diff --git a/.github/workflows/main-build-and-deploy-oss.yml b/.github/workflows/main-build-and-deploy-oss.yml
index 52a183f..303959b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main-build-and-deploy-oss.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main-build-and-deploy-oss.yml
@@ -39,37 +39,49 @@ jobs:
           maven-version: ${{ env.MAVEN_VERSION }}
           java-version: ${{ env.JAVA_VERSION }}
 
-  update-version:
-    name: Update Version
+#  update-version:
+#    name: Update Version
+#    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+#    steps:
+#      - name: Checkout
+#        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+#        with:
+#          token: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }}
+#      - name: Update version
+#        uses: ./.github/actions/newrelease
+#        with:
+#          java-version: ${{ env.JAVA_VERSION }}
+#          maven-version: ${{ env.MAVEN_VERSION }}
+#      - name: Upload Changed Artifacts
+#        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+#        with:
+#          name: root-new-version
+#          path: .
+#          include-hidden-files: true
+#          retention-days: 1
+  requires-approval:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    name: "Waiting for release approval"
+    environment: Release-Approval
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          token: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }}
-      - name: Update version
-        uses: ./.github/actions/newrelease
-        with:
-          java-version: ${{ env.JAVA_VERSION }}
-          maven-version: ${{ env.MAVEN_VERSION }}
-      - name: Upload Changed Artifacts
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-        with:
-          name: root-new-version
-          path: .
-          include-hidden-files: true
-          retention-days: 1
-
+      - name: Approval Step
+        run: echo "Release has been approved!"
+      
   build:
     #name: Build and Sonar Scan
     name: Build
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: update-version
+    #needs: update-version
+    needs: requires-approval
     steps:
-      - name: Download artifact
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
-        with:
-          name: root-new-version
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+#      - name: Download artifact
+#        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+#        with:
+#          name: root-new-version
       - name: Build
         uses: ./.github/actions/build
         with:
@@ -93,6 +105,7 @@ jobs:
   deploy:
     name: Deploy to Maven Central
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    environment: release-secrets
     #needs: [blackduck, build]
     needs: [build]
     steps:
@@ -103,8 +116,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Deploy
         uses: ./.github/actions/deploy-release
         with:
-          user: ${{ secrets.CENTRAL_REPOSITORY_USER }}
-          password: ${{ secrets.CENTRAL_REPOSITORY_PASS }}
+          user: ${{ secrets.CAP_JAVA_CDS_FEATURE_EVENT_HUB_USER }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.CAP_JAVA_CDS_FEATURE_EVENT_HUB_PASS }}
           pgp-pub-key: ${{ secrets.PGP_PUBKEY_ID }}
           pgp-private-key: ${{ secrets.PGP_PRIVATE_KEY }}
           pgp-passphrase: ${{ secrets.PGP_PASSPHRASE }}