diff --git a/.github/workflows/maven-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/maven-publish.yml
index 2b3b15d0c..ac533800f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/maven-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/maven-publish.yml
@@ -1,46 +1,31 @@
 name: Maven - Build & Publish
-
 on:
   push:
     tags:
       - v*
-
 jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
-
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
       - name: Set up JDK 17
         uses: actions/setup-java@v3
         with:
           java-version: '17'
           distribution: 'temurin'
           cache: maven
-
-      - name: Cache local Maven repository
-        uses: actions/cache@v3
-        with:
-          path: ~/.m2/repository
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-maven-${{ hashFiles('**/pom.xml') }}
-          restore-keys: |
-            ${{ runner.os }}-maven-
-
       - name: Build with Maven
-        run: mvn -B package --file pom.xml -Dmaven.test.skip=true
-
+        run: mvn -B package --file pom.xml
       - name: Set up Apache Maven Central
         uses: actions/setup-java@v4
-        with:
+        with: # running setup-java again overwrites the settings.xml
           distribution: 'temurin'
           java-version: '17'
-          server-id: ossrh
-          server-username: MAVEN_USERNAME
-          server-password: MAVEN_CENTRAL_TOKEN
-          gpg-private-key: ${{ secrets.GPG_SECRET }}
-          gpg-passphrase: MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE
-
+          server-id: ossrh # Value of the distributionManagement/repository/id field of the pom.xml
+          server-username: MAVEN_USERNAME # env variable for username in deploy
+          server-password: MAVEN_CENTRAL_TOKEN # env variable for token in deploy
+          gpg-private-key: ${{ secrets.GPG_SECRET }} # Value of the GPG private key to import
+          gpg-passphrase: MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE # env variable for GPG private key passphrase
       - name: Publish to Apache Maven Central
         run: mvn deploy -P release -f pom.xml
         env: