diff --git a/.ci.settings.xml b/.ci.settings.xml
index 5278571..0430fad 100644
--- a/.ci.settings.xml
+++ b/.ci.settings.xml
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@
 			<username>${env.sonatype_username}</username>
 			<password>${env.sonatype_password}</password>
 		</server>
+		<server>
+			<id>nvd-api-key</id>
+			<password>${env.nvd_api_key}</password>
+		</server>
 	</servers>
 
 	<mirrors>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b6b9f56..79e4b0b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -433,6 +433,7 @@
 					<artifactId>dependency-check-maven</artifactId>
 					<version>9.0.9</version>
 					<configuration>
+						<nvdApiServerId>nvd-api-key</nvdApiServerId>
 						<assemblyAnalyzerEnabled>false</assemblyAnalyzerEnabled>
 					</configuration>
 				</plugin>