diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 9417408c..4a555eea 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -24,14 +24,6 @@ jobs:
         server-id: github # Value of the distributionManagement/repository/id field of the pom.xml
         settings-path: ${{ github.workspace }} # location for the settings.xml file
 
-    - name: Build
-      env:
-        CODECOV_TOKEN: ${{secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN}}
-      run: mvn -B package --file pom.xml -Pcoverage -Dsytle.colors=always --errors
-    - name: Upload coverage to Codecov
-      uses: codecov/codecov-action@v1
-      with:
-        token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
     - name: Release
       # if: github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/master'
       uses: samuelmeuli/action-maven-publish@v1
@@ -39,4 +31,13 @@ jobs:
         gpg_private_key: ${{ secrets.gpg_private_key }}
         gpg_passphrase: ${{ secrets.gpg_passphrase }}
         nexus_username: ${{ secrets.nexus_username }}
-        nexus_password: ${{ secrets.nexus_password }}
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+        nexus_password: ${{ secrets.nexus_password }}
+    - name: Upload coverage to Codecov
+      uses: codecov/codecov-action@v1
+      with:
+        token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
+    - name: Release
+      uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
+      if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
+      env:
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
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