diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-maven-await-artifact.yml b/.github/workflows/test-maven-await-artifact.yml
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+name: test-maven-await-artifact
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - 'maven/await-artifact/**'
+      - '.github/workflows/test-maven-await-artifact.yml'
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+    paths:
+      - 'maven/await-artifact/**'
+      - '.github/workflows/test-maven-await-artifact.yml'
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  test:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: ./maven/await-artifact
+        timeout-minutes: 1
+        with:
+          artifact-id: "elastic-apm-agent"
+          group-id: "co.elastic.apm"
+          version: "1.50.0"
diff --git a/maven/await-artifact/README.md b/maven/await-artifact/README.md
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+# <!--name-->maven/await-artifact<!--/name-->
+
+[![usages](https://img.shields.io/badge/usages-white?logo=githubactions&logoColor=blue)](https://github.com/search?q=elastic%2Foblt-actions%2Fmaven%2Fawait-artifact+%28path%3A.github%2Fworkflows+OR+path%3A**%2Faction.yml+OR+path%3A**%2Faction.yaml%29&type=code)
+[![test-maven-await-artifact](https://github.com/elastic/oblt-actions/actions/workflows/test-elastic-active-branches.yml/badge.svg?branch=main)](https://github.com/elastic/oblt-actions/actions/workflows/test-maven-await-artifact.yml)
+
+<!--description-->
+Waits for an artifact to be available on maven central
+<!--/description-->
+
+NOTE: this action does not timeout, hence you need to configure your GitHub workflow accordingly.
+      See https://docs.github.com/en/actions/writing-workflows/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions#jobsjob_idstepstimeout-minutes
+
+## Inputs
+<!--inputs-->
+| Name          | Description                         | Required | Default |
+|---------------|-------------------------------------|----------|---------|
+| `artifact-id` | Maven artifact-ID of the artifact   | `true`   | ` `     |
+| `group-id`    | Maven group-ID of the artifact      | `true`   | ` `     |
+| `version`     | Version of the artifact to wait for | `true`   | ` `     |
+<!--/inputs-->
+
+
+## Usage
+
+<!--usage action="elastic/oblt-actions/**" version="env:VERSION"-->
+```yaml
+name: release
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      version:
+        description: 'The version to release (e.g. 1.2.3). This workflow will automatically perform the required version bumps'
+        required: true
+jobs:
+
+  deploy:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      # ...
+      - uses: elastic/oblt-actions/maven/await-artifact@v1
+        timeout-minutes: 10
+        with:
+          group-id: "co.elastic.apm"
+          artifact-id: "apm-agent-java"
+          version: "${{ inputs.version }}"
+      # ...
+```
+<!--/usage-->
diff --git a/maven/await-artifact/action.yml b/maven/await-artifact/action.yml
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+name: maven/await-artifact
+description: |
+  Waits for an artifact to be available on maven central
+inputs:
+  artifact-id:
+    description: 'Maven artifact-ID of the artifact'
+    required: true
+  group-id:
+    description: 'Maven group-ID of the artifact'
+    required: true
+  version:
+    description: 'Version of the artifact to wait for'
+    required: true
+runs:
+  using: "composite"
+  steps:
+    - name: Wait for artifact to be available on maven central
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        full_url="https://oss.sonatype.org/service/local/artifact/maven/redirect?r=releases&g=${GROUP_ID}&a=${ARTIFACT_ID}&v=${VERSION}"
+        until curl -fs -I -L "${full_url}" > /dev/null
+        do
+          echo "Artifact ${GROUP_ID}:${ARTIFACT_ID}:${VERSION} not found on maven central. Sleeping 30 seconds, retrying afterwards"
+          sleep 30s
+        done
+      env:
+        ARTIFACT_ID: ${{ inputs.artifact-id }}
+        GROUP_ID: ${{ inputs.group-id }}
+        VERSION: ${{ inputs.version }}