diff --git a/.github/workflows/maven-release.yml b/.github/workflows/maven-release.yml
index 1f2fe2f56..c31bc0b5e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/maven-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/maven-release.yml
@@ -25,11 +25,6 @@ jobs:
       with:
         distribution: adopt
         java-version: 17
-        server-id: ossrh
-        server-username: MAVEN_USERNAME
-        server-password: MAVEN_PASSWORD
-        gpg-private-key: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_GPG_SECRET_KEY }}
-        gpg-passphrase: MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE
     - name: set maven version
       run: |
         mvn versions:set versions:commit -B -ntp -DnewVersion=${{ github.event.inputs.version }}
@@ -51,6 +46,16 @@ jobs:
         docker tag karate-chrome karatelabs/karate-chrome:latest
         docker push karatelabs/karate-chrome:${{ github.event.inputs.version }}
         docker push karatelabs/karate-chrome:latest
+    - name: set up jdk 17
+      uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+      with:
+        distribution: adopt
+        java-version: 17
+        server-id: ossrh
+        server-username: MAVEN_USERNAME
+        server-password: MAVEN_PASSWORD
+        gpg-private-key: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_GPG_SECRET_KEY }}
+        gpg-passphrase: MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE        
     - name: maven deploy to central
       env:
         MAVEN_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_TOKEN_USER }}