diff --git a/.github/workflows/maven-deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/maven-deploy.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ba388e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/maven-deploy.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+name: Publish package to the Maven Central Repository
+
+on:
+  release:
+    types: [published]
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - name: Set up JDK 11
+      uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+      with:
+        distribution: 'temurin'
+        java-version: '11'
+    - name: Set up Apache Maven Central
+      uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+      with: # running setup-java again overwrites the settings.xml
+        distribution: 'temurin'
+        java-version: '11'
+        server-id: ossrh # Value of the distributionManagement/repository/id field of the pom.xml
+        server-username: MAVEN_USERNAME # env variable for username in deploy
+        server-password: MAVEN_CENTRAL_TOKEN # env variable for token in deploy
+        gpg-private-key: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_SIGNING_KEY }} # Value of the GPG private key to import
+        gpg-passphrase: MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE # env variable for GPG private key passphrase
+
+    - name: Publish to Apache Maven Central
+      run: mvn clean deploy -Dmaven.test.skip
+      env:
+        MAVEN_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.MVN_CENTRAL_USERNAME}}
+        MAVEN_CENTRAL_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.MVN_CENTRAL_PASSWORD }}
+        MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_SIGNING_KEY_PASSPHRASE }}
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diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2429afd..7080a32 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@
                             <goal>sign</goal>
                         </goals>
                         <configuration>
-                            <keyname>0x5F8EB601</keyname>
+                            <keyname>A26C6169</keyname>
                             <passphraseServerId />
                         </configuration>
                     </execution>
diff --git a/templates/java/jersey2/pom.mustache b/templates/java/jersey2/pom.mustache
index 9d72831..43190ba 100644
--- a/templates/java/jersey2/pom.mustache
+++ b/templates/java/jersey2/pom.mustache
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@
                             <goal>sign</goal>
                         </goals>
                         <configuration>
-                            <keyname>0x5F8EB601</keyname>
+                            <keyname>A26C6169</keyname>
                             <passphraseServerId />
                         </configuration>
                     </execution>