diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index f6a3264da..9e96ed1aa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -34,10 +34,10 @@ jobs:
           server-username: MAVEN_USERNAME
           server-password: MAVEN_PASSWORD
           gpg-private-key: ${{ secrets.SIGNING_KEY }}
-          gpg-passphrase: GPG_PASSWORD
+          gpg-passphrase: MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE
       - name: Publish package
         env:
           MAVEN_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.OSS_USERNAME }}
           MAVEN_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.OSS_PASSWORD }}
-          GPG_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.SIGNING_PASSWORD }}
+          MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.SIGNING_PASSWORD }}
         run: mvn --no-transfer-progress --batch-mode deploy -P release-sign-artifacts
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2c72c42c8..212d22a3d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -256,6 +256,7 @@
             </executions>
             <configuration>
               <gpgArguments>
+                <arg>--batch</arg>
                 <arg>--pinentry-mode</arg>
                 <arg>loopback</arg>
               </gpgArguments>
@@ -270,7 +271,7 @@
             <configuration>
               <serverId>nexus-releases</serverId>
               <nexusUrl>${nexusUrl}</nexusUrl>
-              <autoReleaseAfterClose>true</autoReleaseAfterClose>
+              <autoReleaseAfterClose>false</autoReleaseAfterClose>
             </configuration>
           </plugin>
         </plugins>