diff --git a/.github/workflows/maven-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/maven-publish.yml
index 774d9f9..89cd56c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/maven-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/maven-publish.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   build:
-
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     permissions:
@@ -18,19 +17,23 @@ jobs:
       packages: write
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-    - name: Set up JDK 17
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      with:
+        ssh-key: ${{ secrets.SSH_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+        persist-credentials: true
+    
+    - name: set local github name
+      run: |
+        git config --local user.email "lars@lars-opitz.de"
+        git config --local user.name "GitHub Action"
+
+    - name: Set up build environment
       uses: actions/setup-java@v3
       with:
         java-version: '17'
         distribution: 'temurin'
         server-id: github # Value of the distributionManagement/repository/id field of the pom.xml
         settings-path: ${{ github.workspace }} # location for the settings.xml file
-
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      with:
-        ssh-key: ${{ secrets.SSH_PRIVATE_KEY }}
-        persist-credentials: true
         
     - name: Build with Maven
       run: mvn -B package --file pom.xml
@@ -50,10 +53,7 @@ jobs:
       run: ./mvnw -B package
       
     - name: Commit files
-      run: |
-        git config --local user.email "lars@lars-opitz.de"
-        git config --local user.name "GitHub Action"
-        git commit -m "release version" -a
+      run: git commit -m "release version" -a
         
     - name: Push changes
       uses: ad-m/github-push-action@master
@@ -78,10 +78,7 @@ jobs:
       run: ./mvnw -B org.codehaus.mojo:build-helper-maven-plugin:3.0.0:parse-version versions:set versions:commit -DnewVersion='${parsedVersion.majorVersion}.${parsedVersion.nextMinorVersion}.0-SNAPSHOT'
     
     - name: Commit files
-      run: |
-        git config --local user.email "lars@lars-opitz.de"
-        git config --local user.name "GitHub Action"
-        git commit -m "preparing next version" -a
+      run: git commit -m "preparing next version" -a
     
     - name: Push changes
       uses: ad-m/github-push-action@master