diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_java.yml b/.github/workflows/test_java.yml
index 189e5c2907..cad3aa6f9e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_java.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_java.yml
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ jobs:
   #         # TODO: b/318555165 - enable the layering check. Currently it does
   #         # not work correctly with the toolchain in this Docker image.
   #         bazel: test --test_output=all //java:linkage_monitor --spawn_strategy=standalone --features=-layering_check
-  
+
   protobuf-bom:
     name: Protobuf Maven BOM
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -88,39 +88,19 @@ jobs:
       uses: protocolbuffers/protobuf-ci/checkout@v3
       with:
         ref: ${{ inputs.safe-checkout }}
-    - name: Build protoc
-      id: build-protoc
-      uses: protocolbuffers/protobuf-ci/cross-compile-protoc@v3
-      with:
-        image: us-docker.pkg.dev/protobuf-build/containers/common/linux/bazel:6.3.0-91a0ac83e968068672bc6001a4d474cfd9a50f1d
-        credentials: ${{ secrets.GAR_SERVICE_ACCOUNT }}
-        architecture: linux-x86_64
-    - name: Move protoc into place and clean up
-      run: |
-        mv ${{ steps.build-protoc.outputs.protoc }} protoc
-        sudo rm -rf _build
-    - name: Install snapshot version locally (not using generated pom.xml)
-      run: |
-        mvn -e -B -Dhttps.protocols=TLSv1.2 install -Dmaven.test.skip=true
-      working-directory: java
-    - name: Generate pom.xml files from the template
+    - name: Generate maven artifacts with bazel and install using maven
       uses: protocolbuffers/protobuf-ci/bazel-docker@v3
       with:
         image: us-docker.pkg.dev/protobuf-build/containers/test/linux/java:11-1fdbb997433cb22c1e49ef75ad374a8d6bb88702
         credentials: ${{ secrets.GAR_SERVICE_ACCOUNT }}
         bazel-cache: java_linux/11
-        # protobuf-java and protobuf-java-util are the member of the BOM
         bash: |
-          bazel build //java/core:core_mvn-pom //java/util:util_mvn-pom
-          cp bazel-bin/java/core/core_mvn-pom.xml .
-          cp bazel-bin/java/util/util_mvn-pom.xml .
-    - name: Copy the generated pom.xml files to the local Maven repository
-      shell: bash
-      run: |
-        LOCAL_MAVEN_GROUP_DIR="${HOME}/.m2/repository/com/google/protobuf"
-        VERSION=$(grep "<version>" core_mvn-pom.xml | sed "s/<version>\(.*\)<\/version>/\1/" | xargs)
-        cp core_mvn-pom.xml ${LOCAL_MAVEN_GROUP_DIR}/protobuf-java/${VERSION}/protobuf-java-${VERSION}.pom
-        cp util_mvn-pom.xml ${LOCAL_MAVEN_GROUP_DIR}/protobuf-java-util/${VERSION}/protobuf-java-util-${VERSION}.pom
+          bazel build //java:release
+          mvn install:install-file -Dfile=bazel-bin/java/core/core_mvn-project.jar -DpomFile=bazel-bin/java/core/core_mvn-pom.xml
+          mvn install:install-file -Dfile=bazel-bin/java/core/lite_mvn-project.jar -DpomFile=bazel-bin/java/core/lite_mvn-pom.xml
+          mvn install:install-file -Dfile=bazel-bin/java/kotlin-lite/kotlin-lite_mvn-project.jar -DpomFile=bazel-bin/java/kotlin-lite/kotlin-lite_mvn-pom.xml
+          mvn install:install-file -Dfile=bazel-bin/java/kotlin/kotlin_mvn-project.jar -DpomFile=bazel-bin/java/kotlin/kotlin_mvn-pom.xml
+          mvn install:install-file -Dfile=bazel-bin/java/util/util_mvn-project.jar -DpomFile=bazel-bin/java/util/util_mvn-pom.xml
     - name: Clean up
       run: |
         sudo rm -rf _build