diff --git a/.github/workflows/gradle-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/gradle-publish.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..649225a95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/gradle-publish.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+name: Publish package to GitHub Packages
+
+on:
+  release:
+    types: [created]
+
+jobs:
+  publish:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        java_version: [1.8]
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        with:
+          submodules: true
+          fetch-depth: 0 # 0 indicates all history
+      - name: Install JDK ${{ matrix.java_version }}
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v1
+        with:
+          java-version: ${{ matrix.java_version }}
+      - name: Install Android SDK
+        uses: malinskiy/action-android/install-sdk@release/0.1.0
+      - name: Publish sshauthentication-api
+        run: ./gradlew :sshauthentication-api:publish
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }} 
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index fce4b4e81..97c8a39bc 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ buildscript {
     dependencies {
         // NOTE: Always use fixed version codes not dynamic ones, e.g. 0.7.3 instead of 0.7.+, see README for more information
         classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:4.1.2'
-        // bintray dependency to satisfy dependency of openpgp-api lib
-        classpath 'com.novoda:bintray-release:0.8.0'
         classpath 'com.squareup.sqldelight:gradle-plugin:0.8.0'
     }
 }
diff --git a/sshauthentication-api/README.md b/sshauthentication-api/README.md
index 9f5ad9d6e..7d6c72a0b 100644
--- a/sshauthentication-api/README.md
+++ b/sshauthentication-api/README.md
@@ -22,8 +22,3 @@ dependencies {
     compile 'org.sufficientlysecure:sshauthentication-api:1.0'
 }
 ```
-
-### Build library
-1. Go to root dir of OpenKeychain repo
-2. Build: ``./gradlew :sshauthentication-api:assemble``
-2. Release on bintray: ``./gradlew :sshauthentication-api:bintrayUpload -PbintrayUser=sufficientlysecure -PbintrayKey=INSERT-KEY -PdryRun=false``
diff --git a/sshauthentication-api/build.gradle b/sshauthentication-api/build.gradle
index 12f3f4681..9c4781de2 100644
--- a/sshauthentication-api/build.gradle
+++ b/sshauthentication-api/build.gradle
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 apply plugin: 'com.android.library'
-apply plugin: 'bintray-release' // must be applied after your artifact generating plugin (eg. java / com.android.library)
+apply plugin: 'maven-publish'
 
 android {
     if (project.hasProperty('rootProject.ext.compileSdkVersion')) {
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ android {
     defaultConfig {
         minSdkVersion 14
         targetSdkVersion 28
-        versionCode 1
-        versionName "1.0"
+        versionCode 2
+        versionName "2.0"
     }
 
     // Do not abort build if lint finds errors
@@ -22,11 +22,43 @@ android {
     }
 }
 
-publish {
-    userOrg = 'sufficientlysecure'
-    groupId = 'org.sufficientlysecure'
-    artifactId = 'sshauthentication-api'
-    version = '1.0'
-    description = 'The SSH authentication API library provides an interface to using an external authentication provider, such as OpenKeychain, in the SSH authentication layer.'
-    website = 'https://github.com/open-keychain/open-keychain'
+// https://developer.android.com/studio/build/maven-publish-plugin
+afterEvaluate {
+    publishing {
+        publications {
+            release(MavenPublication) {
+                from components.release
+
+                groupId = 'org.sufficientlysecure'
+                artifactId = 'sshauthentication-api'
+                version = android.defaultConfig.versionName
+
+                pom {
+                    url = 'https://github.com/open-keychain'
+                    licenses {
+                        license {
+                            name = 'The Apache Software License, Version 2.0'
+                            url = 'http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.txt'
+                            distribution = 'repo'
+                        }
+                    }
+                    organization {
+                        name = 'Confidential Technologies GmbH'
+                        url = 'https://www.cotech.de'
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        repositories {
+            maven {
+                name = "GitHubPackages"
+                url = "https://maven.pkg.github.com/open-keychain/open-keychain"
+                credentials {
+                    username = System.getenv("GITHUB_ACTOR")
+                    password = System.getenv("GITHUB_TOKEN")
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }