diff --git a/.semaphore/semaphore.yml b/.semaphore/semaphore.yml
index 1b6ae010..2b484723 100644
--- a/.semaphore/semaphore.yml
+++ b/.semaphore/semaphore.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ global_job_config:
     commands:
       - checkout
       - sem-version java 8
+      - . cache-maven restore
 
 blocks:
   - name: Test
@@ -37,8 +38,9 @@ blocks:
         - name: Test
           commands:
             - . sem-pint -c
-            - ./gradlew test
-            - . cve-scan
+            - mvn -U -Dmaven.wagon.http.retryHandler.count=10 --batch-mode --no-transfer-progress clean verify install dependency:analyze validate
+            - cve-scan
+            - . cache-maven store
       epilogue:
         always:
           commands:
@@ -46,6 +48,17 @@ blocks:
             - artifact push workflow target/test-results
             - artifact push workflow target
 
+  - name: Release
+    dependencies: ["Test"]
+    run:
+      when: "branch = 'master' or branch =~ '[0-9]+\\.[0-9]+\\.x'"
+    task:
+      jobs:
+        - name: Release
+          commands:
+            - mvn -U -Dmaven.wagon.http.retryHandler.count=10 --batch-mode -DaltDeploymentRepository=confluent-codeartifact-internal::default::https://confluent-519856050701.d.codeartifact.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/maven/maven-snapshots/
+              -DrepositoryId=confluent-codeartifact-internal deploy -DskipTests
+
 after_pipeline:
   task:
     agent: