diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index ce0e3f79b..563356fa6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -34,8 +34,13 @@ jobs:
       - name: Cache Gradle
         uses: burrunan/gradle-cache-action@v1
 
+      - name: Setup Java
+        run: echo "JAVA_HOME=$JAVA_HOME_17_X64" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
       - name: Build with Gradle
-        run: ./gradlew generateMeta clean
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        run: ./gradlew publish clean
 
       - name: Setup semantic-release
         run: npm install