diff --git a/.mvn/settings-maven-central.xml b/.mvn/settings-maven-central.xml
index 7fc46fe..30b15c3 100644
--- a/.mvn/settings-maven-central.xml
+++ b/.mvn/settings-maven-central.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <server>
       <id>central</id>
       <username>${MVN_CENTRAL_USER}</username>
-      <password>${MVN_CENTRAL_TOKEN}</password>
+      <password>${MAVEN_CENTRAL_TOKEN}</password>
     </server>
   </servers>
 </settings>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7214bfe..12d7e68 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
                     <version>3.2.8</version>
-                </plugin>    
+                </plugin>
             </plugins>
         </pluginManagement>
 
@@ -612,12 +612,6 @@
     <profiles>
         <profile>
             <id>release-sign-artifacts</id>
-            <activation>
-                <property>
-                    <name>performRelease</name>
-                    <value>true</value>
-                </property>
-            </activation>
             <build>
                 <plugins>
                     <plugin>
@@ -636,6 +630,30 @@
                 </plugins>
             </build>
         </profile>
+        <profile>
+            <id>release-central</id>
+            <build>
+                <plugins>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <executions>
+                            <execution>
+                                <id>sign-artifacts</id>
+                                <phase>verify</phase>
+                                <goals>
+                                    <goal>sign</goal>
+                                </goals>
+                            </execution>
+                        </executions>
+                    </plugin>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.sonatype.central</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>central-publishing-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                    </plugin>
+                </plugins>
+            </build>
+        </profile>
         <profile>
             <id>owasp-check</id>
             <build>