diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index c5c3dbc8459a..d77a49daa6a8 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -122,6 +122,8 @@ before_install:
   - cat /etc/hosts
   # show java version
   - java -version
+  - export TRAVIS_BRANCH=master
+  - export TRAVIS_TAG=v7.9.0
   - if [ "$TRAVIS_BRANCH" = "master" ] && [ "$TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST" == "false" ]; then
       openssl aes-256-cbc -K $encrypted_6e2c8bba47c6_key -iv $encrypted_6e2c8bba47c6_iv -in sec.gpg.enc -out sec.gpg -d ;
       gpg --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-key $SIGNING_KEY ;
@@ -141,25 +143,6 @@ script:
 after_success:
   # push to maven repo
   - if [ $SONATYPE_USERNAME ] && [ "$TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST" == "false" ]; then
-      if [ "$TRAVIS_BRANCH" = "master" ] && [ -z $TRAVIS_TAG ]; then
-        echo "Publishing from branch $TRAVIS_BRANCH";
-        ./mvnw clean deploy --quiet -DskipTests=true -B -U -P release --settings CI/settings.xml -Dorg.slf4j.simpleLogger.defaultLogLevel=error;
-        echo "Finished mvn clean deploy for $TRAVIS_BRANCH";
-        pushd .;
-        cd modules/openapi-generator-gradle-plugin;
-        ./gradlew -Psigning.keyId="$SIGNING_KEY" -Psigning.password="$SIGNING_PASSPHRASE" -Psigning.secretKeyRingFile="${TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR}/sec.gpg" -PossrhUsername="${SONATYPE_USERNAME}" -PossrhPassword="${SONATYPE_PASSWORD}" publishPluginMavenPublicationToSonatypeRepository closeAndReleaseSonatypeStagingRepository;
-        echo "Finished ./gradlew publishPluginMavenPublicationToSonatypeRepository closeAndReleaseSonatypeStagingRepository";
-        popd;
-      elif [ -z $TRAVIS_TAG ] && [[ "$TRAVIS_BRANCH" =~ ^[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.x$ ]]; then
-        echo "Publishing from branch $TRAVIS_BRANCH";
-        ./mvnw clean deploy --quiet --settings CI/settings.xml -Dorg.slf4j.simpleLogger.defaultLogLevel=error;
-        echo "Finished mvn clean deploy for $TRAVIS_BRANCH";
-        pushd .;
-        cd modules/openapi-generator-gradle-plugin;
-        ./gradlew -PossrhUsername="${SONATYPE_USERNAME}" -PossrhPassword="${SONATYPE_PASSWORD}" publishPluginMavenPublicationToSonatypeRepository closeAndReleaseSonatypeStagingRepository;
-        echo "Finished ./gradlew publishPluginMavenPublicationToSonatypeRepository closeAndReleaseSonatypeStagingRepository";
-        popd;
-      fi;
       if [ -n $TRAVIS_TAG ] && [[ "$TRAVIS_TAG" =~ ^[v][0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+$ ]]; then
         echo "Publishing the gradle plugin to Gradle Portal on tag $TRAVIS_TAG (only)";
         pushd .;
diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator-gradle-plugin/pom.xml b/modules/openapi-generator-gradle-plugin/pom.xml
index a5f2ede778ab..4f33774c9db9 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator-gradle-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator-gradle-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -93,11 +93,9 @@
                     <gradleVersion>${gradleVersion}</gradleVersion>
                     <args>
                         <arg>-P openApiGeneratorVersion=${project.version}</arg>
-                        <!--
                         <arg>-Psigning.keyId=${env.SIGNING_KEY}</arg>
                         <arg>-Psigning.password=${env.SIGNING_PASSPHRASE}</arg>
                         <arg>-Psigning.secretKeyRingFile=${env.TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR}/sec.gpg</arg>
-                        -->
                     </args>
                 </configuration>
                 <executions>