diff --git a/.github/workflows/mvn-deploy-release.yaml b/.github/workflows/mvn-deploy-release.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6eaf4c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/mvn-deploy-release.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+name: Logback Appender Maven CI
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ master ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ master ]
+  release:
+    types: [created]
+
+jobs:
+  publish:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    env:
+      OSSRH_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_USERNAME }}
+      OSSRH_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_PASSWORD }}
+      GPG_KEY: ${{ secrets.GPG_KEY }}
+      GPG_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.GPG_PASSPHRASE }}
+      MVN_MASTER_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.MVN_MASTER_PASSWORD }}    
+    steps:
+      - name: Check out Git repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: Install Java and Maven
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v1
+        with:
+          java-version: 11
+      - name: Create settings-security.xml
+        run: |
+          echo '<settingsSecurity>' > ~/.m2/settings-security.xml
+          echo "  <master>${{ secrets.MVN_MASTER_PASSWORD }}</master>" >> ~/.m2/settings-security.xml
+          echo '</settingsSecurity>' >> ~/.m2/settings-security.xml               
+      - name: Release Maven package
+        uses: samuelmeuli/action-maven-publish@v1.4.0
+        with:
+          maven_profiles: deploy
+          gpg_private_key: ${{ secrets.GPG_KEY }}
+          gpg_passphrase: ${{ secrets.GPG_PASSPHRASE }}
+          nexus_username: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_USERNAME }}
+          nexus_password: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_PASSWORD }}
+          server_id: ossrh-nexus
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diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5d564ca..c9962b0 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -88,7 +88,15 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>1.5</version>
+                <version>1.6</version>
+                <configuration>
+                    <!-- Prevent gpg from using pinentry programs -->
+                    <gpgArguments>
+                        <arg>--pinentry-mode</arg>
+                        <arg>loopback</arg>
+                        <arg>--no-tty</arg>
+                    </gpgArguments>
+                </configuration>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
                         <id>sign-artifacts</id>
@@ -209,4 +217,4 @@
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
-</project>
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+</project>
diff --git a/release/codesigning.asc.enc b/release/codesigning.asc.enc
deleted file mode 100644
index cd3ace8..0000000
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diff --git a/release/settings-security.xml b/release/settings-security.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cd7e33d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release/settings-security.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<settingsSecurity>
+    <master>${env.MVN_MASTER_PASSWORD }</master>
+</settingsSecurity>
diff --git a/release/settings.xml b/release/settings.xml
index b811627..9f0da13 100644
--- a/release/settings.xml
+++ b/release/settings.xml
@@ -1,23 +1,22 @@
 <settings>
-    <servers>
-        <server>
-            <id>ossrh-nexus</id>
-            <username>${env.OSSRH_USERNAME}</username>
-            <password>${env.OSSRH_PASSWORD}</password>
-        </server>
-    </servers>
-
-    <profiles>
-        <profile>
-            <id>ossrh-nexus</id>
-            <activation>
-                <activeByDefault>true</activeByDefault>
-            </activation>
-            <properties>
-                <gpg.executable>gpg</gpg.executable>
-                <gpg.keyname>${env.GPG_KEY}</gpg.keyname>
-                <gpg.passphrase>${env.GPG_PASSPHRASE}</gpg.passphrase>
-            </properties>
-        </profile>
-    </profiles>
+  <servers>
+    <server>
+        <id>ossrh-nexus</id>
+        <username>${env.OSSRH_USERNAME}</username>
+        <password>${env.OSSRH_PASSWORD}</password>
+    </server>
+  </servers>
+  <profiles>
+    <profile>
+        <id>ossrh-nexus</id>
+        <activation>
+            <activeByDefault>true</activeByDefault>
+        </activation>
+        <properties>
+            <gpg.executable>gpg</gpg.executable>
+            <gpg.keyname>${env.GPG_KEY}</gpg.keyname>
+            <gpg.passphrase>${env.GPG_PASSPHRASE}</gpg.passphrase>
+        </properties>
+    </profile>
+</profiles>
 </settings>
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