diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index 160807d..161b636 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -15,8 +15,9 @@ steps:
         from_secret: GPG_PASSPHRASE
     commands:
       - echo "$GPG_PRIVATE_KEY" >> gpg.key
+      - echo "$MAVEN_SETTINGS" >> maven-settings.xml
       - gpg --pinentry-mode loopback --passphrase $GPG_PASSPHRASE --import gpg.key
-      - mvn --settings $MAVEN_SETTINGS -U -P ossrh,release clean deploy
+      - mvn --settings maven-settings.xml -U -P ossrh,release clean deploy
 
 trigger:
 #  ref: