diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index a2a306d..80d5b93 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-name: Publish package to GitHub Packages
+name: Publish package
 on:
   release:
     types:
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f91428f..05d106c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -36,14 +36,6 @@
         <kafka.version>3.6.0</kafka.version>
     </properties>
 
-    <distributionManagement>
-        <repository>
-            <id>github</id>
-            <name>GitHub Packages</name>
-            <url>https://maven.pkg.github.com/sverrehu/${project.artifactId}</url>
-        </repository>
-    </distributionManagement>
-
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.kafka</groupId>
@@ -144,7 +136,7 @@
                 <configuration>
                     <serverId>ossrh</serverId>
                     <nexusUrl>https://s01.oss.sonatype.org/</nexusUrl>
-                    <autoReleaseAfterClose>false</autoReleaseAfterClose>
+                    <autoReleaseAfterClose>true</autoReleaseAfterClose>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
         </plugins>