diff --git a/__tests__/.gpgtmp/private.asc b/__tests__/.gpgtmp/private.asc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..35e18e83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/__tests__/.gpgtmp/private.asc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+KEY CONTENTS
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/__tests__/auth.test.ts b/__tests__/auth.test.ts
index 4a56744e..b8e3eac6 100644
--- a/__tests__/auth.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/auth.test.ts
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ import * as auth from '../src/auth';
 const env = process.env;
 const m2Dir = path.join(__dirname, auth.M2_DIR);
 const settingsFile = path.join(m2Dir, auth.SETTINGS_FILE);
-const gpgDir = path.join(__dirname, auth.GPG_DIR);
-const gpgFile = auth.GPG_FILE;
+const privateKeyDir = path.join(__dirname, auth.PRIVATE_KEY_DIR);
+const privateKeyFile = auth.PRIVATE_KEY_FILE;
 
 describe('auth tests', () => {
   beforeEach(async () => {
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ describe('auth tests', () => {
   afterAll(async () => {
     try {
       await io.rmRF(m2Dir);
-      await io.rmRF(gpgDir);
+      await io.rmRF(privateKeyDir);
     } catch {
       console.log('Failed to remove test directories');
     }
@@ -182,11 +182,11 @@ describe('auth tests', () => {
 
     expect(exec.exec).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
       'gpg',
-      ['--import', '--batch', gpgFile],
-      {cwd: gpgDir}
+      ['--import', '--batch', privateKeyFile],
+      {cwd: privateKeyDir}
     );
 
-    expect(fs.existsSync(gpgDir)).toBe(false);
+    expect(fs.existsSync(privateKeyDir)).toBe(false);
   }, 100000);
 
   it('does not import gpg private key when private key is not set', async () => {
@@ -198,10 +198,10 @@ describe('auth tests', () => {
 
     expect(exec.exec).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith(
       'gpg',
-      ['--import', '--batch', gpgFile],
-      {cwd: gpgDir}
+      ['--import', '--batch', privateKeyFile],
+      {cwd: privateKeyDir}
     );
 
-    expect(fs.existsSync(gpgDir)).toBe(false);
+    expect(fs.existsSync(privateKeyDir)).toBe(false);
   }, 100000);
 });
diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index de2b10d2..c1018c00 100644
Binary files a/dist/index.js and b/dist/index.js differ
diff --git a/src/auth.ts b/src/auth.ts
index 46fbb67f..6b40ccb3 100644
--- a/src/auth.ts
+++ b/src/auth.ts
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ import * as exec from '@actions/exec';
 
 export const M2_DIR = '.m2';
 export const SETTINGS_FILE = 'settings.xml';
-export const GPG_DIR = '.gpgtmp';
-export const GPG_FILE = 'private.asc';
+export const PRIVATE_KEY_DIR = '.keys';
+export const PRIVATE_KEY_FILE = 'private-key.asc';
 
 export const DEFAULT_ID = 'github';
 export const DEFAULT_USERNAME = 'GITHUB_ACTOR';
@@ -46,13 +46,15 @@ export async function configAuthentication(
 
   if (gpgPrivateKey !== DEFAULT_GPG_PRIVATE_KEY) {
     console.log('importing gpg key');
-    const gpgDirectory: string = path.join(os.homedir(), GPG_DIR);
-    await io.mkdirP(gpgDirectory);
-    core.debug(`created directory ${gpgDirectory}`);
-    await write(gpgDirectory, GPG_FILE, gpgPrivateKey);
-    await importGpgKey(gpgDirectory, GPG_FILE);
-    await io.rmRF(gpgDirectory);
-    core.debug(`removed directory ${gpgDirectory}`);
+    const privateKeyDirectory: string = path.join(
+      os.homedir(),
+      PRIVATE_KEY_DIR
+    );
+    await io.mkdirP(privateKeyDirectory);
+    core.debug(`created directory ${privateKeyDirectory}`);
+    await write(privateKeyDirectory, PRIVATE_KEY_FILE, gpgPrivateKey);
+    await importGpgKey(privateKeyDirectory, PRIVATE_KEY_FILE);
+    await remove(privateKeyDirectory);
   }
 }
 
@@ -109,6 +111,11 @@ async function write(directory: string, file: string, contents: string) {
   });
 }
 
-async function importGpgKey(directory: string, file: string) {
-  exec.exec('gpg', ['--import', '--batch', file], {cwd: directory});
+async function remove(path: string) {
+  console.log(`removing ${path}`);
+  return io.rmRF(path);
+}
+
+async function importGpgKey(directory: string, file: string) {
+  return exec.exec('gpg', ['--import', '--batch', file], {cwd: directory});
 }