diff --git a/dist/pom.xml b/dist/pom.xml
index 31594026751..438ebbbcf8d 100644
--- a/dist/pom.xml
+++ b/dist/pom.xml
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
         <configuration>
           <excludes>
             <exclude>dependency-reduced-pom.xml</exclude>
-            <exclude>pom.xml.asc</exclude>
+            <exclude>*pom.xml.asc</exclude>
           </excludes>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
diff --git a/jenkins/Jenkinsfile.release b/jenkins/Jenkinsfile.release
index ebe89f1aff9..cb1ef6d98b5 100644
--- a/jenkins/Jenkinsfile.release
+++ b/jenkins/Jenkinsfile.release
@@ -21,18 +21,8 @@
 *
 */
 
-def SERVERS_MAP = [
-    Local:    ' ',
-    Sonatype: 'https://oss.sonatype.org/service/local/staging/deploy/maven2'
-]
-
-def SEC_IDS = [
-    Local:    ['local-gpg-passphrase',  'local-gpg-private-key',  'local-username-password'],
-    Sonatype: ['rapids-gpg-passphrase', 'rapids-gpg-private-key', 'sonatype-username-password']
-]
-
 pipeline {
-    agent { label 'vanilla||docker-deploy||docker-gpu' }
+    agent { label 'docker-deploy||docker-gpu' }
 
     options {
         ansiColor('xterm')
@@ -41,9 +31,9 @@ pipeline {
     }
 
     parameters {
-        choice(name: 'DEPLOY_TO', choices: ['Sonatype'],
-            description: 'Where to deploy artifacts to')
-        string(name: 'REF', defaultValue: 'master', description: 'Commit to build')
+        string(name: 'DEPLOY_TO', defaultValue: 'https://oss.sonatype.org/service/local/staging/deploy/maven2',
+            description: 'The repo URL where to deploy the artifacts')
+        string(name: 'REF', defaultValue: 'main', description: 'Commit to build')
     }
 
     environment {
@@ -66,6 +56,7 @@ pipeline {
                         $DOCKER_CMD pull $IMAGE_NAME
                         $DOCKER_CMD logout https://urm.nvidia.com
                     """
+                    sh "mkdir -p ${HOME}/.zinc"
                     docker.image("$IMAGE_NAME").inside("--runtime=nvidia -v ${HOME}/.m2:${HOME}/.m2:rw \
                         -v ${HOME}/.zinc:${HOME}/.zinc:rw \
                         -v /etc/passwd:/etc/passwd -v /etc/group:/etc/group") {
@@ -78,10 +69,10 @@ pipeline {
         stage("Deploy") {
             environment {
                 SERVER_ID='ossrh'
-                SERVER_URL="${SERVERS_MAP["$DEPLOY_TO"]}"
-                GPG_PASSPHRASE=credentials("${SEC_IDS["$DEPLOY_TO"][0]}")
-                GPG_FILE=credentials("${SEC_IDS["$DEPLOY_TO"][1]}")
-                SONATYPE=credentials("${SEC_IDS["$DEPLOY_TO"][2]}")
+                SERVER_URL="${DEPLOY_TO}"
+                GPG_PASSPHRASE=credentials('SPARK_RAPIDS_GPG_PASSPHRASE')
+                GPG_FILE=credentials('SPARK_RAPIDS_GPG_PRIVATE_KEY')
+                SONATYPE=credentials('SPARK_SONATYPE_USERPASS')
                 GNUPGHOME="${WORKSPACE}/.gnupg"
             }
             steps {
diff --git a/jenkins/deploy.sh b/jenkins/deploy.sh
index f1d7f11e66f..e77f6195254 100755
--- a/jenkins/deploy.sh
+++ b/jenkins/deploy.sh
@@ -15,6 +15,18 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 #
 
+# Argument(s):
+#   SIGN_FILE:  true/false, whether to sign the jar/pom file to de deployed
+#   DATABRICKS: true/fasle, whether deploying for databricks
+#
+# Used environment(s):
+#   SQL_PL:         The path of module 'sql-plugin', relative to project root path.
+#   DIST_PL:        The path of module 'dist', relative to project root path.
+#   SERVER_ID:      The repository id for this deployment.
+#   SERVER_URL:     The url where to deploy artifacts.
+#   GPG_PASSPHRASE: The passphrase used to sign files, only required when <SIGN_FILE> is true.
+###
+
 set -e
 SIGN_FILE=$1
 DATABRICKS=$2