGS/1.0.0
+                https://maven.apache.org/xsd/settings-1.0.0.xsd\">
+            <servers>
+              <server>
+                <id>central</id>
+                <username>${{ secrets.MAVEN_CENTRAL_USERNAME }}</username>
+                <password>${{ secrets.MAVEN_CENTRAL_PASSWORD }}</password>
+              </server>
+            </servers>
+          </settings>" > ~/.m2/settings.xml
       - name: Import GPG key
         env:
           GPG_TTY: $(tty)