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ORG_GRADLE_PROJECT_mavenCentralPassword=the_password

# see below for how to obtain this
ORG_GRADLE_PROJECT_signingInMemoryKey=exported_ascii_armored_key
# Optional
ORG_GRADLE_PROJECT_signingInMemoryKey=single_line_exported_ascii_armored_key
# Optional: the SHORT version of the KEY ID
ORG_GRADLE_PROJECT_signingInMemoryKeyId=12345678
# If key was created with a password.
ORG_GRADLE_PROJECT_signingInMemoryKeyPassword=some_password
```

Note that the username/password here is *not* the same one you use to login; Sonatype publishing
Please note that the username/password here is *not* the same one you use to login; Sonatype publishing
requires a username/password that was generated via user tokens. The user token needs to be obtained on [Sonatype OSS](https://central.sonatype.org/publish/generate-token/) or the [Central Portal](https://central.sonatype.org/publish/generate-portal-token/) depending on where you publish.

### In memory GPG key
Also note that the `signingInMemoryKeyId` is the short version (the last 8 characters of the long key ID).

To obtain the in memory signing key run the following command.
### In-memory GPG key

To obtain the in-memory signing key run the following command.

!!! warning

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-----END PGP PRIVATE KEY BLOCK-----
```

Make sure to copy this string in its entirety.
The in-memory value needs to be a single line without newlines and header/footer (`BEGIN/END PRIVATE KEY`). Remove these either by hand or by relying on grep to cut these: `grep -v '\-\-' | grep -v '^=.' | tr -d '\n'`.

## Publishing snapshots

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