diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 3d0ab2f..ccdea6c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
           architecture: x64
 
       - name: 🚀 Deploy to Maven
-        run: mvn -B deploy -f pom.xml -s settings.xml
+        run: mvn -B deploy -f pom.xml -s settings.xml -P deploy
         env:
           GPG_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.GPG_PASSPHRASE }}
           MAVEN_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_USERNAME }}
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 88bcee4..4ec9a4a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,6 +4,60 @@
          xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
+    <profiles>
+        <profile>
+            <id>deploy</id>
+
+            <distributionManagement>
+                <snapshotRepository>
+                    <id>ossrh</id>
+                    <url>https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots</url>
+                </snapshotRepository>
+                <repository>
+                    <id>ossrh</id>
+                    <url>https://oss.sonatype.org/service/local/staging/deploy/maven2/</url>
+                </repository>
+            </distributionManagement>
+
+            <build>
+                <plugins>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>1.6.8</version>
+                        <extensions>true</extensions>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <serverId>ossrh</serverId>
+                            <nexusUrl>https://oss.sonatype.org/</nexusUrl>
+                            <autoReleaseAfterClose>true</autoReleaseAfterClose>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </plugin>
+
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>1.6</version>
+                        <executions>
+                            <execution>
+                                <id>sign-artifacts</id>
+                                <phase>verify</phase>
+                                <goals>
+                                    <goal>sign</goal>
+                                </goals>
+                                <configuration>
+                                    <gpgArguments>
+                                        <arg>--pinentry-mode</arg>
+                                        <arg>loopback</arg>
+                                    </gpgArguments>
+                                </configuration>
+                            </execution>
+                        </executions>
+                    </plugin>
+                </plugins>
+            </build>
+        </profile>
+    </profiles>
+
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
     </properties>
@@ -43,17 +97,6 @@
         <tag>HEAD</tag>
     </scm>
 
-    <distributionManagement>
-        <snapshotRepository>
-            <id>ossrh</id>
-            <url>https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots</url>
-        </snapshotRepository>
-        <repository>
-            <id>ossrh</id>
-            <url>https://oss.sonatype.org/service/local/staging/deploy/maven2/</url>
-        </repository>
-    </distributionManagement>
-
     <build>
         <plugins>
             <plugin>
@@ -111,39 +154,6 @@
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
 
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>1.6.8</version>
-                <extensions>true</extensions>
-                <configuration>
-                    <serverId>ossrh</serverId>
-                    <nexusUrl>https://oss.sonatype.org/</nexusUrl>
-                    <autoReleaseAfterClose>true</autoReleaseAfterClose>
-                </configuration>
-            </plugin>
-
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>1.6</version>
-                <executions>
-                    <execution>
-                        <id>sign-artifacts</id>
-                        <phase>verify</phase>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>sign</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <gpgArguments>
-                                <arg>--pinentry-mode</arg>
-                                <arg>loopback</arg>
-                            </gpgArguments>
-                        </configuration>
-                    </execution>
-                </executions>
-            </plugin>
-
             <!-- tests -->
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
@@ -174,4 +184,4 @@
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
-</project>
+</project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/settings.xml b/settings.xml
index bfbb0d1..e2dc109 100644
--- a/settings.xml
+++ b/settings.xml
@@ -13,10 +13,7 @@
 
     <profiles>
         <profile>
-            <id>ossrh</id>
-            <activation>
-                <activeByDefault>true</activeByDefault>
-            </activation>
+            <id>deploy</id>
             <properties>
                 <gpg.executable>gpg</gpg.executable>
                 <gpg.passphrase>${env.GPG_PASSPHRASE}</gpg.passphrase>