diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yaml b/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
index ad489c9..c114c4e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
           git config --global user.name "Bloomberg Open Source"
 
       - name: 'Publish snapshot to OSSRH'
-        run: mvn --batch-mode -Possrh -Darguments="-Dmaven.test.skip=true -Dspotbugs.skip=true -Dgpg.keyname=${{ secrets.GPG_KEY_ID }} -Dgpg.passphrase=${{ secrets.GPG_KEY_PASSPHRASE }}" release:prepare release:perform
+        run: mvn --batch-mode -Possrh -Darguments="-Dmaven.test.skip=true -Dspotbugs.skip=true -Dgpg.keyname=${{ secrets.GPG_KEY_ID }} -Dgpg.passphrase=${{ secrets.GPG_KEY_PASSPHRASE }} -Dusername=${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}" release:prepare release:perform
         env:
           GPG_KEY_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.GPG_KEY_PASSPHRASE }}
           OSSRH_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_USERNAME }}
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 24620a1..42c964f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ limitations under the License. -->
   </modules>
 
   <scm>
-    <connection>scm:git:git://git@github.com:bloomberg/blazingmq-sdk-java.git</connection>
-    <developerConnection>scm:git:git://git@github.com:bloomberg/blazingmq-sdk-java.git</developerConnection>
+    <connection>scm:git:https://git@github.com/bloomberg/blazingmq-sdk-java.git</connection>
+    <developerConnection>scm:git:https://git@github.com/bloomberg/blazingmq-sdk-java.git</developerConnection>
     <tag>HEAD</tag>
     <url>https://github.com/bloomberg/blazingmq-sdk-java</url>
   </scm>