diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index be44c7e..754af7d 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -76,41 +76,35 @@ sonarcloud_scan:
 
 perform_release:
   stage: release
-  script:
-    - cd ${GITLAB_CLONE_DIR}
-    - git config --global user.name "${GITLAB_USERNAME}"
-    - git config --global user.email "${GITLAB_USEREMAIL}"
-    
-    # config git auth
-    - git remote set-url origin "https://gitlab-ci-token:${CI_JOB_TOKEN}@gitlab.com/${CI_PROJECT_PATH}.git"
-    
-    # build versions ...
-    - CURRENT_VERSION=$(mvn help:evaluate -Dexpression=project.version -q -DforceStdout)
-    - RELEASE_VERSION=$(echo $CURRENT_VERSION | sed 's/-SNAPSHOT//')
-    - MINOR_VERSION=$(echo $RELEASE_VERSION | awk -F. '{print $2}')
-    - NEXT_MINOR_VERSION=$((MINOR_VERSION + 1))
-    - NEXT_VERSION=$(echo $RELEASE_VERSION | awk -F. -v minor="$NEXT_MINOR_VERSION" '{print $1"."minor".0-SNAPSHOT"}')
+  script: |
+    cd ${GITLAB_CLONE_DIR}
+    git config --global user.name "${GITLAB_USERNAME}"
+    git config --global user.email "${GITLAB_USEREMAIL}"
+    git remote set-url origin "https://gitlab-ci-token:${CI_JOB_TOKEN}@gitlab.com/${CI_PROJECT_PATH}.git"
 
-    - echo "current version: $CURRENT_VERSION"
-    - echo "release version: $RELEASE_VERSION"
-    - echo "next version: $NEXT_VERSION"
-    
-    # process maven release ...
-    - >
-      mvn release:clean release:prepare release:perform 
-      -B 
-      -DreleaseVersion=$RELEASE_VERSION 
-      -DdevelopmentVersion=$NEXT_VERSION 
-      -Darguments="-DskipTests" 
-      -DscmCommentPrefix="[ci skip] " 
+    CURRENT_VERSION=$(mvn help:evaluate -Dexpression=project.version -q -DforceStdout)
+    RELEASE_VERSION=$(echo $CURRENT_VERSION | sed 's/-SNAPSHOT//')
+    MINOR_VERSION=$(echo $RELEASE_VERSION | awk -F. '{print $2}')
+    NEXT_MINOR_VERSION=$((MINOR_VERSION + 1))
+    NEXT_VERSION=$(echo $RELEASE_VERSION | awk -F. -v minor="$NEXT_MINOR_VERSION" '{print $1"."minor".0-SNAPSHOT"}')
+
+    echo "current version: $CURRENT_VERSION"
+    echo "release version: $RELEASE_VERSION"
+    echo "next version: $NEXT_VERSION"
+
+    mvn release:clean release:prepare release:perform \
+      -B \
+      -DreleaseVersion=$RELEASE_VERSION \
+      -DdevelopmentVersion=$NEXT_VERSION \
+      -Darguments="-DskipTests" \
+      -DscmCommentPrefix="[ci skip] " \
       -DpreparationGoals="clean verify"
-    
-    # generate release
-    - >
-      curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: ${GITLAB_API_TOKEN}" 
-      --data "name=v${RELEASE_VERSION}" 
-      --data "tag_name=v${RELEASE_VERSION}" 
-      --data "description=Release v${RELEASE_VERSION} of CloudflareDNS-java" 
-      "https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/${CI_PROJECT_ID}/releases"
+
+    curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: ${GITLAB_API_TOKEN}" \
+         --data "name=v${RELEASE_VERSION}" \
+         --data "tag_name=v${RELEASE_VERSION}" \
+         --data "description=Release v${RELEASE_VERSION} of CloudflareDNS-java" \
+         "https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/${CI_PROJECT_ID}/releases"
+
   only:
     - /^v\d+\.\d+\.\d+$/
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