diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 4831eba..838acbe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -120,6 +120,17 @@ jobs:
           MAVEN_PASSWORD:   ${{ secrets.MAVEN_PASSWORD }}
           SIGNING_KEY:      ${{ secrets.SIGNING_KEY }}
           SIGNING_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.SIGNING_PASSWORD }}
+      - name: POST Sonatype namespace
+        run: |
+          # https://central.sonatype.org/publish/publish-portal-ossrh-staging-api/#1-modify-your-ci-script
+          auth=$(echo -n "$MAVEN_USERNAME:$MAVEN_PASSWORD" | base64)
+          curl -X POST \
+               -H "Authorization: Bearer $auth" \
+               "https://ossrh-staging-api.central.sonatype.com/manual/upload/defaultRepository/com.epam.jsdmx"
+        env:
+          MAVEN_REPOSITORY: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_REPOSITORY }}
+          MAVEN_USERNAME:   ${{ secrets.MAVEN_USERNAME }}
+          MAVEN_PASSWORD:   ${{ secrets.MAVEN_PASSWORD }}
 
   cleanup:
     name: Cleanup
@@ -133,4 +144,4 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           git config user.name github-actions
           git config user.email github-actions@github.com
-          git push origin --delete workflow-$GITHUB_RUN_ID || true
\ No newline at end of file
+          git push origin --delete workflow-$GITHUB_RUN_ID || true