diff --git a/.ci/jenkins/Jenkinsfile.deploy b/.ci/jenkins/Jenkinsfile.deploy
index d38318ce20..8720e139a5 100644
--- a/.ci/jenkins/Jenkinsfile.deploy
+++ b/.ci/jenkins/Jenkinsfile.deploy
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ pipeline {
 
         PR_BRANCH_HASH = "${util.generateHash(10)}"
 
+        // Maven configuration
+        MAVEN_DEPLOY_LOCAL_DIR = "/tmp/maven_deploy_dir"
     }
 
     stages {
@@ -113,21 +115,13 @@ pipeline {
         stage('Build OptaPlanner') {
             steps {
                 script {
-                    withCredentials([usernamePassword(credentialsId: env.MAVEN_REPO_CREDS_ID, usernameVariable: 'REPOSITORY_USER', passwordVariable: 'REPOSITORY_TOKEN')]) {
-                        def installOrDeploy
-                        if (shouldDeployToRepository()) {
-                            installOrDeploy = "deploy -DdeployAtEnd -Dapache.repository.username=${REPOSITORY_USER} -Dapache.repository.password=${REPOSITORY_TOKEN} -DretryFailedDeploymentCount=5"
-                        } else {
-                            installOrDeploy = 'install'
-                        }
-                        configFileProvider([configFile(fileId: env.MAVEN_SETTINGS_CONFIG_FILE_ID, variable: 'MAVEN_SETTINGS_FILE')]){
-                            getOptaplannerMavenCommand()
-                                    .withProperty('maven.test.failure.ignore', true)
-                                    .withProperty('operator.image.build')
-                                    .skipTests(params.SKIP_TESTS)
-                                    .withSettingsXmlFile(MAVEN_SETTINGS_FILE)
-                                    .run("clean $installOrDeploy")
-                        }
+                    configFileProvider([configFile(fileId: env.MAVEN_SETTINGS_CONFIG_FILE_ID, variable: 'MAVEN_SETTINGS_FILE')]){
+                        getOptaplannerMavenCommand()
+                                .withProperty('maven.test.failure.ignore', true)
+                                .withProperty('operator.image.build')
+                                .skipTests(params.SKIP_TESTS)
+                                .withSettingsXmlFile(MAVEN_SETTINGS_FILE)
+                                .run('clean install')
                     }
                     if (isRelease()) {
                         updateAntoraYaml(optaplannerFolder)
@@ -165,6 +159,46 @@ pipeline {
                 }
             }
         }
+        stage('Deploy locally') {
+            steps {
+                script {
+                    runMavenDeploy(getOptaplannerMavenCommand(), optaplannerRepository)
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        stage('Deploy to repository') {
+            when {
+                expression { return  shouldDeployToRepository() }
+            }
+            steps {
+                script {
+                    withCredentials([usernamePassword(credentialsId: env.MAVEN_REPO_CREDS_ID, usernameVariable: 'REPOSITORY_USER', passwordVariable: 'REPOSITORY_TOKEN')]) {
+                        configFileProvider([configFile(fileId: env.MAVEN_SETTINGS_CONFIG_FILE_ID, variable: 'MAVEN_SETTINGS_FILE')]) {
+                            new MavenCommand(this)
+                                    .withSettingsXmlFile(MAVEN_SETTINGS_FILE)
+                                    .withProperty('wagon.source', "file://${getLocalDeploymentFolder(optaplannerRepository)}")
+                                    .withProperty('wagon.target', MAVEN_DEPLOY_REPOSITORY)
+                                    .withProperty('wagon.targetId', 'apache-snapshots-repository')
+                                    .withProperty('apache.snapshot.repository.username', REPOSITORY_USER)
+                                    .withProperty('apache.snapshot.repository.password', REPOSITORY_TOKEN)
+                                    .run("org.codehaus.mojo:wagon-maven-plugin:2.0.2:merge-maven-repos")
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+//        stage('Upload artifacts to given repository') {
+//            when {
+//                expression { return isSpecificArtifactsUpload() }
+//            }
+//            steps {
+//                script {
+//                    // Deploy to specific repository with credentials
+//                    maven.uploadLocalArtifacts(env.MAVEN_REPO_CREDS_ID, getLocalDeploymentFolder(optaplannerRepository), getMavenRepoZipUrl())
+//                }
+//            }
+//        }
         stage('Stage artifacts') {
             when {
                 expression { return shouldStageArtifacts() }
@@ -397,8 +431,32 @@ String getMavenRepoZipUrl() {
     return "${params.MAVEN_DEPLOY_REPOSITORY.replaceAll('/content/', '/service/local/').replaceFirst('/*$', '')}/content-compressed"
 }
 
+void runMavenStage(MavenCommand mvnCmd, String localDeployId) {
+    MavenStagingHelper stagingHelper = getStagingHelper(mvnCmd)
+    deployProperties.putAll(stagingHelper.stageLocalArtifacts(env.NEXUS_STAGING_PROFILE_ID, getLocalDeploymentFolder(localDeployId)))
+    stagingHelper.promoteStagingRepository(env.NEXUS_BUILD_PROMOTION_PROFILE_ID)
+}
+
+MavenStagingHelper getStagingHelper(MavenCommand mvnCmd) {
+    return new MavenStagingHelper(this, mvnCmd)
+            .withNexusReleaseUrl(env.NEXUS_RELEASE_URL)
+            .withNexusReleaseRepositoryId(env.NEXUS_RELEASE_REPOSITORY_ID)
+}
+
+String getLocalDeploymentFolder(String localDeployId) {
+    return "${env.MAVEN_DEPLOY_LOCAL_DIR}/${localDeployId}"
+}
+
 // Getters and Setters of params/properties
 
+boolean isSpecificArtifactsUpload() {
+    return env.MAVEN_DEPLOY_REPOSITORY && env.MAVEN_REPO_CREDS_ID && !isDeployDisabled()
+}
+
+boolean shouldStageArtifacts() {
+    return !isSpecificArtifactsUpload() && isRelease() && !env.MAVEN_DEPLOY_REPOSITORY && !isDeployDisabled()
+}
+
 boolean shouldDeployToRepository() {
     return (env.MAVEN_DEPLOY_REPOSITORY || isNotTestingBuild()) && !isDeployDisabled()
 }
diff --git a/.ci/jenkins/dsl/jobs.groovy b/.ci/jenkins/dsl/jobs.groovy
index 37622bfc1a..c4f1385a9f 100644
--- a/.ci/jenkins/dsl/jobs.groovy
+++ b/.ci/jenkins/dsl/jobs.groovy
@@ -313,6 +313,14 @@ void setupDeployJob(JobType jobType, String envName = '') {
             OPERATOR_IMAGE_NAME: 'optaplanner-operator',
             MAX_REGISTRY_RETRIES: 3,
         ])
+        if (jobType == JobType.RELEASE) {
+            jobParams.env.putAll([
+                NEXUS_RELEASE_URL: "${MAVEN_NEXUS_RELEASE_URL}",
+                NEXUS_RELEASE_REPOSITORY_ID: "${MAVEN_NEXUS_RELEASE_REPOSITORY}",
+                NEXUS_STAGING_PROFILE_ID: "${MAVEN_NEXUS_STAGING_PROFILE_ID}",
+                NEXUS_BUILD_PROMOTION_PROFILE_ID: "${MAVEN_NEXUS_BUILD_PROMOTION_PROFILE_ID}",
+            ])
+        }
     }
     KogitoJobTemplate.createPipelineJob(this, jobParams)?.with {
         parameters {