diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/release.yml b/.forgejo/workflows/release.yml
index 3f51f43..e0d6dbd 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/release.yml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           java -version
           mvn -v
+          mvn help:evaluate -Dexpression=settings.localRepository -q -DforceStdout
           node -v
           npm -v
           
@@ -94,12 +95,16 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build backend (Spring Boot)
         run: |
           mvn clean package -Pprod -DskipTests -Dmaven.download.parallel=false -s .forgejo/workflows/ci-settings.xml
-
+        container:
+          image: maven:3.9-eclipse-temurin-17
+          volumes:
+            - /maven-repo:/root/.m2
+            
       # Log output
       - name: List output files
         run: |
           ls -lh target/*.jar || true
-          
+        
       # save artifacts
       - name: Upload backend JAR
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3