diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 480b6a58ad..b6c31bd81a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     - name: Checkout GitHub sources
       uses: actions/checkout@v6
+    - name: Pin maven.packages.aklivity.io to IPv4
+      run: |
+        ipv4=$(getent ahostsv4 maven.packages.aklivity.io | awk 'NR==1{print $1}')
+        if [ -n "$ipv4" ]; then
+          echo "$ipv4 maven.packages.aklivity.io" | sudo tee -a /etc/hosts
+        fi
     - name: Setup JDK ${{ matrix.java }}
       uses: actions/setup-java@v5
       with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
index 9caad3ff26..c0aef04c24 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
@@ -88,6 +88,13 @@ jobs:
         sudo systemctl restart docker
         timeout 30 sh -c 'until docker info >/dev/null 2>&1; do sleep 1; done'
 
+    - name: Pin maven.packages.aklivity.io to IPv4
+      run: |
+        ipv4=$(getent ahostsv4 maven.packages.aklivity.io | awk 'NR==1{print $1}')
+        if [ -n "$ipv4" ]; then
+          echo "$ipv4 maven.packages.aklivity.io" | sudo tee -a /etc/hosts
+        fi
+
     - name: Autobuild
       uses: github/codeql-action/autobuild@v4
       env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 6d33f79d43..00f4ed756e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -82,6 +82,13 @@ jobs:
         fetch-depth: 0
         persist-credentials: false
 
+    - name: Pin maven.packages.aklivity.io to IPv4
+      run: |
+        ipv4=$(getent ahostsv4 maven.packages.aklivity.io | awk 'NR==1{print $1}')
+        if [ -n "$ipv4" ]; then
+          echo "$ipv4 maven.packages.aklivity.io" | sudo tee -a /etc/hosts
+        fi
+
     - name: Initialize GitFlow
       run: |
         eval "$(/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/bin/brew shellenv)"
@@ -145,6 +152,13 @@ jobs:
         ref: release/${{ inputs.version }}
         fetch-depth: 0
 
+    - name: Pin maven.packages.aklivity.io to IPv4
+      run: |
+        ipv4=$(getent ahostsv4 maven.packages.aklivity.io | awk 'NR==1{print $1}')
+        if [ -n "$ipv4" ]; then
+          echo "$ipv4 maven.packages.aklivity.io" | sudo tee -a /etc/hosts
+        fi
+
     - name: Setup JDK
       uses: actions/setup-java@v5
       with:
@@ -210,7 +224,7 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Deploy via Maven
       run: |
-        ./mvnw -B -U -nsu -ntp clean deploy -Drelease -Ddocker.latest.tag=${{ steps.tag.outputs.latest }}
+        ./mvnw -B -U -nsu -ntp clean deploy -Drelease -Ddocker.latest.tag=${{ steps.tag.outputs.latest }} -DskipTests
       env:
         GITHUB_ACTOR: ${{ github.actor }}
         GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}