diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5aa8f8de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+name: CI
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [main]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [main]
+  release:
+    types: [published]
+
+jobs:
+  validate:
+    uses: mekomsolutions/shared-github-workflow/.github/workflows/maven-build-test.yml@main
+    secrets:
+      NEXUS_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.NEXUS_USERNAME }}
+      NEXUS_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.NEXUS_PASSWORD }}
+
+  spotless:
+    needs: validate
+    uses: mekomsolutions/shared-github-workflow/.github/workflows/maven-spotless-check.yml@main
+
+  pre-release:
+    if: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' }}
+    needs: spotless
+    uses: mekomsolutions/shared-github-workflow/.github/workflows/maven-publish.yml@main
+    secrets:
+      NEXUS_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.NEXUS_USERNAME }}
+      NEXUS_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.NEXUS_PASSWORD }}
+
+  release:
+    if: ${{ github.event_name == 'release' }}
+    needs: spotless
+    uses: mekomsolutions/shared-github-workflow/.github/workflows/maven-publish.yml@main
+    secrets:
+      NEXUS_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.NEXUS_USERNAME }}
+      NEXUS_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.NEXUS_PASSWORD }}
+
+  # this job notifies OCD3 of a new pre-release(snapshots)
+  notify-ocd3:
+    if: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' }}
+    needs: pre-release
+    uses: mekomsolutions/shared-github-workflow/.github/workflows/ocd3-notify.yml@main
+    secrets:
+      OCD3_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.OCD3_USERNAME }}
+      OCD3_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.OCD3_PASSWORD }}
diff --git a/.ocd3.yml b/.ocd3.yml
index 6a7b396d..cfb4a7fb 100644
--- a/.ocd3.yml
+++ b/.ocd3.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 version: 1
 build:
   # Unable to run tests because of no Docker agent available in OCD3 yet. https://mekomsolutions.atlassian.net/browse/INFRA-318
-  bash_commands: "mvn clean install -DskipTests"
+  bash_commands: "echo 'Build is handled by GitHub Actions. Skipping...' && exit 0"
 deploy:
-  bash_commands: "mvn clean deploy -DskipTests -DaltDeploymentRepository=mks-nexus::default::https://nexus.mekomsolutions.net/repository/maven-snapshots"
+  bash_commands: "echo 'Publishing is handled by GitHub Actions. Skipping...' && exit 0"
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b53821b0..880aa8e6 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -21,6 +21,19 @@
     </developer>
   </developers>
 
+  <distributionManagement>
+    <repository>
+      <id>mks-nexus-public-releases</id>
+      <name>Mekom Solutions Nexus repo for releases</name>
+      <url>https://nexus.mekomsolutions.net/repository/maven-releases</url>
+    </repository>
+    <snapshotRepository>
+      <id>mks-nexus-public-snapshots</id>
+      <name>Mekom Solutions Nexus repo for snapshots</name>
+      <url>https://nexus.mekomsolutions.net/repository/maven-snapshots</url>
+    </snapshotRepository>
+  </distributionManagement>
+
   <properties>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
     <maven.compiler.source>17</maven.compiler.source>