diff --git a/ci/release/Jenkinsfile b/ci/release/Jenkinsfile
index 4ae62e3f3..1c18b80d2 100644
--- a/ci/release/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/ci/release/Jenkinsfile
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ pipeline {
 					env.DEVELOPMENT_VERSION = developmentVersion.toString()
 					// Dry run is not supported at the moment
  					env.SCRIPT_OPTIONS = params.RELEASE_DRY_RUN ? "-d" : ""
-					env.JRELEASER_DRY_RUN = true
+					env.JRELEASER_DRY_RUN = params.RELEASE_DRY_RUN
 
 					// Determine version id to check if Jira version exists
 					// This step doesn't work for Hibernate Reactive (the project has been created with a different type on JIRA)
diff --git a/jreleaser.yml b/jreleaser.yml
index f9428278e..e39594d95 100644
--- a/jreleaser.yml
+++ b/jreleaser.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ deploy:
         url: https://oss.sonatype.org/service/local
         snapshotUrl: https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots/
         closeRepository: true
-        releaseRepository: false
+        releaseRepository: true
         stagingRepositories:
           - build/staging-deploy/maven
     mavenCentral: