diff --git a/templates/gitlab-ci-maven.yml b/templates/gitlab-ci-maven.yml
index 31bfdd042a993aba0831f359a1c1ec387b8a8e00..746c59653f8821714b37f77d38211e5f40181977 100644
--- a/templates/gitlab-ci-maven.yml
+++ b/templates/gitlab-ci-maven.yml
@@ -573,9 +573,7 @@ mvn-release:
   extends: .mvn-base
   stage: publish
   before_script:
-    - *mvn-scripts
-    - install_ca_certs "${CUSTOM_CA_CERTS:-$DEFAULT_CA_CERTS}"
-    - eval_java_proxy_args
+    - !reference [ .mvn-base, before_script ]
     - log_info "Preparing Git repository for release..."
     - git config --global user.name $GITLAB_USER_ID
     - git config --global user.email $GITLAB_USER_EMAIL