diff --git a/.github/workflows/maven-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/maven-publish.yml
index 4df97484..3072ffd3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/maven-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/maven-publish.yml
@@ -17,15 +17,16 @@ jobs:
           server-username: 'OSSRH_USER'
           server-password: 'OSSRH_PASSWORD'
           gpg-passphrase:  'GPG_PASSWORD'
-          gpg-private-key: ${{ secrets.GPG_SECRET }}
       - name: debug settings.xml
         run: cat /home/runner/.m2/settings.xml
+      - name: Import GPG key
+        uses: crazy-max/ghaction-import-gpg@v6
+        with:
+          gpg_private_key: ${{ secrets.GPG_SECRET }}
+          passphrase: ${{ secrets.GPG_PASSWORD }}
       - name: Publish to Maven Central Repo
-        run:  |
-          echo -n "$GPG_SECRET" | base64 --decode | gpg --import
-          mvn clean deploy --batch-mode --activate-profiles deploy
+        run: mvn clean deploy --batch-mode --activate-profiles deploy
         env:
           OSSRH_USER: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_USER }}
           OSSRH_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_PASSWORD }}
           GPG_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.GPG_PASSWORD }}
-          GPG_SECRET: ${{ secrets.GPG_SECRET }}