diff --git a/.github/workflows/maven_deploy_snapshot.yml b/.github/workflows/maven_deploy_snapshot.yml
index fc61bfeb..c434d404 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/maven_deploy_snapshot.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/maven_deploy_snapshot.yml
@@ -14,11 +14,6 @@ jobs:
     if: github.repository == 'eclipse-serializer/serializer'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - id: install-secret-key
-        name: Install gpg secret key
-        run: |
-          cat <(echo -e "${{ secrets.ORG_GPG_PRIVATE_KEY }}") | gpg --batch --import
-          gpg --list-secret-keys --keyid-format LONG
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: Set up Java for publishing to Maven Central Snapshot Repository
         uses: actions/setup-java@v3
@@ -29,13 +24,13 @@ jobs:
           server-id: ossrh
           server-username: MAVEN_USERNAME
           server-password: MAVEN_PASSWORD
-          gpg-passphrase: PASSPHRASE
       - name: Make a snapshot
         run: mvn -Pdeploy --no-transfer-progress --batch-mode clean deploy
         env:
           MAVEN_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.ORG_OSSRH_USERNAME }}
           MAVEN_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.ORG_OSSRH_PASSWORD }}
-          PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.ORG_GPG_PASSPHRASE }}
+          MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.ORG_GPG_PASSPHRASE }}
+          MAVEN_GPG_KEY: ${{ secrets.ORG_GPG_PRIVATE_KEY }}
 
       #java 17 build
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
@@ -48,7 +43,6 @@ jobs:
           server-id: ossrh
           server-username: MAVEN_USERNAME
           server-password: MAVEN_PASSWORD
-          gpg-passphrase: PASSPHRASE
       - name: Build with java 17
         run: |
           mvn -pl persistence/binary-jdk17 clean install -am -B
@@ -58,4 +52,6 @@ jobs:
         env:
           MAVEN_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.ORG_OSSRH_USERNAME }}
           MAVEN_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.ORG_OSSRH_PASSWORD }}
-          PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.ORG_GPG_PASSPHRASE }}
+          MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.ORG_GPG_PASSPHRASE }}
+          MAVEN_GPG_KEY: ${{ secrets.ORG_GPG_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+
diff --git a/.github/workflows/maven_deploy_snapshot_dev.yml b/.github/workflows/maven_deploy_snapshot_dev.yml
index 20e35d48..7de6ec0f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/maven_deploy_snapshot_dev.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/maven_deploy_snapshot_dev.yml
@@ -14,11 +14,6 @@ jobs:
     if: github.repository == 'eclipse-serializer/serializer'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - id: install-secret-key
-        name: Install gpg secret key
-        run: |
-          cat <(echo -e "${{ secrets.ORG_GPG_PRIVATE_KEY }}") | gpg --batch --import
-          gpg --list-secret-keys --keyid-format LONG
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: Set up Java for publishing to Maven Central Snapshot Repository
         uses: actions/setup-java@v3
@@ -29,7 +24,6 @@ jobs:
           server-id: ossrh
           server-username: MAVEN_USERNAME
           server-password: MAVEN_PASSWORD
-          gpg-passphrase: PASSPHRASE
       - name: Prepare suffix
         run: |
           function prepareSuffix() {
@@ -57,7 +51,8 @@ jobs:
         env:
           MAVEN_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.ORG_OSSRH_USERNAME }}
           MAVEN_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.ORG_OSSRH_PASSWORD }}
-          PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.ORG_GPG_PASSPHRASE }}
+          MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.ORG_GPG_PASSPHRASE }}
+          MAVEN_GPG_KEY: ${{ secrets.ORG_GPG_PRIVATE_KEY }}
 
         #java 17 build
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
@@ -70,7 +65,6 @@ jobs:
           server-id: ossrh
           server-username: MAVEN_USERNAME
           server-password: MAVEN_PASSWORD
-          gpg-passphrase: PASSPHRASE
       - name: Prepare suffix
         run: |
           function prepareSuffix() {
@@ -102,4 +96,5 @@ jobs:
         env:
           MAVEN_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.ORG_OSSRH_USERNAME }}
           MAVEN_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.ORG_OSSRH_PASSWORD }}
-          PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.ORG_GPG_PASSPHRASE }}
+          MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.ORG_GPG_PASSPHRASE }}
+          MAVEN_GPG_KEY: ${{ secrets.ORG_GPG_PRIVATE_KEY }}
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9fff0674..04ea73cf 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -252,6 +252,7 @@
 							<arg>--pinentry-mode</arg>
 							<arg>loopback</arg>
 						</gpgArguments>
+						<signer>bc</signer>
 					</configuration>
 				</plugin>
 				<plugin>