diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index f893c9b..6b3a2c1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -36,11 +36,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Publish Maven artifacts
         run: ./gradlew publish --no-daemon
       
-      - name: Debug - Check environment variables
-        run: |
-          echo "SONATYPE_USERNAME secret is set: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_USERNAME != '' }}"
-          echo "SONATYPE_PASSWORD secret is set: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_PASSWORD != '' }}"
-      
       - name: Debug - Print JReleaser environment variables
         env:
           JRELEASER_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
@@ -48,11 +43,11 @@ jobs:
           JRELEASER_GPG_PUBLIC_KEY: ${{ vars.GPG_PUBLIC_KEY }}
           JRELEASER_GPG_SECRET_KEY: ${{ secrets.GPG_SECRET_KEY }}
           JRELEASER_GPG_PASSPHRASE: ""
-          JRELEASER_DEPLOY_MAVEN_MAVENCENTRAL_SONATYPE_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_USERNAME }}
           JRELEASER_DEPLOY_MAVEN_MAVENCENTRAL_SONATYPE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_PASSWORD }}
         run: |
           echo "=== JReleaser Environment Variables ==="
-          env | grep JRELEASER
+          echo "JRELEASER_DEPLOY_MAVEN_MAVENCENTRAL_SONATYPE_PASSWORD is set: $([ -n "$JRELEASER_DEPLOY_MAVEN_MAVENCENTRAL_SONATYPE_PASSWORD" ] && echo YES || echo NO)"
+          env | grep JRELEASER | sort
           echo "====================================="
       
       - name: Validate JReleaser configuration
@@ -62,7 +57,6 @@ jobs:
           JRELEASER_GPG_PUBLIC_KEY: ${{ vars.GPG_PUBLIC_KEY }}
           JRELEASER_GPG_SECRET_KEY: ${{ secrets.GPG_SECRET_KEY }}
           JRELEASER_GPG_PASSPHRASE: ""
-          JRELEASER_DEPLOY_MAVEN_MAVENCENTRAL_SONATYPE_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_USERNAME }}
           JRELEASER_DEPLOY_MAVEN_MAVENCENTRAL_SONATYPE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_PASSWORD }}
         run: |
           ./gradlew jreleaserConfig --no-daemon
@@ -74,7 +68,6 @@ jobs:
           JRELEASER_GPG_PUBLIC_KEY: ${{ vars.GPG_PUBLIC_KEY }}
           JRELEASER_GPG_SECRET_KEY: ${{ secrets.GPG_SECRET_KEY }}
           JRELEASER_GPG_PASSPHRASE: ""
-          JRELEASER_DEPLOY_MAVEN_MAVENCENTRAL_SONATYPE_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_USERNAME }}
           JRELEASER_DEPLOY_MAVEN_MAVENCENTRAL_SONATYPE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_PASSWORD }}
         run: |
           ./gradlew jreleaserFullRelease --no-daemon --stacktrace
diff --git a/jreleaser.yml b/jreleaser.yml
index cc5ce03..0ff6994 100644
--- a/jreleaser.yml
+++ b/jreleaser.yml
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@ deploy:
       sonatype:
         active: ALWAYS
         url: https://central.sonatype.com/api/v1/publisher
-        username: ${SONATYPE_USERNAME}
-        password: ${SONATYPE_PASSWORD}
         authorization: BEARER
         sign: true
         stagingRepositories: