diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 21282c8b..4da4b3cb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -115,14 +115,14 @@ jobs:
           server-id: ossrh # Value of the distributionManagement/repository/id field of the pom.xml
           server-username: MAVEN_CENTRAL_USERNAME # env variable for username in deploy (1)
           server-password: MAVEN_CENTRAL_PASSWORD # env variable for token in deploy (2)
-          gpg-private-key: ${{ secrets.GPG_KEY }} # Value of the GPG private key to import
       - name: Get Project Version
         run: |
           echo "PROJECT_VERSION=$(mvn --batch-mode help:evaluate -Dexpression=project.version -q -DforceStdout)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
       - name: Publish to Maven Central
         if: ${{ endsWith(env.PROJECT_VERSION, '-SNAPSHOT') }}
-        run: mvn --batch-mode --no-transfer-progress deploy -P release -DskipTests
+        run: mvn --batch-mode --no-transfer-progress deploy -P release -DskipTests -Dgpg.signer=bc
         env:
           MAVEN_CENTRAL_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_USERNAME }} # must be the same env variable name as (1)
           MAVEN_CENTRAL_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_PASSWORD }} # must be the same env variable name as (2)
-          MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.GPG_PASSPHRASE }} # must be the same env variable name as (3)
+          MAVEN_GPG_KEY: ${{ secrets.GPG_KEY }}                    # Value of the GPG private key to import
+          MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.GPG_PASSPHRASE }}
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 11a8eb99..5533cb2c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -99,13 +99,6 @@
                         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                         <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
                         <version>3.2.7</version>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <!-- Prevent gpg from using pinentry programs -->
-                            <gpgArguments>
-                                <arg>--pinentry-mode</arg>
-                                <arg>loopback</arg>
-                            </gpgArguments>
-                        </configuration>
                         <executions>
                             <execution>
                                 <id>sign-artifacts</id>