diff --git a/.github/tools/check_publish.sh b/.github/tools/check_publish.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b08808e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/tools/check_publish.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+SECONDS=0
+
+# Config
+INTERVAL=30
+TIMEOUT=600
+
+# Validate SONATYPE credentials
+if [ -z "$SONATYPE_USERNAME" ] || [ -z "$SONATYPE_PASSWORD" ]; then
+    echo "SONATYPE_USERNAME and SONATYPE_PASSWORD environment variables must be set"
+    exit 1
+fi
+AUTH_TOKEN=$(echo "$SONATYPE_USERNAME:$SONATYPE_PASSWORD" | base64)
+
+# Initialize variables
+NAMESPACE=""
+BUNDLE_NAME=""
+BUNDLE_VERSION=""
+
+# Parse command-line arguments
+while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
+  case "$1" in
+    --namespace)
+      NAMESPACE="$2"
+      shift 2
+      ;;
+    --bundle-name)
+      BUNDLE_NAME="$2"
+      shift 2
+      ;;
+    --bundle-version)
+      BUNDLE_VERSION="$2"
+      shift 2
+      ;;
+    *)
+      echo "Unknown option: $1"
+      exit 1
+      ;;
+  esac
+done
+
+# Validate required arguments
+if [ -z "$NAMESPACE" ] || [ -z "$BUNDLE_NAME" ] || [ -z "$BUNDLE_VERSION" ]; then
+  echo "Usage: $0 --namespace <namespace> --bundle-name <bundle_name> --bundle-version <bundle_version>"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+URL="https://central.sonatype.com/api/v1/publisher/published?namespace=$NAMESPACE&name=$BUNDLE_NAME&version=$BUNDLE_VERSION"
+
+while [ $SECONDS -lt $TIMEOUT ]; do
+    RESPONSE=$(curl --header "Authorization: Bearer ${AUTH_TOKEN}" -s $URL)
+    echo $RESPONSE
+    if echo "$RESPONSE" | grep -q '"published":true'; then
+        echo "Successfully Published!"
+        exit 0
+    else
+        echo "Published is not true yet. Checking again in $INTERVAL seconds."
+    fi
+    sleep $INTERVAL
+done
+
+if [ $SECONDS -ge $TIMEOUT ]; then
+    echo "Timeout reached. Exiting after $TIMEOUT seconds."
+fi
+exit 1
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index f529d32..01d9374 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: Java CI with gradle and JReleaser
+name: Java CI
 
 on:
   push:
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ jobs:
           JRELEASER_GPG_SECRET_KEY: ${{ secrets.GPG_SECRET_KEY }}
           JRELEASER_MAVENCENTRAL_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_USERNAME }}
           JRELEASER_MAVENCENTRAL_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_TOKEN }}
+        continue-on-error: true
       - name: JReleaser release output
         if: always()
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
@@ -100,3 +101,10 @@ jobs:
           path: |
             out/jreleaser/trace.log
             out/jreleaser/output.properties
+        continue-on-error: true
+      - name: Verify Published Artifact
+        env:
+          SONATYPE_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_USERNAME }}
+          SONATYPE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_TOKEN }}
+        working-directory: .github/tools
+        run: sh check_publish.sh --namespace io.agodadev --bundle-name testmetrics --bundle-version ${{ env.MAJOR_MINOR_VERSION }}${{ github.run_number }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/scalabuild.yml b/.github/workflows/scalabuild.yml
index 751a79a..f26a2b8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/scalabuild.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/scalabuild.yml
@@ -31,6 +31,27 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build project
         working-directory: scalatest-listener
         run: sbt +compile
+  release:
+    name: Release
+    needs: build
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: Set up JDK 11
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v2
+        with:
+          java-version: "11"
+          distribution: "adopt"
+      - name: Cache sbt
+        uses: actions/cache@v2
+        with:
+          path: |
+            ~/.sbt
+            ~/.ivy2/cache
+            ~/.coursier/cache/v1
+            ~/.cache/coursier/v1
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-sbt-${{ hashFiles('**/build.sbt') }}
       - name: Prepare and Sign Artifact
         env:
           GPG_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.GPG_SECRET_KEY }}
@@ -44,13 +65,14 @@ jobs:
           echo "$GPG_PUBLIC_KEY" | gpg --import --batch
           mkdir -p $HOME/.sbt/gpg
           gpg --batch --pinentry-mode=loopback --yes --passphrase $GPG_PASSPHRASE --output $HOME/.sbt/gpg/secring.asc --export-secret-key --armor 
-          sbt +publishSigned
+          sbt +compile +publishSigned
           cd $BUNDLE_PATH && zip -r ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/bundle.zip .
       - name: Publish to Maven Central
         env:
           SONATYPE_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_USERNAME }}
           SONATYPE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_TOKEN }}
           PUBLISH_TYPE_PARAMS: AUTOMATIC
+          BUNDLE_VERSION_NUMBER: ${{ env.MAJOR_MINOR_VERSION }}${{ github.run_number }}
           BUNDLE_NAME: io.agodadev.scala-test-metrics
         working-directory: scalatest-listener
         run: |
@@ -60,12 +82,12 @@ jobs:
             exit 1
           fi
           echo "Found bundle file: $BUNDLE_FILE"
-          
+
           AUTH_TOKEN=$(echo -n "$SONATYPE_USERNAME:$SONATYPE_PASSWORD" | base64)
           RESPONSE=$(curl --fail --location "https://central.sonatype.com/api/v1/publisher/upload?publishingType=${PUBLISH_TYPE_PARAMS}" \
             --header "Authorization: Basic ${AUTH_TOKEN}" \
             --form "bundle=@${BUNDLE_FILE}" \
-            --form "name=${BUNDLE_NAME}" \
+            --form "name=${BUNDLE_NAME}_${BUNDLE_VERSION_NUMBER}" \
             --write-out "%{http_code}" \
             --silent --output /dev/null)
             
@@ -74,4 +96,10 @@ jobs:
           else
             echo "Failed to publish to Maven Central. HTTP status code: $RESPONSE"
             exit 1
-          fi
\ No newline at end of file
+          fi
+      - name: Verify Published Artifacts
+        env:
+          SONATYPE_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_USERNAME }}
+          SONATYPE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_TOKEN }}
+        working-directory: .github/tools
+        run: sh check_publish.sh --namespace io.agodadev --bundle-name scala-test-metrics_2.13 --bundle-version ${{ env.MAJOR_MINOR_VERSION }}${{ github.run_number }}