diff --git a/.github/workflows/java-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/java-publish.yml
index 4ad8af1..1f8c22e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/java-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/java-publish.yml
@@ -40,6 +40,42 @@ jobs:
             exit 1
           fi
 
+      # Fail fast before the expensive build if the "Publishing" environment is missing any secret
+      # this run needs, so a release can never die deep inside Maven with a cryptic error on a
+      # mis-provisioned environment. GPG signing is bound to the release profile's `verify` phase, so
+      # the signing secrets are required for BOTH the dry run (`verify`) and the real publish
+      # (`deploy`) — this step therefore always runs; without it a missing MAVEN_GPG_PRIVATE_KEY only
+      # surfaces as maven-gpg-plugin's opaque "No secret key". The Maven Central repository
+      # credentials are consumed only by `deploy`, so they are required only on a real (non-dry) run.
+      - name: Require publishing secrets
+        env:
+          DRY_RUN: ${{ github.event.inputs.dry_run }}
+          MAVEN_GPG_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_GPG_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+          MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE }}
+          MAVEN_CENTRAL_REPOSITORY_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_CENTRAL_REPOSITORY_USERNAME }}
+          MAVEN_CENTRAL_REPOSITORY_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_CENTRAL_REPOSITORY_PASSWORD }}
+          MAVEN_CENTRAL_REPOSITORY_USERNAME_PASSWORD_BASE64: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_CENTRAL_REPOSITORY_USERNAME_PASSWORD_BASE64 }}
+        run: |
+          missing=""
+          # This project signs with a passphrase-protected key (setup-java is wired with
+          # gpg-passphrase), so both the key and its passphrase are mandatory.
+          [ -z "${MAVEN_GPG_PRIVATE_KEY}" ] && missing="${missing} MAVEN_GPG_PRIVATE_KEY"
+          [ -z "${MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE}" ] && missing="${missing} MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE"
+          # Maven Central credentials are only consumed by the real `deploy`. USERNAME/PASSWORD feed
+          # setup-java's "central" server; the base64 form is the same credential pre-encoded as the
+          # Central Portal bearer token (username:password), mandated in the Publishing environment by
+          # the client's publishing policy, so it is validated here to catch a mis-provisioned
+          # environment before a release proceeds.
+          if [ "${DRY_RUN}" != "true" ]; then
+            [ -z "${MAVEN_CENTRAL_REPOSITORY_USERNAME}" ] && missing="${missing} MAVEN_CENTRAL_REPOSITORY_USERNAME"
+            [ -z "${MAVEN_CENTRAL_REPOSITORY_PASSWORD}" ] && missing="${missing} MAVEN_CENTRAL_REPOSITORY_PASSWORD"
+            [ -z "${MAVEN_CENTRAL_REPOSITORY_USERNAME_PASSWORD_BASE64}" ] && missing="${missing} MAVEN_CENTRAL_REPOSITORY_USERNAME_PASSWORD_BASE64"
+          fi
+          if [ -n "${missing}" ]; then
+            echo "::error::Missing Publishing environment secret(s):${missing}"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
       - name: Set up JDK
         uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with:
@@ -85,28 +121,6 @@ jobs:
             exit 1
           fi
 
-      # Verify the "Publishing" environment holds the three Maven Central repository secrets that the
-      # project's publishing policy mandates, so a release cannot silently proceed with a
-      # mis-provisioned environment. The mvn deploy below authenticates the "central" server with the
-      # username/password pair; the base64 form is the same credential pre-encoded as the Central
-      # Portal bearer token (username:password), kept in the environment per policy for tooling that
-      # talks to the Central Portal API directly.
-      - name: Require Maven Central credentials
-        if: ${{ github.event.inputs.dry_run != 'true' }}
-        env:
-          MAVEN_CENTRAL_REPOSITORY_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_CENTRAL_REPOSITORY_USERNAME }}
-          MAVEN_CENTRAL_REPOSITORY_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_CENTRAL_REPOSITORY_PASSWORD }}
-          MAVEN_CENTRAL_REPOSITORY_USERNAME_PASSWORD_BASE64: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_CENTRAL_REPOSITORY_USERNAME_PASSWORD_BASE64 }}
-        run: |
-          missing=""
-          [ -z "${MAVEN_CENTRAL_REPOSITORY_USERNAME}" ] && missing="${missing} MAVEN_CENTRAL_REPOSITORY_USERNAME"
-          [ -z "${MAVEN_CENTRAL_REPOSITORY_PASSWORD}" ] && missing="${missing} MAVEN_CENTRAL_REPOSITORY_PASSWORD"
-          [ -z "${MAVEN_CENTRAL_REPOSITORY_USERNAME_PASSWORD_BASE64}" ] && missing="${missing} MAVEN_CENTRAL_REPOSITORY_USERNAME_PASSWORD_BASE64"
-          if [ -n "${missing}" ]; then
-            echo "::error::Missing Publishing environment secret(s):${missing}"
-            exit 1
-          fi
-
       # Build, sign and publish to Maven Central via the Sonatype Central Publisher Portal. The
       # central-publishing-maven-plugin authenticates the "central" server with the username/password
       # provisioned by setup-java above; both come from the "Publishing" environment's secrets.
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f06e082..a413d87 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,14 @@ All notable changes to the Apify Java client are documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/), and this project
 adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [0.1.1] - 2026-07-07
+
+### Fixed
+
+- `Publish Java client` workflow now fails fast with an explicit message when a required `Publishing`
+  environment secret is missing (GPG signing secrets on dry runs and real publishes, Maven Central
+  credentials on real publishes only).
+
 ## [0.1.0] - 2026-07-03
 
 Initial release of the official (experimental, AI-generated and AI-maintained) Java client for the
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 68bce1e..d38f655 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -21,14 +21,14 @@ Maven:
 <dependency>
   <groupId>com.apify</groupId>
   <artifactId>apify-client</artifactId>
-  <version>0.1.0</version>
+  <version>0.1.1</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
 Gradle:
 
 ```groovy
-implementation 'com.apify:apify-client:0.1.0'
+implementation 'com.apify:apify-client:0.1.1'
 ```
 
 ## Quick start
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ try {
 
 ## Versioning
 
-- `Version.CLIENT_VERSION` — the semantic version of this client (`0.1.0`).
+- `Version.CLIENT_VERSION` — the semantic version of this client (`0.1.1`).
 - `Version.API_SPEC_VERSION` — the Apify OpenAPI specification version this client was verified
   against (`v2-2026-07-02T131926Z`).
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1d08b2b..a1d1372 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
     <groupId>com.apify</groupId>
     <artifactId>apify-client</artifactId>
-    <version>0.1.0</version>
+    <version>0.1.1</version>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
     <name>Apify Java Client</name>
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/apify/client/Version.java b/src/main/java/com/apify/client/Version.java
index 6b3cebf..bf180aa 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/apify/client/Version.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/apify/client/Version.java
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ public final class Version {
    * The semantic version of this client library (see <a href="https://semver.org/">SemVer</a>).
    * Changes to the public interface other than additive ones are considered breaking changes.
    */
-  public static final String CLIENT_VERSION = "0.1.0";
+  public static final String CLIENT_VERSION = "0.1.1";
 
   /**
    * The version of the Apify OpenAPI specification this client was generated and verified against.