diff --git a/.github/configs/settings.xml b/.github/configs/settings.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..294ded1cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/configs/settings.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+<!--
+   Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+   contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+   this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+   The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+   (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+   the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+   Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+   distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+   WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+   limitations under the License.
+  -->
+
+<settings xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/SETTINGS/1.0.0"
+          xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+          xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/SETTINGS/1.0.0 https://maven.apache.org/xsd/settings-1.0.0.xsd">
+    <servers>
+        <server>
+            <id>github</id>
+            <username>${env.GITHUB_ACTOR}</username>
+            <password>${env.GITHUB_TOKEN}</password>
+        </server>
+    </servers>
+
+    <profiles>
+        <profile>
+            <id>local-repo</id>
+            <repositories>
+                <repository>
+                    <id>central</id>
+                    <url>https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2</url>
+                    <releases>
+                        <enabled>true</enabled>
+                    </releases>
+                    <snapshots>
+                        <enabled>false</enabled>
+                    </snapshots>
+                </repository>
+                <repository>
+                    <id>staged-releases</id>
+                    <url>https://repository.apache.org/content/groups/staging/</url>
+                </repository>
+            </repositories>
+            <pluginRepositories>
+                <pluginRepository>
+                    <id>staged-releases</id>
+                    <url>https://repository.apache.org/content/groups/staging/</url>
+                </pluginRepository>
+            </pluginRepositories>
+        </profile>
+    </profiles>
+
+    <activeProfiles>
+        <activeProfile>local-repo</activeProfile>
+    </activeProfiles>
+</settings>
diff --git a/.github/workflows/client-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/client-ci.yml
index 15488ae09..e414921d1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/client-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/client-ci.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ jobs:
   client-ci:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     env:
+      USE_STAGE: 'true' # Whether to include the stage repository.
       TRAVIS_DIR: hugegraph-client/assembly/travis
       COMMIT_ID: be6ee386b9939dc6bd6fcbdf2274b8acc3a0a314
     strategy:
@@ -46,6 +47,12 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 2
 
+      - name: Use staged maven repo
+        if: ${{ env.USE_STAGE == 'true' }}
+        run: |
+          cp $HOME/.m2/settings.xml /tmp/settings.xml
+          mv -vf .github/configs/settings.xml $HOME/.m2/settings.xml
+
       - name: Compile
         run: |
           mvn -e compile -pl hugegraph-client -Dmaven.javadoc.skip=true -ntp
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
index d709ec895..838b4c5f6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   analyze:
+    env:
+      USE_STAGE: 'true' # Whether to include the stage repository.
     name: Analyze
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
@@ -42,6 +44,12 @@ jobs:
       with:
         distribution: 'zulu'
         java-version: '8'
+
+    - name: use staged maven repo settings
+      if: ${{ env.USE_STAGE == 'true' }}
+      run: |
+        cp $HOME/.m2/settings.xml /tmp/settings.xml
+        mv -vf .github/configs/settings.xml $HOME/.m2/settings.xml
         
     - name: Use Node.js 16
       uses: actions/setup-node@v3
diff --git a/.github/workflows/hubble-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/hubble-ci.yml
index 007b45f6d..c07078c1a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/hubble-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/hubble-ci.yml
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ jobs:
   hubble-ci:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     env:
+      USE_STAGE: 'true' # Whether to include the stage repository.
       STATIC_DIR: hugegraph-hubble/hubble-dist/assembly/static
     steps:
       - name: Install JDK 11
@@ -76,6 +77,12 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 2
 
+      - name: use staged maven repo settings
+        if: ${{ env.USE_STAGE == 'true' }}
+        run: |
+          cp $HOME/.m2/settings.xml /tmp/settings.xml
+          mv -vf .github/configs/settings.xml $HOME/.m2/settings.xml
+
       - name: Compile
         run: |
           mvn install -pl hugegraph-client,hugegraph-loader -am -Dmaven.javadoc.skip=true -DskipTests -ntp
diff --git a/.github/workflows/license-checker.yml b/.github/workflows/license-checker.yml
index 540de04e6..77a51fe62 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/license-checker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/license-checker.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
   check-license-header:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       # More info could refer to: https://github.com/apache/skywalking-eyes
       - name: Check License Header
         uses: apache/skywalking-eyes@main
@@ -40,16 +40,6 @@ jobs:
           log: info
           config: .licenserc.yaml
 
-      - uses: actions/setup-java@v3
-        with:
-          java-version: '11'
-          distribution: 'adopt'
-
-      - name: Use Node.js 16
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
-        with:
-          node-version: '16'
-        
       - name: License check(RAT)
         run: |
           mvn apache-rat:check -ntp
@@ -60,9 +50,10 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     env:
       SCRIPT_DEPENDENCY: hugegraph-dist/scripts/dependency
+      USE_STAGE: 'true' # Whether to include the stage repository.
     steps:
       - name: Checkout source
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Set up JDK 11
         uses: actions/setup-java@v3
         with:
@@ -72,6 +63,13 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
           node-version: '16'
+
+      - name: use staged maven repo settings
+        if: ${{ env.USE_STAGE == 'true' }}
+        run: |
+          cp $HOME/.m2/settings.xml /tmp/settings.xml
+          mv -vf .github/configs/settings.xml $HOME/.m2/settings.xml
+
       - name: mvn install
         run: |
           mvn install -DskipTests=true -ntp
diff --git a/.github/workflows/loader-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/loader-ci.yml
index 0a7db5224..d3132a317 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/loader-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/loader-ci.yml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ jobs:
   loader-ci:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     env:
+      USE_STAGE: 'true' # Whether to include the stage repository.
       TRAVIS_DIR: hugegraph-loader/assembly/travis
       STATIC_DIR: hugegraph-loader/assembly/static
       COMMIT_ID: be6ee386b9939dc6bd6fcbdf2274b8acc3a0a314
@@ -47,6 +48,12 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 2
 
+      - name: use staged maven repo settings
+        if: ${{ env.USE_STAGE == 'true' }}
+        run: |
+          cp $HOME/.m2/settings.xml /tmp/settings.xml
+          mv -vf .github/configs/settings.xml $HOME/.m2/settings.xml
+
       - name: Compile
         run: |
           mvn install -pl hugegraph-client,hugegraph-loader -am -Dmaven.javadoc.skip=true -DskipTests -ntp
diff --git a/.github/workflows/spark-connector-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/spark-connector-ci.yml
index efa4639be..c5b312bc2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/spark-connector-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/spark-connector-ci.yml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ jobs:
   spark-connector-ci:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     env:
+      USE_STAGE: 'true' # Whether to include the stage repository.
       TRAVIS_DIR: hugegraph-spark-connector/assembly/travis
       VERSION_ID: 1.0.0
     steps:
@@ -43,9 +44,15 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 2
 
+      - name: use staged maven repo settings
+        if: ${{ env.USE_STAGE == 'true' }}
+        run: |
+          cp $HOME/.m2/settings.xml /tmp/settings.xml
+          mv -vf .github/configs/settings.xml $HOME/.m2/settings.xml
+
       - name: Compile
         run: |
-          mvn install -pl hugegraph-spark-connector -Dmaven.javadoc.skip=true -DskipTests -ntp
+          mvn install -pl hugegraph-client,hugegraph-spark-connector -am -Dmaven.javadoc.skip=true -DskipTests -ntp
 
       - name: Prepare env and service
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tools-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/tools-ci.yml
index 5028048cc..f0e66625f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tools-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tools-ci.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ jobs:
   tools-ci:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     env:
+      USE_STAGE: 'true' # Whether to include the stage repository.
       TRAVIS_DIR: hugegraph-tools/assembly/travis
       # TODO: could we use one param to unify it? or use a action template (could use one ci file)
       COMMIT_ID: be6ee386b9939dc6bd6fcbdf2274b8acc3a0a314
@@ -40,6 +41,11 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           fetch-depth: 2
+      - name: use staged maven repo settings
+        if: ${{ env.USE_STAGE == 'true' }}
+        run: |
+          cp $HOME/.m2/settings.xml /tmp/settings.xml
+          mv -vf .github/configs/settings.xml $HOME/.m2/settings.xml
       - name: Compile
         run: |
           mvn install -pl hugegraph-client,hugegraph-tools -am -Dmaven.javadoc.skip=true -DskipTests -ntp
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7eb4cb500..00d1ecd4f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -375,6 +375,17 @@
                 </pluginManagement>
             </build>
         </profile>
+
+        <!-- use mvn -P stage to enable the remote apache-stage repo -->
+        <profile>
+            <id>stage</id>
+            <repositories>
+                <repository>
+                    <id>staged-releases</id>
+                    <url>https://repository.apache.org/content/groups/staging/</url>
+                </repository>
+            </repositories>
+        </profile>
     </profiles>
 
     <build>