diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 902467ce..3ee9a6a0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -20,14 +20,25 @@ jobs:
           distribution: 'adopt'
           java-version: ${{ matrix.java }}
           cache: 'maven'
+      - name: Azure login
+        uses: azure/login@v2
+        with:
+          client-id: ${{ secrets.APP_ID }}
+          tenant-id: ${{ secrets.TENANT_ID }}
+          subscription-id: ${{ secrets.AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID }}
+      - name: "Run az commands"
+        run: |
+          access_token=$(az account get-access-token --resource=${{ secrets.APP_ID }} --scope=${{ secrets.CLUSTER }}/.default --query accessToken -o tsv)
+          echo "ACCESS_TOKEN=$access_token" >> $GITHUB_ENV
       - name: Run the Maven verify phase
-        run: mvn clean verify -DkustoAadAppId=${{ secrets.APP_ID }} -DkustoAadAuthorityID=${{ secrets.TENANT_ID }} -DkustoAadAppSecret=${{ secrets.APP_SECRET }} -DkustoDatabase=${{ secrets.DATABASE }} -DkustoCluster=${{ secrets.CLUSTER }}
         env:
-          kustoAadAppId: ${{ secrets.APP_ID }}
           kustoAadAuthorityID: ${{ secrets.TENANT_ID }}
-          kustoAadAppSecret: ${{ secrets.APP_SECRET }}
           kustoDatabase: ${{ secrets.DATABASE }}
           kustoCluster: ${{ secrets.CLUSTER }}
+          kustoAadAppId: ${{secrets.APP_ID}}
+          accessToken: ${{env.ACCESS_TOKEN}}
+        run: |
+          mvn clean verify -DkustoAadAppId=${{ secrets.APP_ID }} -DkustoAadAuthorityID=${{ secrets.TENANT_ID }} -DkustoDatabase=${{ secrets.DATABASE }} -DkustoCluster=${{ secrets.CLUSTER }} -DaccessToken=${{env.ACCESS_TOKEN}}
       - name: Get versions
         id: get_version
         run: |