diff --git a/jjb/onos/onos-release-build.sh b/jjb/onos/onos-release-build.sh
index 3ab3f16..ca852f3 100644
--- a/jjb/onos/onos-release-build.sh
+++ b/jjb/onos/onos-release-build.sh
@@ -17,5 +17,13 @@
 git config user.email "jenkins@onosproject.org"
 git config user.name "ONOS Jenkins User"
 
+# stage the maven settings
+mkdir -p ~/.m2
+mv settings.xml ~/.m2/settings.xml
+
+# stage the gpg key
+mkdir -p ~/.gnupg
+mv secring.gpg ~/.gnupg 
+
 # run the build
 onos-build-and-upload ${ONOS_VERSION} ${ONOS_NEXT_VERSION} ${GERRIT_BRANCH}
diff --git a/jjb/onos/onos-verify.yaml b/jjb/onos/onos-verify.yaml
index bee0449..4195904 100644
--- a/jjb/onos/onos-verify.yaml
+++ b/jjb/onos/onos-verify.yaml
@@ -291,6 +291,9 @@
             - file-id: 'secring.gpg.b64'
               target: 'secring.gpg.b64'
               variable: 'GPG_B64_FILE'
+            - file-id: 'release-build-maven-settings'
+              target: 'settings.xml'
+              variable: 'MAVEN_SETTINGS'
 
     #put shell scripts in file then make sure shell check is installed on verify vms
       - shell: !include-raw-escape: onos-release-build.sh