diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 32c0b3f5f46..c48fc9a9b70 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -43,51 +43,12 @@ jobs:
     - name: Build and test Java ${{ matrix.java_version }}
       run: |
         mvn -B clean test -PJava${{ matrix.java_version }}
-
-        
-  DeployArtifacts:
-    name: Deploy artifacts to Maven Central
-    if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' || github.ref == 'refs/heads/develop' || github.ref == 'refs/heads/umbrella'
-    needs: [BuildAndTest]
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - name: Use Java 8
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v1
-        with:
-          java-version: '8'
-      - name: Deploy artifacts
-        uses: samuelmeuli/action-maven-publish@v1
-        with:
-          gpg_private_key: ${{ secrets.gpg_private_key }}
-          gpg_passphrase: ${{ secrets.gpg_passphrase }}
-          nexus_username: ${{ secrets.nexus_username }}
-          nexus_password: ${{ secrets.nexus_password }}
-          maven_args: "-DskipTests -Dcheckstyle.failOnViolation=true"
-      
-      # has to happen in same job, so that the documention was already created (would require another checkout and maven run otherwise)
-      - name: Get Version
-        id: version
-        run: echo ::set-output name=version::$(mvn help:evaluate -Dexpression=project.version -q -DforceStdout)
-
-      - name: Organize documentation files for upload
-        shell: bash
-        env:
-          docdir: ./build/docs
-        run: |
-          export releasedir=${docdir}/${{ steps.version.outputs.version }} # env variables cannot contain other env variables
-          mkdir -p ${releasedir}/jdoc
-          unzip ./target/sootclasses-trunk-javadoc.jar -d ${releasedir}/jdoc/
-          mkdir -p ${releasedir}/options
-          cp ./doc/soot_options.html ${releasedir}/options/
-          cp ./doc/soot_options.css ${releasedir}/options/
-          cp ./doc/index.html ${docdir}/
-
-
-      - name: Deploy JavaDoc to GH pages
-        uses: JamesIves/github-pages-deploy-action@4.1.5
-        with:
-          branch: gh-pages # The branch the action should deploy to.
-          folder: build/ # The folder the action should deploy.
-          clean: false # Do not remove existing files in gh-pages
+    - name: Build Release
+      if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
+      run: |
+        mvn clean compile assembly:single source:jar
+    - name: Release
+      uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
+      if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
+      with:
+        files: target/sootclasses-trunk-jar-with-dependencies.jar