diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 43dc62e..83c61dc 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -57,9 +57,21 @@ allprojects {
                 from components.java
             }
         }
-        repositories {
-            maven {
-                url "file://${rootProject.projectDir}/.mvnrepo"
+
+        publishing {
+            repositories {
+                repositories {
+                    maven {
+                        url = uri("https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/60097152/packages/maven")
+                        credentials(HttpHeaderCredentials) {
+                            name = "Private-Token"
+                            value = findProperty("gitLabPrivateToken").toString() // the variable resides in $GRADLE_USER_HOME/gradle.properties
+                        }
+                        authentication {
+                            header(HttpHeaderAuthentication)
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
             }
         }
     }