diff --git a/.github/workflows/java-cd.yml b/.github/workflows/java-cd.yml
index 42984cc27e..3c3123ca12 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/java-cd.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/java-cd.yml
@@ -227,11 +227,13 @@ jobs:
 
             - name: Check status of deployment
               run: |
-                  echo "BEARER_TOKEN=$(echo "${{ secrets.CENTRAL_TOKEN_USERNAME }}:${{ secrets.CENTRAL_TOKEN_PASSWORD }}" | base64)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-                  echo "DEPLOYMENT_ID=6a48b2c5-c3c5-4941-bd38-6011b0985ae5" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+                  export BEARER_TOKEN=$(echo "${{ secrets.CENTRAL_TOKEN_USERNAME }}:${{ secrets.CENTRAL_TOKEN_PASSWORD }}" | base64)
+                  export DEPLOYMENT_ID=6a48b2c5-c3c5-4941-bd38-6011b0985ae5
+                  echo "BEARER_TOKEN=$BEARER_TOKEN" | base64)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+                  echo "DEPLOYMENT_ID=$DEPLOYMENT_ID" >> $GITHUB_ENV
                   export DEPLOYMENT_STATUS=`curl --request POST  \
-                  --header "Authorization: Bearer ${{ env.BEARER_TOKEN }}" \
-                  "https://central.sonatype.com/api/v1/publisher/status?id=${{ env.DEPLOYMENT_ID }}" \
+                  --header "Authorization: Bearer $BEARER_TOKEN" \
+                  "https://central.sonatype.com/api/v1/publisher/status?id=$DEPLOYMENT_ID" \
                   | jq '.deploymentState'`
                   if [[ $DEPLOYMENT_STATUS -ne ""VALIDATED"" || $DEPLOYMENT_STATUS -eq null ]]; then exit 1 ; fi