diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index 8aa48b100..05c684940 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -64,14 +64,12 @@ jobs:
 
           ./mvnw -B -e \
               -Preleases \
-              -Pmaven-central \
-              -Darguments='-Preleases -Pmaven-central' \
               -DdryRun='${{ inputs.dry-run }}' \
               -Dpassword='${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}' \
               -DreleaseVersion="${release_version}" \
               -DsignTag=false \
               -Dtag="v${release_version}" \
-              clean release:prepare release:perform
+              clean verify release:prepare release:perform
 
           echo "Created staging release for ${group_id}/${artifact_id}/${release_version}"
         env:
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2163a5f21..e49fea9a5 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -55,6 +55,19 @@
 
   <contributors />
 
+  <distributionManagement>
+    <repository>
+      <id>ossrh</id>
+      <name>Maven Central Releases</name>
+      <url>https://s01.oss.sonatype.org/service/local/staging/deploy/maven2/</url>
+    </repository>
+    <snapshotRepository>
+      <id>ossrh</id>
+      <name>Maven Central Snapshots</name>
+      <url>https://s01.oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots</url>
+    </snapshotRepository>
+  </distributionManagement>
+
   <issueManagement>
     <system>GitHub Issues</system>
     <url>https://github.com/ascopes/java-compiler-testing/issues</url>
@@ -420,6 +433,10 @@
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
           <configuration>
+            <!-- Don't bother testing, we do that prior to calling this in CI. -->
+            <arguments>-Dmaven.test.skip -Dinvoker.skip -Preleases</arguments>
+            <goals>deploy</goals>
+            <preparationGoals>clean verify</preparationGoals>
             <releaseProfiles>releases</releaseProfiles>
           </configuration>
         </plugin>
@@ -664,40 +681,6 @@
   </build>
 
   <profiles>
-    <profile>
-      <id>maven-central</id>
-
-      <distributionManagement>
-        <repository>
-          <id>ossrh</id>
-          <name>Maven Central Releases</name>
-          <url>https://s01.oss.sonatype.org/service/local/staging/deploy/maven2/</url>
-        </repository>
-        <snapshotRepository>
-          <id>ossrh</id>
-          <name>Maven Central Snapshots</name>
-          <url>https://s01.oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots</url>
-        </snapshotRepository>
-      </distributionManagement>
-    </profile>
-    
-    <profile>
-      <id>github</id>
-
-      <distributionManagement>
-        <repository>
-          <id>github</id>
-          <name>GitHub Packages</name>
-          <url>https://maven.pkg.github.com/${project-slug}</url>
-        </repository>
-        <snapshotRepository>
-          <id>github</id>
-          <name>GitHub Packages Snapshots</name>
-          <url>https://maven.pkg.github.com/${project-slug}</url>
-        </snapshotRepository>
-      </distributionManagement>
-    </profile>
-
     <profile>
       <id>releases</id>