diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 05965372..3dbe7aa9 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -24,4 +24,3 @@ sshj.jar
 
 # VSCode
 .metals/
-/gradle.properties
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index a32e7dcb..8bf2d55f 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -239,6 +239,15 @@ publishing {
             from components.java
         }
     }
+    repositories {
+        maven {
+            url publicationRepositoryUrl
+            credentials {
+                username = publicationUsername
+                password = publicationPassword
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 project.signing {
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..64873b6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# Provided on CI
+publicationRepositoryUrl=
+publicationUsername=
+publicationPassword=