diff --git a/.github/workflows/gradle_publish.yml b/.github/workflows/gradle_publish.yml
index 6c17e16e1..36f5b7328 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gradle_publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gradle_publish.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,11 @@ jobs:
       contents: read
       packages: write
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+          submodules: recursive
       - uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with:
           java-version: '17'
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 9132ae134..1caa146a3 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -5,14 +5,6 @@ plugins {
   id "biz.aQute.bnd" version "6.1.0" apply false
 }
 
-if (System.getenv("GITHUB_ACTOR") == null) {
-  throw new Exception("Environment variable GITHUB_ACTOR not set. Please set to your github username.")
-}
-
-if (System.getenv("GITHUB_TOKEN") == null) {
-  throw new Exception("Environment variable GITHUB_TOKEN not set. Please generate and set to your personal access token: https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/keeping-your-account-and-data-secure/managing-your-personal-access-tokens")
-}
-
 allprojects {
   group = 'org.sensorhub'
 }
@@ -33,18 +25,14 @@ subprojects {
   repositories {
     //mavenLocal()
     mavenCentral()
-    maven {
-      url "https://raw.github.com/eurotech/kura_addons/mvn-repo"
-    }
-    maven {
-      url "https://artifacts.unidata.ucar.edu/repository/unidata-all/"
-    }
-    maven {
-      name = 'osh-core'
-      url = uri("https://maven.pkg.github.com/opensensorhub/osh-core")
-      credentials {
-        username = System.getenv("GITHUB_ACTOR")
-        password = System.getenv("GITHUB_TOKEN")
+    if(System.getenv("GITHUB_ACTOR") && System.getenv("GITHUB_TOKEN")) {
+      maven {
+        name = 'osh-core'
+        url = uri("https://maven.pkg.github.com/opensensorhub/osh-core")
+        credentials {
+          username = System.getenv("GITHUB_ACTOR")
+          password = System.getenv("GITHUB_TOKEN")
+        }
       }
     }
   }
@@ -331,28 +319,20 @@ subprojects {
         }
       }
     }
-    
-    // publish to repo
-    task publishBundle(type: Exec) {
-      def bundleFile = osgi.outputs.files.singleFile
-      //commandLine 'curl', '-s', '-X', 'POST', '-H', """artifactUrl: file://${bundleFile}""", 'http://localhost:8181/cave/repository/api/repositories/osh-addons/artifact'
-      commandLine 'kubectl', 'cp', "${bundleFile}", 'osh-addons-69497bf779-4q65x:/opt/osh-node/data/addons'
-    }
-  }
-  
-  /*// publish to maven repo
-  publishing {
-    repositories {
-      maven {
-        name = 'GitHubPackages'
-        url = 'https://maven.pkg.github.com/opensensorhub/osh-addons'
-        credentials {
-          username = ''
-          password = ''
-        }
+    p.tasks.named("publishMavenJavaPublicationToGitHubPackagesRepository") {
+      onlyIf {
+        //
+        MavenArtifactRepository repo = repository as MavenArtifactRepository;
+        MavenPublication pub = publication as MavenPublication;
+        
+        HttpURLConnection connection = new URL("$repo.url/${pub.groupId.replace('.', '/')}/$pub.artifactId/$pub.version/$pub.artifactId-${pub.version}.jar").openConnection();
+        connection.setRequestMethod("GET");
+        connection.setRequestProperty("Authorization", "Basic ${new String(Base64.getEncoder().encode("$repo.credentials.username:$repo.credentials.password".bytes))}");
+        connection.connect();
+        return connection.responseCode == 404;
       }
     }
-  }*/
+  }
 }
 
 // create one configuration for each distribution
diff --git a/comm/sensorhub-comm-ble-dbus/build.gradle b/comm/sensorhub-comm-ble-dbus/build.gradle
index 083bf511b..d61e8e935 100644
--- a/comm/sensorhub-comm-ble-dbus/build.gradle
+++ b/comm/sensorhub-comm-ble-dbus/build.gradle
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@ description = 'Bluetooth LE Comm Network (D-Bus)'
 ext.details = 'Bluetooth Smart (Low Energy) network adapter based on D-Bus (Linux only)'
 
 def thisProjectDir = projectDir
-repositories {
-  maven { url "file:///$thisProjectDir/libs" }
+rootProject.allprojects {
+  repositories {
+    maven { url "file:///$thisProjectDir/libs" }
+  }
 }
 
 dependencies {
diff --git a/comm/sensorhub-comm-dio/build.gradle b/comm/sensorhub-comm-dio/build.gradle
index e7a53f4d9..1f3b9e226 100644
--- a/comm/sensorhub-comm-dio/build.gradle
+++ b/comm/sensorhub-comm-dio/build.gradle
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 description = 'Device I/O Comm Providers'
 ext.details = 'Direct device communication using JDK Device I/O library (UART, I2C, SPI, GPIO)'
 
+rootProject.allprojects {
+  repositories {
+    maven { url "https://raw.github.com/eurotech/kura_addons/mvn-repo" }
+  }
+}
+
 dependencies {
   implementation 'org.sensorhub:sensorhub-core:' + oshCoreVersion
   embeddedImpl 'jdk:jdk.dio:1.0.1'
diff --git a/comm/sensorhub-comm-jssc/build.gradle b/comm/sensorhub-comm-jssc/build.gradle
index 6a12cb0af..2263aa4c9 100644
--- a/comm/sensorhub-comm-jssc/build.gradle
+++ b/comm/sensorhub-comm-jssc/build.gradle
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 description = 'JSSC Serial Comm Provider'
 ext.details = 'Serial communication provider based on Java Simple Serial Connector library'
 
+def thisProjectDir = projectDir
+rootProject.allprojects {
+  repositories {
+    mavenCentral()
+  }
+}
+
 dependencies {
   implementation 'org.sensorhub:sensorhub-core:' + oshCoreVersion
   implementation("io.github.java-native:jssc:2.10.2")
diff --git a/comm/sensorhub-comm-rxtx/build.gradle b/comm/sensorhub-comm-rxtx/build.gradle
index 819ff1e86..386a59312 100644
--- a/comm/sensorhub-comm-rxtx/build.gradle
+++ b/comm/sensorhub-comm-rxtx/build.gradle
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@ description = 'RXTX Serial Comm Provider'
 ext.details = 'Serial communication provider based on RXTX library'
 
 def thisProjectDir = projectDir
-repositories {
-  maven { url "file:///$thisProjectDir/libs" }
+rootProject.allprojects {
+  repositories {
+    maven { url "file:///$thisProjectDir/libs" }
+  }
 }
 
 dependencies {
diff --git a/sensors/others/sensorhub-driver-universalcontroller/build.gradle b/sensors/others/sensorhub-driver-universalcontroller/build.gradle
index adf4cf240..816ad6293 100644
--- a/sensors/others/sensorhub-driver-universalcontroller/build.gradle
+++ b/sensors/others/sensorhub-driver-universalcontroller/build.gradle
@@ -9,6 +9,13 @@ dependencies {
     testImplementation('junit:junit:4.13.1')
 }
 
+def thisProjectDir = projectDir
+rootProject.allprojects {
+    repositories {
+        mavenCentral()
+    }
+}
+
 // exclude tests requiring connection to the sensor
 // these have to be run manually
 //      If tests are to be excluded list them here as follows
diff --git a/sensors/robotics/sensorhub-driver-pwm-servos/build.gradle b/sensors/robotics/sensorhub-driver-pwm-servos/build.gradle
index 740a7c70d..0040ff1b4 100644
--- a/sensors/robotics/sensorhub-driver-pwm-servos/build.gradle
+++ b/sensors/robotics/sensorhub-driver-pwm-servos/build.gradle
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@ description = 'PCA9685 PWM Servos Driver'
 ext.details = 'Driver for Adafruit PCA9685 16-channels PWM servo board'
 version = '0.1-SNAPSHOT'
 
+rootProject.allprojects {
+  repositories {
+    maven { url "https://raw.github.com/eurotech/kura_addons/mvn-repo" }
+  }
+}
+
 dependencies {
   implementation 'org.sensorhub:sensorhub-core:' + oshCoreVersion
   implementation project(':sensorhub-comm-dio')
diff --git a/sensors/video/sensorhub-driver-kinect/build.gradle b/sensors/video/sensorhub-driver-kinect/build.gradle
index 157adc98b..dd9a3dd40 100644
--- a/sensors/video/sensorhub-driver-kinect/build.gradle
+++ b/sensors/video/sensorhub-driver-kinect/build.gradle
@@ -10,8 +10,11 @@ dependencies {
 }
 
 def thisProjectDir = projectDir
-repositories {
-  maven { url "file:///$thisProjectDir/libs" }
+rootProject.allprojects {
+  repositories {
+    mavenCentral()
+    maven { url "file:///$thisProjectDir/libs" }
+  }
 }
 
 // add info to OSGi manifest
diff --git a/sensors/video/sensorhub-driver-v4l/build.gradle b/sensors/video/sensorhub-driver-v4l/build.gradle
index 2b3cc4624..019266ef5 100644
--- a/sensors/video/sensorhub-driver-v4l/build.gradle
+++ b/sensors/video/sensorhub-driver-v4l/build.gradle
@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@ ext.details = 'Driver for Video4Linux compatible cameras (only supported on Linu
 version = '1.1.0'
 
 def thisProjectDir = projectDir
-repositories {
-  maven { url "file:///$thisProjectDir/libs" }
+rootProject.allprojects {
+  repositories {
+    maven { url "file:///$thisProjectDir/libs" }
+  }
 }
 
 dependencies {
diff --git a/sensors/weather/sensorhub-driver-nexrad/build.gradle b/sensors/weather/sensorhub-driver-nexrad/build.gradle
index 31fcf3fc2..a6a59621c 100644
--- a/sensors/weather/sensorhub-driver-nexrad/build.gradle
+++ b/sensors/weather/sensorhub-driver-nexrad/build.gradle
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@ description = 'Nexrad Doppler Radar Network'
 ext.details = 'Driver for Nexrad Doppler radars, supporting both Level II and Level III products'
 version = '1.0.0-SNAPSHOT'
 
+rootProject.allprojects {
+  repositories {
+    maven { url 'https://artifacts.unidata.ucar.edu/content/repositories/unidata-releases' }
+  }
+}
+
 dependencies {
   implementation 'org.sensorhub:sensorhub-core:' + oshCoreVersion
   embeddedImpl 'org.apache.httpcomponents:httpclient:4.5.13'
diff --git a/sensors/weather/sensorhub-utils-grid/build.gradle b/sensors/weather/sensorhub-utils-grid/build.gradle
index 93e9b7a4a..29f0d94bd 100644
--- a/sensors/weather/sensorhub-utils-grid/build.gradle
+++ b/sensors/weather/sensorhub-utils-grid/build.gradle
@@ -2,6 +2,20 @@ description = 'Gridded Dataset Utilities'
 ext.details = 'Various utilities for handling grid formats based on Unidata library'
 version = '0.3.3'
 
+def thisProjectDir = projectDir
+rootProject.allprojects {
+  repositories {
+    /*maven {
+      name 'unidata'
+      url 'https://artifacts.unidata.ucar.edu/repository/unidata-all'
+    }*/
+    maven {
+      name 'unidata-local'
+      url "file:///$thisProjectDir/libs"
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 dependencies {
   implementation 'org.sensorhub:sensorhub-core:' + oshCoreVersion
   embeddedApi ('edu.ucar:grib:4.6.10') {
diff --git a/services/sensorhub-service-sensorthings/build.gradle b/services/sensorhub-service-sensorthings/build.gradle
index 95cb5a331..a9828e9f8 100644
--- a/services/sensorhub-service-sensorthings/build.gradle
+++ b/services/sensorhub-service-sensorthings/build.gradle
@@ -4,8 +4,10 @@ version = '0.1.0'
 
 
 def thisProjectDir = projectDir
-repositories {
-  maven { url "file:///$thisProjectDir/libs" }
+rootProject.allprojects {
+  repositories {
+    maven { url "file:///$thisProjectDir/libs" }
+  }
 }
 
 dependencies {