diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-plugin.yaml b/.github/workflows/publish-plugin.yaml
index 6057d84a..3907519b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-plugin.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-plugin.yaml
@@ -33,10 +33,9 @@ jobs:
         env:
           SKIE_REPLACEMENT_STRING: ${{ secrets.SKIE_REPLACEMENT_STRING }}
       - name: Publish to Maven Central
-        uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@v2.4.2
-        with:
-          arguments: 'publishToSonatype closeAndReleaseSonatypeStagingRepository'
-          build-root-directory: SKIE
+        run: |
+          ./publish.sh
+        working-directory: SKIE
         env:
           ORG_GRADLE_PROJECT_sonatypeUsername: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_NEXUS_USERNAME }}
           ORG_GRADLE_PROJECT_sonatypePassword: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_NEXUS_PASSWORD }}
diff --git a/SKIE/publish.sh b/SKIE/publish.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 655a6993..d22e085d
--- a/SKIE/publish.sh
+++ b/SKIE/publish.sh
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 set -xe
 
-export RELEASE_VERSION=0.9.0
-
 ./gradlew :initializeSonatypeStagingRepository
 
 ./gradlew findSonatypeStagingRepository -x initializeSonatypeStagingRepository publishToSonatype
 
-./gradlew :findSonatypeStagingRepository -x initializeSonatypeStagingRepository :closeSonatypeStagingRepository
+./gradlew :findSonatypeStagingRepository -x initializeSonatypeStagingRepository :closeAndReleaseSonatypeStagingRepository