diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-artifacts.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-artifacts.yml
index 48a48f993..9feb6fdc7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-artifacts.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-artifacts.yml
@@ -8,16 +8,13 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   publish-maven:
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        shard: [ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
-      fail-fast: false
+
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     env:
-      SONATYPE_DEPLOY_USER: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_USER }}
-      SONATYPE_DEPLOY_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_PASSWORD }}
-      SONATYPE_PGP_SECRET: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_PGP_PRIVATE_KEY }}
-      SONATYPE_PGP_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_PGP_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSWORD }}
+      SONATYPE_PGP_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_PGP_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+      SONATYPE_PGP_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_PGP_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSWORD }}
+      SONATYPE_USER: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_USER }}
+      SONATYPE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_PASSWORD }}
       LANG: "en_US.UTF-8"
       LC_MESSAGES: "en_US.UTF-8"
       LC_ALL: "en_US.UTF-8"
@@ -29,8 +26,18 @@ jobs:
         with:
           java-version: '8'
           distribution: temurin
-      - run: test -z "$SONATYPE_PGP_SECRET" || echo "$SONATYPE_PGP_SECRET" | base64 --decode | gpg --import --no-tty --batch --yes
-      - run: GPG_TTY=$(tty) ./mill -i publishSonatype __.publishArtifacts --shard ${{ matrix.shard }} --divisionCount 6
+      - run: |
+          echo $SONATYPE_PGP_PRIVATE_KEY | base64 --decode > gpg_key
+          gpg --import --no-tty --batch --yes gpg_key
+          rm gpg_key
+          ./mill -i mill.scalalib.PublishModule/publishAll \
+            --sonatypeCreds $SONATYPE_USER:$SONATYPE_PASSWORD \
+            --gpgArgs --passphrase=$SONATYPE_PGP_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSWORD,--no-tty,--pinentry-mode,loopback,--batch,--yes,-a,-b \
+            --publishArtifacts __.publishArtifacts \
+            --readTimeout 600000 \
+            --awaitTimeout 600000 \
+            --release true \
+            --signed true
 
   publish-docs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/build.sc b/build.sc
index 1c3ccc042..afccaf34c 100644
--- a/build.sc
+++ b/build.sc
@@ -1007,48 +1007,6 @@ def partition(
 
 }
 
-def publishSonatype(
-    publishArtifacts: mill.main.Tasks[PublishModule.PublishData],
-    shard: Int,
-    divisionCount: Int
-) =
-  T.command {
-
-    val x: Seq[(Seq[(os.Path, String)], Artifact)] = {
-      mill.define.Target.sequence(partition(publishArtifacts, shard, divisionCount))().map {
-        case PublishModule.PublishData(a, s) => (s.map { case (p, f) => (p.path, f) }, a)
-      }
-    }
-    if (isPublishableCommit)
-      new SonatypePublisher(
-        uri = "https://oss.sonatype.org/service/local",
-        snapshotUri = "https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots",
-        credentials = sys.env("SONATYPE_DEPLOY_USER") + ":" + sys.env("SONATYPE_DEPLOY_PASSWORD"),
-        signed = true,
-        gpgArgs = Seq(
-          "--passphrase",
-          sys.env("SONATYPE_PGP_PASSWORD"),
-          "--no-tty",
-          "--pinentry-mode",
-          "loopback",
-          "--batch",
-          "--yes",
-          "-a",
-          "-b"
-        ),
-        readTimeout = 600000,
-        connectTimeout = 600000,
-        log = T.ctx().log,
-        workspace = T.workspace,
-        env = T.env,
-        awaitTimeout = 600000,
-        stagingRelease = true
-      ).publishAll(
-        true,
-        x: _*
-      )
-  }
-
 /**
  * Somethime, the Mill publish command fails although the Sonatype publishing went through.
  * This command checks, whether all artifacts are publshed.