diff --git a/.github/workflows/develop.yml b/.github/workflows/develop.yml
index 7d38df2b..d5eca2a0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/develop.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/develop.yml
@@ -7,9 +7,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   build:
-
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v1
       - name: set up JDK 1.8
@@ -18,3 +16,18 @@ jobs:
           java-version: 1.8
       - name: Build with Gradle
         run: ./gradlew build
+
+  deploy:
+    needs: build
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v1
+      - name: set up JDK 1.8
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v1
+        with:
+          java-version: 1.8
+      - name: deploy snapshot
+        env:
+          NEXUS_USERNAME: {{ secrets.NEXUS_USERNAME }}
+          NEXUS_PASSWORD: {{ secrets.NEXUS_PASSWORD }}
+        run: ./gradlew upA -Prelease -PCI
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 94585863..9f065c7a 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -99,6 +99,14 @@ task checkUpdates {
 def registerArtifact(project) {
 
     if (hasProperty('release')) {
+
+        // to be used in github actions (to publish a snapshot)
+        // but only if we have snapshot in the version name
+        if (hasProperty('CI') && VERSION_NAME.contains('SNAPSHOT')) {
+            ext.NEXUS_USERNAME = System.getenv('NEXUS_USERNAME')
+            ext.NEXUS_PASSWORD = System.getenv('NEXUS_PASSWORD')
+        }
+
         project.apply from: config['push-aar-gradle']
     }