diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-beta.yml b/.github/workflows/release-beta.yml
index 568d712..d7f7f59 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-beta.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-beta.yml
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Release
         run: npx -p jsii-release@latest jsii-release-maven
         env:
+          MAVEN_ENDPOINT: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_ENDPOINT }}
           MAVEN_GPG_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_GPG_PRIVATE_KEY }}
           MAVEN_GPG_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_GPG_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSPHRASE }}
           MAVEN_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_PASSWORD }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 1d47692..4131a07 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Release
         run: npx -p jsii-release@latest jsii-release-maven
         env:
+          MAVEN_ENDPOINT: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_ENDPOINT }}
           MAVEN_GPG_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_GPG_PRIVATE_KEY }}
           MAVEN_GPG_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_GPG_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSPHRASE }}
           MAVEN_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_PASSWORD }}
diff --git a/.projen/tasks.json b/.projen/tasks.json
index df3948a..6cafaf4 100644
--- a/.projen/tasks.json
+++ b/.projen/tasks.json
@@ -203,6 +203,9 @@
     "publish:maven": {
       "name": "publish:maven",
       "description": "Publish this package to Maven Central",
+      "env": {
+        "MAVEN_ENDPOINT": "${{ secrets.MAVEN_ENDPOINT }}"
+      },
       "requiredEnv": [
         "MAVEN_GPG_PRIVATE_KEY",
         "MAVEN_GPG_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSPHRASE",
@@ -243,7 +246,8 @@
       "description": "Prepare a release from \"release\" branch",
       "env": {
         "RELEASE": "true",
-        "MAJOR": "0"
+        "MAJOR": "0",
+        "RELEASE_TAG_PREFIX": "latest"
       },
       "steps": [
         {
diff --git a/.projenrc.js b/.projenrc.js
index 241fb85..18be3c2 100644
--- a/.projenrc.js
+++ b/.projenrc.js
@@ -35,17 +35,18 @@ const project = new AwsCdkConstructLibrary({
     distName: 'aws-amplify.cdk.exported-backend',
     module: 'aws_amplify.cdk.exported_backend',
   },
+  releaseTagPrefix: 'latest',
   publishToMaven: {
     javaPackage: 'com.amplifyframework.cdk.exportedbackend',
     mavenGroupId: 'com.amplifyframework',
     mavenArtifactId: 'exported-backend',
+    mavenEndpoint: '${{ secrets.MAVEN_ENDPOINT }}'
   },
   jest: true,
   cdkDependenciesAsDeps: true,
   minNodeVersion: '14.17.6',
   majorVersion: '0',
   docgen: true,
-  npmDistTag: 'latest',
   cdkDependencies: [
     '@aws-cdk/aws-apigateway',
     '@aws-cdk/aws-appsync',