diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index b2980f50c..a6f8dee9e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -93,7 +93,9 @@ jobs:
           gpg-passphrase: MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE
 
       - name: Publish to Apache Maven Central
-        run: mvn deploy -P 'release,!default' -Dmaven.test.skip=true
+        run: >-
+          ./mvnw -B deploy -P 'release,!default,!examples-and-integration-tests'
+          -Dmaven.test.skip=true
         env:
           MAVEN_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_MAVEN_REPOSITORY_USERNAME }}
           MAVEN_CENTRAL_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_MAVEN_REPOSITORY_PASSWORD }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-release-build.yml b/.github/workflows/test-release-build.yml
index 7edd109ab..cbc751432 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-release-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-release-build.yml
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ jobs:
         with:
           path: ~/.m2/repository
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-maven-${{ hashFiles('**/pom.xml') }}
+      - name: Check release deployment configuration
+        run: python3 .mise/tasks/test_release_configuration.py
       - name: Build GitHub Pages
         run: mise run build-gh-pages
         env:
diff --git a/.mise/tasks/build-release.sh b/.mise/tasks/build-release.sh
index 620dca77a..30a124fcf 100755
--- a/.mise/tasks/build-release.sh
+++ b/.mise/tasks/build-release.sh
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@
 
 set -euo pipefail
 
-mvn -B package -P 'release,!default,!examples-and-integration-tests' \
+./mvnw -B package -P 'release,!default,!examples-and-integration-tests' \
 	-Dmaven.test.skip=true -Dgpg.skip=true
diff --git a/.mise/tasks/test_release_configuration.py b/.mise/tasks/test_release_configuration.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4375e6c2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.mise/tasks/test_release_configuration.py
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+"""Guard the release reactor configuration without credentials or publishing artifacts."""
+
+import re
+import shlex
+import unittest
+from pathlib import Path
+
+ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[2]
+
+
+def profiles(text):
+    """Read the single explicit Maven profile selection in a release command."""
+    selections = re.findall(r"\s-P\s+('[^']*'|\"[^\"]*\"|[^\s]+)", text)
+    if len(selections) != 1:
+        raise AssertionError("Expected exactly one explicit Maven -P selection")
+    return set(shlex.split(selections[0])[0].split(","))
+
+
+class ReleaseConfigurationTest(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_build_and_deploy_use_the_same_release_reactor(self):
+        build = (ROOT / ".mise/tasks/build-release.sh").read_text()
+        deploy = (ROOT / ".github/workflows/release.yml").read_text()
+        expected = {"release", "!default", "!examples-and-integration-tests"}
+        self.assertEqual(profiles(build), expected)
+        self.assertEqual(profiles(deploy), profiles(build))
+
+    def test_regression_detects_the_failed_release_configuration(self):
+        build = (ROOT / ".mise/tasks/build-release.sh").read_text()
+        failed_command = "mvn deploy -P 'release,!default' -Dmaven.test.skip=true"
+        self.assertNotEqual(profiles(failed_command), profiles(build))
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()
diff --git a/RELEASING.md b/RELEASING.md
index c5ae0ed4b..6365ba31a 100644
--- a/RELEASING.md
+++ b/RELEASING.md
@@ -44,6 +44,36 @@ the benchmarks before merging the release PR:
 mise run update-benchmarks
 ```
 
+## Retrying a Failed Maven Central Deployment
+
+A GitHub release and a Maven Central publication are separate operations.
+An immutable GitHub release does not prevent publishing artifacts from its
+existing tag. Do not move the tag or rebuild the release from newer source.
+
+Before retrying, check the failed job's full log and the Sonatype Central
+Deployments page. Maven reactor `SUCCESS` entries can mean artifacts were
+only staged locally; look for an uploaded bundle and deployment ID. If a
+deployment is already pending, inspect it before submitting another one.
+Already published Maven Central versions cannot be overwritten.
+
+For a workflow-only fix, merge the correction to `main`, then dispatch the
+updated workflow with the original release tag:
+
+```shell
+gh workflow run release.yml --repo prometheus/client_java --ref main -f tag=v1.9.0
+```
+
+Replace `v1.9.0` with the tag being recovered. The workflow comes from `main`,
+but its checkout uses the supplied tag. Rerunning the original failed job
+instead uses its original workflow and repeats the same configuration error.
+Changes to scripts or POMs on `main` are not picked up by that tagged checkout;
+those require a separate recovery plan or a new release.
+
+Keep the deployment profile selection aligned with `mise run build-release`:
+examples, benchmarks, and integration tests must not enter the release reactor.
+The Test Build Release workflow checks this configuration before building.
+This check does not validate signing credentials or Sonatype availability.
+
 ## If the Sonatype Central Token is Invalid
 
 The release workflow verifies the token before deploy. If it fails: