diff --git a/.github/workflows/include-deploy-snapshot.yml b/.github/workflows/include-deploy-snapshot.yml
index 95030c3d5a..3f5a5b1842 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/include-deploy-snapshot.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/include-deploy-snapshot.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@ jobs:
     name: Deploy SNAPSHOT 
 
     steps:
+      - name: Remove unnecessary files
+        run: |
+          sudo rm -rf /usr/share/dotnet
+          sudo rm -rf "$AGENT_TOOLSDIRECTORY"
+
       - name: git checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
@@ -42,4 +47,6 @@ jobs:
           MAVEN_CENTRAL_USER: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_CENTRAL_USER }}
           MAVEN_CENTRAL_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_CENTRAL_PASSWORD }}
         working-directory: tools
-        run: kotlin ./publish_snapshots.main.kts "../" "${{ inputs.version-label }}" "$GPG_SIGNING_KEY" "$GPG_PASS_PHRASE" "$MAVEN_CENTRAL_USER" "$MAVEN_CENTRAL_PASSWORD"
+        run: |
+          export GPG_TTY=$(tty)
+          kotlin ./publish_snapshots.main.kts "../" "${{ inputs.version-label }}" "$GPG_SIGNING_KEY" "$GPG_PASS_PHRASE" "$MAVEN_CENTRAL_USER" "$MAVEN_CENTRAL_PASSWORD"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr.yml b/.github/workflows/pr.yml
index 2b4e709cd3..2cab2e2e85 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr.yml
@@ -1642,4 +1642,4 @@ jobs:
 
     secrets: inherit
     with:
-      version-label: ${{ needs.check-cache.outputs.version-label }}
+      version-label: ${{ needs.check-cache.outputs.version-label }}
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diff --git a/tools/gpg_with_pinentry.sh b/tools/gpg_with_pinentry.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..ed1f38536c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/gpg_with_pinentry.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+gpg --pinentry-mode loopback "$@"
+
diff --git a/tools/publish_snapshots.main.kts b/tools/publish_snapshots.main.kts
index 28ffafc496..dd06f8ab54 100644
--- a/tools/publish_snapshots.main.kts
+++ b/tools/publish_snapshots.main.kts
@@ -253,6 +253,8 @@ fun uploadFiles(files: PackageData) {
         add("-Dfiles=${files.additionalFiles.map { "${files.fullPathToPackage}/${it.fileName}" }.joinToString(",")}")
         add("-Dclassifiers=${files.additionalFiles.map { it.classifier }.joinToString(",")}")
         add("-Dtypes=${files.additionalFiles.map { it.type }.joinToString(",")}")
+        add("-Dgpg.executable=./gpg_with_pinentry.sh") // work around https://stackoverflow.com/questions/60417391
+        
     }
     debug("Running command: ${args.joinToString(" ")}")
     runCommand(args, showOutput = true)