diff --git a/.github/workflows/sbt-build.yml b/.github/workflows/sbt-build.yml
index d0cc281..cae763a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sbt-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sbt-build.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
           GPG_SECRET: ${{ secrets.GPG_PRIVATE_KEY_BORIS }}
 
       - name: Publish to Maven Repository
-        run: sbt publish
+        run: sbt ci-release
         env:
           SONATYPE_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_USERNAME }}
           SONATYPE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_PASSWORD }}
diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 98e19ee..0e3aea8 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -32,11 +32,6 @@ homepage := Some(url("https://github.com/cdcent/hl7-pet"))
 pomIncludeRepository := { _ => false }
 
 //publishTo := Some("GitHub cdcgov Apache Maven Packages" at "https://maven.pkg.github.com/cdcgov/hl7-pet")
-publishTo := {
-  val nexus = "https://oss.sonatype.org/"
-  if (isSnapshot.value) Some("snapshots" at nexus + "content/repositories/snapshots")
-  else Some("releases" at nexus + "service/local/staging/deploy/maven2")
-}
 
 credentials += Credentials(
   "Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager",