diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index c5e6597..9eb768f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -18,9 +18,11 @@ jobs:
           server-id: central
           server-username: MAVEN_USERNAME
           server-password: MAVEN_PASSWORD
-          gpg-private-key: ${{ secrets.GPG_PRIVATE_KEY }}
           gpg-passphrase: MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE
 
+      - name: Import GPG key
+        run: echo "${{ secrets.GPG_PRIVATE_KEY }}" | base64 -d | gpg --import --batch
+
       - name: Publish
         run: mvn deploy -P release --batch-mode --no-transfer-progress
         env:
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a530464..d1b4303 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -19,3 +19,6 @@ hs_err_pid*
 target
 .gradle
 build
+
+.env
+gpg-key.b64
\ No newline at end of file