diff --git a/.github/workflows/maven-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/maven-publish.yml
index 319f9a1..d49fed9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/maven-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/maven-publish.yml
@@ -28,6 +28,12 @@ jobs:
     - name: Build with Maven
       run: mvn -B package --file pom.xml
 
+    - name: Configure GPG Key
+      run: |
+        echo -n "$OSSRH_GPG_SIGNING_KEY" | base64 --decode | gpg --import
+      env:
+        GPG_SIGNING_KEY: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_GPG_SIGNING_KEY }}
+    
     - name: Publish to GitHub Packages Apache Maven
       run: mvn deploy -s $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/settings.xml
       env: