diff --git a/.github/workflows/pre-release-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pre-release-ci.yml
index a7f35887..8ac272c7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pre-release-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pre-release-ci.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
           echo Pre-release version $pre_release_version
           mvn versions:set -DnewVersion=$pre_release_version -DgenerateBackupPoms=false
           mvn versions:commit
-          mvn clean deploy -Pdeploy2Github -B -V
+          mvn clean deploy -Pdeploy2Github -DskipTests -B -V
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.ORGANIZATION_TOKEN }}
       - name: Set up Java for publishing to Maven Central Repository
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d79f0ced..763a60bc 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -35,6 +35,33 @@
         </repository>
       </distributionManagement>
     </profile>
+    <profile>
+      <id>deploy2Maven</id>
+      <distributionManagement>
+        <repository>
+          <id>ossrh</id>
+          <name>Central Repository OSSRH</name>
+          <url>https://oss.sonatype.org/service/local/staging/deploy/maven2/</url>
+        </repository>
+      </distributionManagement>
+      <build>
+        <plugins>
+          <plugin>
+            <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
+            <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+          </plugin>
+          <plugin>
+            <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
+          </plugin>
+          <plugin>
+            <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
+          </plugin>
+          <plugin>
+            <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
+          </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+      </build>
+    </profile>
   </profiles>
 
   <scm>