diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
index 8449dec..0c9ff0b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
@@ -99,16 +99,39 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Docker Buildx
         uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
 
+      - name: Construct Maven settings file
+        run: |
+          cat > /tmp/maven_settings.xml <<'EOF'
+          <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+          <settings xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/SETTINGS/1.0.0"
+            xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+            xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/SETTINGS/1.0.0
+                                http://maven.apache.org/xsd/settings-1.0.0.xsd">
+            <servers>
+              <server>
+                <id>central</id>
+                <username>${{ secrets.MAVEN_CENTRAL_USERNAME }}</username>
+                <password>${{ secrets.MAVEN_CENTRAL_PASSWORD }}</password>
+              </server>
+            </servers>
+          </settings>
+          EOF
+
+      - name: Write GPG key and passphrase to files
+        run: |
+          echo "${{ secrets.GPG_PRIVATE_KEY }}" > /tmp/gpg_private_key.asc
+          echo "${{ secrets.SIGN_KEY_PASS }}" > /tmp/gpg_pass.txt
+
       - name: Publish Java package with Docker
         uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
         with:
           context: .
           target: openfeature-provider-java.publish
           cache-from: type=registry,ref=ghcr.io/${{ github.repository }}/cache:main
-          secrets: |
-            "maven_settings=${{ secrets.MAVEN_SETTINGS }}"
-            gpg_private_key=${{ secrets.GPG_PRIVATE_KEY }}
-            gpg_pass=${{ secrets.SIGN_KEY_PASS }}
+          secret-files: |
+            maven_settings=/tmp/maven_settings.xml
+            gpg_private_key=/tmp/gpg_private_key.asc
+            gpg_pass=/tmp/gpg_pass.txt
 
   publish-js-provider-release:
     needs: release
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 4ac12d1..ac8fb70 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# syntax=docker/dockerfile:1.4
+# syntax=docker/dockerfile:1
 
 # ==============================================================================
 # Base image with Rust toolchain (Alpine - more reliable than Debian)
@@ -490,14 +490,12 @@ RUN make build
 # ==============================================================================
 FROM openfeature-provider-java.build AS openfeature-provider-java.publish
 
-# Import GPG private key and deploy to Maven Central
-RUN --mount=type=secret,id=maven_settings,target=/root/.m2/settings.xml \
-    --mount=type=secret,id=gpg_private_key \
-    --mount=type=secret,id=gpg_pass \
-    # Import GPG key
-    cat /run/secrets/gpg_private_key | gpg --batch --import && \
-    # Deploy to Maven Central
-    mvn -Dgpg.passphrase="$(cat /run/secrets/gpg_pass)" --batch-mode deploy
+RUN --mount=type=secret,id=gpg_private_key \
+    gpg --batch --import /run/secrets/gpg_private_key
+
+RUN --mount=type=secret,id=maven_settings \
+    --mount=type=secret,id=gpg_pass,env=MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE \
+    mvn -q -s /run/secrets/maven_settings --batch-mode deploy
 
 # ==============================================================================
 # All - Build and validate everything (default target)
diff --git a/openfeature-provider/java/Makefile b/openfeature-provider/java/Makefile
index a911b17..dbb3d1d 100644
--- a/openfeature-provider/java/Makefile
+++ b/openfeature-provider/java/Makefile
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ $(RESOURCES_WASM): $(LOCAL_WASM)
 	@cp -p $(LOCAL_WASM) $@
 
 $(BUILD_STAMP): pom.xml $(RESOURCES_WASM) $(SRC)
-	mvn package -DskipTests
+	mvn -q package -DskipTests
 	@touch $@
 
 build: $(BUILD_STAMP)
diff --git a/openfeature-provider/java/pom.xml b/openfeature-provider/java/pom.xml
index 1627600..fea833b 100644
--- a/openfeature-provider/java/pom.xml
+++ b/openfeature-provider/java/pom.xml
@@ -356,14 +356,8 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.1.0</version>
-        <configuration>
-          <gpgArguments>
-            <arg>--pinentry-mode</arg>
-            <arg>loopback</arg>
-            <arg>--no-tty</arg>
-          </gpgArguments>
-        </configuration>
+        <version>3.2.8</version>
+       
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <id>sign-artifacts</id>