diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index ef2b1ae..0af4c3f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
           distribution: 'temurin'
           cache: maven
       - name: Build with Maven
-        run: mvn -B package -DskipTests --file pom.xml -P assembly
+        run: mvn -B package --file pom.xml -P assembly
       - name: Import GPG key
         run: |
           openssl enc -d -aes-256-cbc -K ${{ secrets.ENCRYPTION_KEY }} -iv ${{ secrets.ENCRYPTION_IV }} -in .github/workflows/secring.asc.enc -out .github/workflows/secring.asc
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
           cp .github/workflows/settings.xml ~/.m2/settings.xml
       - name: Release to Maven Central
         if: success()
-        run: mvn -B clean deploy --file pom.xml -P assembly -Dsonatype.username=${{ secrets.SONATYPE_USERNAME }} -Dsonatype.password=${{ secrets.SONATYPE_PASSWORD }}
+        run: mvn -B clean deploy --file pom.xml -P assembly -DskipTests -Dsonatype.username=${{ secrets.SONATYPE_USERNAME }} -Dsonatype.password=${{ secrets.SONATYPE_PASSWORD }}
       - name: Release Plugin Archive
         uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
         with:
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ce7c712..08154ea 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -315,6 +315,36 @@
               </execution>
             </executions>
           </plugin>
+          <plugin>
+            <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+            <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
+            <version>3.0.1</version>
+            <executions>
+              <execution>
+                <phase>verify</phase>
+                <goals>
+                  <goal>sign</goal>
+                </goals>
+              </execution>
+            </executions>
+          </plugin>
+          <plugin>
+            <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
+            <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+            <version>1.6.13</version>
+            <extensions>true</extensions>
+            <executions>
+              <execution>
+                <phase>deploy</phase>
+              </execution>
+            </executions>
+            <configuration>
+              <serverId>ossrh</serverId>
+              <nexusUrl>https://oss.sonatype.org/</nexusUrl>
+              <autoReleaseAfterClose>true</autoReleaseAfterClose>
+              <stagingProgressTimeoutMinutes>15</stagingProgressTimeoutMinutes>
+            </configuration>
+          </plugin>
         </plugins>
       </build>
     </profile>