diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 43b486a..aef9780 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -21,20 +21,18 @@ cache:
     - .gradle/wrapper
     - .gradle/caches
 
+
 build:
   stage: build
   script:
     - echo "---------- build stage ----------"
-    - apt-get update -y
-    - apt-get install -y iputils-ping ssh
-    - ping -c 2 repo.prod.meissa.de
-    - ssh-keyscan repo.prod.meissa.de
     - ./gradlew assemble
   artifacts:
     paths:
       - build/libs/*.jar
     expire_in: 1 week
 
+
 test:
   stage: test
   image: docker:latest
@@ -61,20 +59,44 @@ test:
       junit: build/test-results/test/TEST-*.xml
 
 
-publish-maven-package:
-  stage: publish
+package:
+  stage: package
   rules:
     - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE != "push"
       when: never
     - if: $CI_COMMIT_TAG !~ /^release-[0-9]+[.][0-9]+([.][0-9]+)?$/
   script:
     - ./gradlew -x assemble -x test jar
-    - ./gradlew -x assemble -x test publish
   artifacts:
     paths:
       - build/libs/*.jar
 
 
+publish-maven-package-to-gitlab:
+  stage: publish
+  rules:
+    - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE != "push"
+      when: never
+    - if: $CI_COMMIT_TAG !~ /^release-[0-9]+[.][0-9]+([.][0-9]+)?$/
+  script:
+    - ./gradlew -x assemble -x test publishLibraryPublicationToGitlabRepository
+
+
+publish-maven-package-to-meissa:
+  stage: publish
+  allow_failure: true
+  rules:
+    - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE != "push"
+      when: never
+    - if: $CI_COMMIT_TAG !~ /^release-[0-9]+[.][0-9]+([.][0-9]+)?$/
+  script:
+    - apt-get update -y
+    - apt-get install -y iputils-ping ssh
+    - ping -c 2 repo.prod.meissa.de
+    - ssh-keyscan repo.prod.meissa.de
+    - ./gradlew -x assemble -x test publishLibraryPublicationToMeissaRepository
+
+
 release:
   stage: release
   rules:
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index fef3097..6bf0c27 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -182,6 +182,17 @@ publishing {
     }
 
     repositories {
+        maven {
+            name = "gitlab"
+            url = "https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/$CI_PROJECT_ID/packages/maven"
+            credentials(HttpHeaderCredentials) {
+                name = "Job-Token"
+                value = System.getenv("CI_JOB_TOKEN")
+            }
+            authentication {
+                header(HttpHeaderAuthentication)
+            }
+        }
         maven {
             name = "meissa"
             url = uri("https://repo.prod.meissa.de/api/packages/meissa/maven")
@@ -189,12 +200,12 @@ publishing {
             credentials(HttpHeaderCredentials) {
                 name = "Authorization"
                 if (System.getenv("CI_JOB_TOKEN") != null) {
-                    def tok = System.getenv("RELEASE_TOKEN")
-                    if (tok == null) {
+                    def tokenFromEnv = System.getenv("RELEASE_TOKEN")
+                    if (tokenFromEnv == null) {
                         println "Error: RELEASE_TOKEN not found"
                     } else {
-                        value = "token " + tok
-                        println "RELEASE_TOKEN found - " + (10 < tok.length())
+                        value = "token " + tokenFromEnv
+                        println "RELEASE_TOKEN found - "
                     }
                 } else {
                     // use project-property (define e.g. in "~/.gradle/gradle.properties") when not running in ci