# Automate library publishing to Maven Central with GitHub Actions Workflow Dispatch 🤖

DevFeed: [Automate library publishing to Maven Central with GitHub Actions Workflow Dispatch 🤖](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/automate-library-publishing-to-maven-central-with-github-actions-workflow-dispatch-25700.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://blog.shreyaspatil.dev/automate-library-publishing-to-maven-central-with-github-actions-workflow-dispatch/>)

Author: Shreyas Patil

Published: 2022-01-21T12:49:26Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Shreyas Patil's Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/shreyas-patil-s-blog.md>)

Topics: [GitHub Actions](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/github-actions.md>), [Maven Central](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/maven-central.md>), [Library](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/library.md>), [releases](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/releases.md>), [ci](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ci.md>), [Maven](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/maven.md>)

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## AI overview

A step-by-step guide to using GitHub Actions Workflow Dispatch to manually build a JVM library, publish it to Maven Central, create a version tag, and create a draft release.

## Source excerpt

Step-by-step guide to automating JVM library publishing to Maven Central using GitHub Actions and Workflow Dispatch for one-click releases.