diff --git a/android/build.gradle b/android/build.gradle
index aeef7b1f3..7f2ec2651 100644
--- a/android/build.gradle
+++ b/android/build.gradle
@@ -55,7 +55,15 @@ allprojects {
         publishing {
             publications {}
             repositories {
-                maven { url "file:${rootProject.ext.mavenRepo}" }
+                maven {
+                    url rootProject.ext.mavenRepo
+                    if (!rootProject.ext.mavenRepo.startsWith("file")) {
+                        credentials {
+                            username rootProject.ext.mavenUser
+                            password rootProject.ext.mavenPassword
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
             }
         }
     }
@@ -152,7 +160,9 @@ ext {
     moduleGroupId = 'com.facebook.react'
 
     // Maven repo where artifacts will be published
-    mavenRepo = System.env.MVN_REPO ?: "${rootProject.projectDir}/../../jitsi-maven-repository/releases"
+    mavenRepo = System.env.MVN_REPO ?: ""
+    mavenUser = System.env.MVN_USER ?: ""
+    mavenPassword = System.env.MVN_PASSWORD ?: ""
 
     // Glide
     excludeAppGlideModule = true
diff --git a/android/scripts/release-sdk.sh b/android/scripts/release-sdk.sh
index 443a24e3a..ebe17a0ac 100755
--- a/android/scripts/release-sdk.sh
+++ b/android/scripts/release-sdk.sh
@@ -5,32 +5,56 @@ set -e -u
 
 THIS_DIR=$(cd -P "$(dirname "$(readlink "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" || echo "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")")" && pwd)
 DEFAULT_MVN_REPO="${THIS_DIR}/../../../jitsi-maven-repository/releases"
-export MVN_REPO=$(realpath ${1:-$DEFAULT_MVN_REPO})
+THE_MVN_REPO=${MVN_REPO:-${1:-$DEFAULT_MVN_REPO}}
+MVN_HTTP=0
 SDK_VERSION=$(grep sdkVersion ${THIS_DIR}/../gradle.properties | cut -d"=" -f2)
 RN_VERSION=$(jq -r '.dependencies."react-native"' ${THIS_DIR}/../../package.json)
 
+if [[ $THE_MVN_REPO == http* ]]; then
+    MVN_HTTP=1
+else
+    MVN_REPO_PATH=$(realpath $THE_MVN_REPO)
+    THE_MVN_REPO="file:${MVN_REPO_PATH}"
+fi
+
+export MVN_REPO=$THE_MVN_REPO
 
 echo "Releasing Jitsi Meet SDK ${SDK_VERSION}"
 echo "Using ${MVN_REPO} as the Maven repo"
 
-# Check if an SDK with that same version has already been released
-if [[ -d ${MVN_REPO}/org/jitsi/react/jitsi-meet-sdk/${SDK_VERSION} ]]; then
-    echo "There is already a release with that version in the Maven repo!"
-    exit 1
-fi
-
-# First push React Native, if necessary
-if [[ ! -d ${MVN_REPO}/com/facebook/react/react-native/${RN_VERSION} ]]; then
+if [[ $MVN_HTTP == 1 ]]; then
+    # Push React Native
     echo "Pushing React Native ${RN_VERSION} to the Maven repo"
     pushd ${THIS_DIR}/../../node_modules/react-native/android/com/facebook/react/react-native/${RN_VERSION}
     mvn \
         deploy:deploy-file \
-        -Durl=file://${MVN_REPO} \
+        -Durl=${MVN_REPO} \
+        -DrepositoryId=${MVN_REPO_ID} \
         -Dfile=react-native-${RN_VERSION}.aar \
         -Dpackaging=aar \
         -DgeneratePom=false \
-        -DpomFile=react-native-${RN_VERSION}.pom
+        -DpomFile=react-native-${RN_VERSION}.pom || true
     popd
+else
+    # Check if an SDK with that same version has already been released
+    if [[ -d ${MVN_REPO}/org/jitsi/react/jitsi-meet-sdk/${SDK_VERSION} ]]; then
+        echo "There is already a release with that version in the Maven repo!"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+
+    # First push React Native, if necessary
+    if [[ ! -d ${MVN_REPO}/com/facebook/react/react-native/${RN_VERSION} ]]; then
+        echo "Pushing React Native ${RN_VERSION} to the Maven repo"
+        pushd ${THIS_DIR}/../../node_modules/react-native/android/com/facebook/react/react-native/${RN_VERSION}
+        mvn \
+            deploy:deploy-file \
+            -Durl=${MVN_REPO} \
+            -Dfile=react-native-${RN_VERSION}.aar \
+            -Dpackaging=aar \
+            -DgeneratePom=false \
+            -DpomFile=react-native-${RN_VERSION}.pom
+        popd
+    fi
 fi
 
 # Now build and publish the Jitsi Meet SDK and its dependencies
@@ -39,16 +63,18 @@ pushd ${THIS_DIR}/../
 ./gradlew clean assembleRelease publish
 popd
 
-# The artifacts are now on the Maven repo, commit them
-pushd ${MVN_REPO}
-if [[ "$(git rev-parse --is-inside-work-tree 2>/dev/null)" == "true" ]]; then
-    git add -A .
-    git commit -m "Jitsi Meet SDK + dependencies"
-fi
-popd
+if [[ $MVN_HTTP == 0 ]]; then
+    # The artifacts are now on the Maven repo, commit them
+    pushd ${MVN_REPO_PATH}
+    if [[ "$(git rev-parse --is-inside-work-tree 2>/dev/null)" == "true" ]]; then
+        git add -A .
+        git commit -m "Jitsi Meet SDK + dependencies"
+    fi
+    popd
 
-# Tag the release
-git tag -a android-sdk-${SDK_VERSION}
+    # Tag the release
+    git tag -a android-sdk-${SDK_VERSION}
+fi
 
 # Done!
 echo "Finished! Don't forget to push the tag and the Maven repo artifacts."
diff --git a/android/sdk/build.gradle b/android/sdk/build.gradle
index 70a10583e..9034de83c 100644
--- a/android/sdk/build.gradle
+++ b/android/sdk/build.gradle
@@ -201,6 +201,14 @@ publishing {
 
     }
     repositories {
-        maven { url "file:${rootProject.ext.mavenRepo}" }
+        maven {
+            url rootProject.ext.mavenRepo
+            if (!rootProject.ext.mavenRepo.startsWith("file")) {
+                credentials {
+                    username rootProject.ext.mavenUser
+                    password rootProject.ext.mavenPassword
+                }
+            }
+        }
     }
 }