diff --git a/.github/workflows/mvn-deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/mvn-deploy.yml
index 1cb5d28f16..25ad39bd86 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/mvn-deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/mvn-deploy.yml
@@ -32,8 +32,15 @@ jobs:
         with:
           distribution: "temurin"
           java-version: 11
+          server-id: ossrh
+          server-username: MAVEN_USERNAME
+          server-password: MAVEN_PASSWORD
 
       - name: Test (should be deploy)
-        run: mvn -Pdocker --batch-mode  --errors --fail-at-end --show-version  --file pom.xml verify
+        run: mvn -Pdocker --batch-mode  --errors --fail-at-end --show-version  --file pom.xml deploy
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          MAVEN_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_USERNAME }}
+          MAVEN_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_TOKEN }}
+          DOCKER_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USERNAME }}
+          DOCKER_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_PASSWORD }}
diff --git a/package/pom.xml b/package/pom.xml
index c618f629be..2141ee04ce 100644
--- a/package/pom.xml
+++ b/package/pom.xml
@@ -107,11 +107,19 @@
                         <artifactId>docker-maven-plugin</artifactId>
                         <executions>
                             <execution>
+                                <id>build</id>
                                 <phase>package</phase>
                                 <goals>
                                     <goal>build</goal>
                                 </goals>
                             </execution>
+                            <execution>
+                                <id>push</id>
+                                <phase>deploy</phase>
+                                <goals>
+                                    <goal>push</goal>
+                                </goals>
+                            </execution>
                         </executions>
                         <configuration>
                             <imageName>arcadedata/arcadedb</imageName>
@@ -120,7 +128,6 @@
                                 <imageTag>latest</imageTag>
                             </imageTags>
                             <dockerDirectory>${project.basedir}/src/main/docker</dockerDirectory>
-                            <!-- copy the service's jar file from target into the root directory of the image -->
                             <resources>
                                 <resource>
                                     <targetPath>/</targetPath>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b6fce64452..b486088e37 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -52,10 +52,13 @@
     </scm>
 
     <distributionManagement>
+        <snapshotRepository>
+            <id>ossrh</id>
+            <url>https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots</url>
+        </snapshotRepository>
         <repository>
-            <id>github</id>
-            <name>GitHub Packages</name>
-            <url>https://maven.pkg.github.com/arcadedata/arcadedb</url>
+            <id>ossrh</id>
+            <url>https://oss.sonatype.org/service/local/staging/deploy/maven2/</url>
         </repository>
     </distributionManagement>
 
@@ -123,19 +126,19 @@
                 </executions>
             </plugin>
 
-            <!--            <plugin>-->
-            <!--                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>-->
-            <!--                <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>-->
-            <!--                <version>${maven-javadoc-plugin.version}</version>-->
-            <!--                <executions>-->
-            <!--                    <execution>-->
-            <!--                        <id>attach-javadocs</id>-->
-            <!--                        <goals>-->
-            <!--                            <goal>jar</goal>-->
-            <!--                        </goals>-->
-            <!--                    </execution>-->
-            <!--                </executions>-->
-            <!--            </plugin>-->
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>${maven-javadoc-plugin.version}</version>
+                <executions>
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>attach-javadocs</id>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>jar</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                    </execution>
+                </executions>
+            </plugin>
 
         </plugins>
         <pluginManagement>