diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7c0ee2dfd07f9e0513b5bb0415f8d79c02af9fb2..c0c6bb7ed550471e89e045bceccaf3a3a66ed8c6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -170,8 +170,8 @@ They are bound to the `publish` stage, and use the following variables:
 | ----------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ | ----------------- |
 | `MAVEN_DEPLOY_ENABLED`              | Set to `true` to enable a publish jobs                            | _none_ (disabled) |
 | `MAVEN_DEPLOY_FROM_UNPROTECTED_DISABLED`       | Set to `true` to limit snapshot publication to protected branches | _none_ (disabled) |
-| `MAVEN_DEPLOY_ARGS`                 | Maven arguments for the Snapshot job                         | `deploy -DskipTests` |
-| `MAVEN_RELEASE_ARGS`                | Maven arguments for the Release job                          | `release:prepare release:perform -Darguments=-DskipTests` |
+| `MAVEN_DEPLOY_ARGS`                 | Maven arguments for the Snapshot job                         | `deploy -Dmaven.test.skip=true` |
+| `MAVEN_RELEASE_ARGS`                | Maven arguments for the Release job                          | `release:prepare release:perform -Darguments=-Dmaven.test.skip=true` |
 | `MAVEN_RELEASE_SCM_COMMENT_PREFIX`  | Maven release plugin [scmCommentPrefix](https://maven.apache.org/maven-release/maven-release-plugin/prepare-mojo.html#scmCommentPrefix) parameter  | `[ci skip][maven-release-plugin]` |
 | `MVN_SEMREL_RELEASE_DISABLED`  | Set to `true` to disable [semantic-release integration](#semantic-release-integration)   | `[ci skip][maven-release-plugin]` |
 
diff --git a/templates/gitlab-ci-maven.yml b/templates/gitlab-ci-maven.yml
index c21b1859e13af1a8b61b3abadf0376e267cc6fee..552d0b11092d89cf426a64063a3a824d4a704a54 100644
--- a/templates/gitlab-ci-maven.yml
+++ b/templates/gitlab-ci-maven.yml
@@ -76,10 +76,10 @@ variables:
     -Dformats=HTML,JSON,XML
   
   # Maven deploy arguments
-  MAVEN_DEPLOY_ARGS: "deploy -DskipTests"
+  MAVEN_DEPLOY_ARGS: "deploy -Dmaven.test.skip=true"
 
   # Maven release arguments
-  MAVEN_RELEASE_ARGS: "release:prepare release:perform -Darguments=-DskipTests"
+  MAVEN_RELEASE_ARGS: "release:prepare release:perform -Darguments=-Dmaven.test.skip=true"
   MAVEN_RELEASE_SCM_COMMENT_PREFIX: "[ci skip][maven-release-plugin]"
 
 stages: