diff --git a/.github/resources/firebase.asc.gpg b/.github/resources/firebase.asc.gpg
index a946776c7..8fd7d0769 100644
Binary files a/.github/resources/firebase.asc.gpg and b/.github/resources/firebase.asc.gpg differ
diff --git a/.github/scripts/publish_artifacts.sh b/.github/scripts/publish_artifacts.sh
index f4a2f1734..cd1a5b75c 100755
--- a/.github/scripts/publish_artifacts.sh
+++ b/.github/scripts/publish_artifacts.sh
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ set -u
 gpg --quiet --batch --yes --decrypt --passphrase="${GPG_PRIVATE_KEY}" \
   --output firebase.asc .github/resources/firebase.asc.gpg
 
-gpg --import firebase.asc
+gpg --import --no-tty --batch --yes firebase.asc
 
 # Does the following:
 #  1. Compiles the source (compile phase)
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 0e1c307bc..985ce94d6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -91,6 +91,14 @@ jobs:
       id: preflight
       run: ./.github/scripts/publish_preflight_check.sh
 
+    - name: Publish to Maven Central
+      run: ./.github/scripts/publish_artifacts.sh
+      env:
+        GPG_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.GPG_PASSPHRASE }}
+        GPG_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.GPG_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+        NEXUS_OSSRH_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.NEXUS_OSSRH_USERNAME }}
+        NEXUS_OSSRH_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.NEXUS_OSSRH_PASSWORD }}
+
     # We pull this action from a custom fork of a contributor until
     # https://github.com/actions/create-release/pull/32 is merged. Also note that v1 of
     # this action does not support the "body" parameter.
@@ -105,14 +113,6 @@ jobs:
         draft: false
         prerelease: false
 
-    - name: Publish to Maven Central
-      run: ./.github/scripts/publish_artifacts.sh
-      env:
-        GPG_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.GPG_PASSPHRASE }}
-        GPG_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.GPG_PRIVATE_KEY }}
-        NEXUS_OSSRH_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.NEXUS_OSSRH_USERNAME }}
-        NEXUS_OSSRH_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.NEXUS_OSSRH_PASSWORD }}
-
     # Post to Twitter if explicitly opted-in by adding the label 'release:tweet'.
     - name: Post to Twitter
       if: success() &&