diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index 170466e..f75cb4f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -8,26 +8,44 @@
 # You can also reference a tag or branch, but the action may change without warning.
 
 name: Publish package to GitHub Packages
+
 on:
   release:
     types: [created]
+
 jobs:
-  publish:
+  build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
       contents: read
       packages: write
+
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - uses: actions/setup-java@v3
-        with:
-          java-version: '17'
-          distribution: 'adopt'
-      - name: Validate Gradle wrapper
-        uses: gradle/wrapper-validation-action@ccb4328a959376b642e027874838f60f8e596de3
-      - name: Publish package
-        uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@749f47bda3e44aa060e82d7b3ef7e40d953bd629
-        with:
-          arguments: publish
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - name: Set up JDK 17
+      uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+      with:
+        java-version: '17'
+        distribution: 'adopt'
+        server-id: github # Value of the distributionManagement/repository/id field of the pom.xml
+        settings-path: ${{ github.workspace }} # location for the settings.xml file
+
+    
+    - name: Validate Gradle wrapper
+      uses: gradle/wrapper-validation-action@ccb4328a959376b642e027874838f60f8e596de3
+
+    - name: Build with Gradle
+      uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@67421db6bd0bf253fb4bd25b31ebb98943c375e1
+      with:
+        arguments: build
+
+    # The USERNAME and TOKEN need to correspond to the credentials environment variables used in
+    # the publishing section of your build.gradle
+    - name: Publish to GitHub Packages
+      uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@67421db6bd0bf253fb4bd25b31ebb98943c375e1
+      with:
+        arguments: publish
+      env:
+        USERNAME: ${{ github.actor }}
+        TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+