diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e725c559..f6d6a44d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -72,22 +72,26 @@ jobs:
         server-id: github # Value of the distributionManagement/repository/id field of the pom.xml
         username: ${{ github.actor }} # username for server authentication
         password: ${{ github.token }} # password or token for authentication
+
     - name: Build with Maven
       run: mvn -B package --file pom.xml
+
     - name: Publish to GitHub Packages Apache Maven
       run: mvn deploy
+
     - name: Set up Apache Maven Central
       uses: actions/setup-java@v1
       with: # running setup-java again overwrites the settings.xml
         java-version: 1.8
         server-id: maven
-        username: maven_username
-        password: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_CENTRAL_TOKEN }} # password from secrets store
+        server-username: maven_username
+        server-password: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_CENTRAL_TOKEN }} # password from secrets store
+
     - name: Publish to Apache Maven Central
       run: mvn deploy 
 ```
 
-***NOTE: The `settings.xml` file is created in the Actions $HOME directory. If you have an existing `settings.xml` file at that location, it will be overwritten***	
+***NOTE: The `settings.xml` file is created in the Actions $HOME directory. If you have an existing `settings.xml` file at that location, it will be overwritten. See below for using the `settings-path` to change your `settings.xml` file location.***	
 
 See the help docs on [Publishing a Package](https://help.github.com/en/github/managing-packages-with-github-packages/configuring-apache-maven-for-use-with-github-packages#publishing-a-package) for more information on the `pom.xml` file.
 
@@ -114,7 +118,7 @@ jobs:
         PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 ```
 
-***NOTE: The `USERNAME` and `PASSWORD` need to correspond to the credentials environment variables used in the publishing section of your `build.gradle`..***	
+***NOTE: The `USERNAME` and `PASSWORD` need to correspond to the credentials environment variables used in the publishing section of your `build.gradle`.***	
 
 See the help docs on [Publishing a Package with Gradle](https://help.github.com/en/github/managing-packages-with-github-packages/configuring-gradle-for-use-with-github-packages#example-using-gradle-groovy-for-a-single-package-in-a-repository) for more information on the `build.gradle` configuration file.
 
@@ -135,11 +139,13 @@ jobs:
       with:
         java-version: 1.8
         server-id: github # Value of the distributionManagement/repository/id field of the pom.xml
-        username: ${{ github.actor }} # username for server authentication
-        password: ${{ github.token }} # password or token for authentication
+        server-username: ${{ github.actor }} # username for server authentication
+        server-password: ${{ github.token }} # password or token for authentication
         settings-path: ${{ github.workspace }} # location for the settings.xml file
+
     - name: Build with Maven
       run: mvn -B package --file pom.xml
+
     - name: Publish to GitHub Packages Apache Maven
       run: mvn deploy -s $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/settings.xml
 ```
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index c6c52843..df1a2c15 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@ inputs:
     description: 'ID of the distributionManagement repository in the pom.xml
        file.'
     required: false
-  username:
+  server-username:
     description: 'Username for authentication to the Apache Maven repository.'
     required: false
-  password:
+  server-password:
     description: 'Password or token for authentication to the Apache Maven
        repository.'
     required: false
diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index cad27310..e9e7cc34 100644
Binary files a/dist/index.js and b/dist/index.js differ
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 28d0e0be..00922b49 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -5,10 +5,11 @@
   "description": "setup java action",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "scripts": {
-    "build": "tsc",
+    "build": "ncc build src/setup-java.ts",
     "format": "prettier --write **/*.ts",
     "format-check": "prettier --check **/*.ts",
-    "release": "ncc build lib/setup-java.js && git add -f dist/index.js",
+    "prerelease": "npm run-script build",
+    "release": "git add -f dist/index.js",
     "test": "jest"
   },
   "repository": {
diff --git a/src/auth.ts b/src/auth.ts
index f50ab7d0..0e95ed00 100644
--- a/src/auth.ts
+++ b/src/auth.ts
@@ -57,19 +57,15 @@ export function generate(id: string, username: string, password: string) {
 }
 
 async function write(directory: string, settings: string) {
-  const options = {encoding: 'utf-8', flag: 'wx'}; // 'wx': Like 'w' but fails if path exists
   const location = path.join(directory, SETTINGS_FILE);
-  console.log(`writing ${location}`);
-  try {
-    return fs.writeFileSync(location, settings, options);
-  } catch (e) {
-    if (e.code == 'EEXIST') {
-      console.warn(`overwriting existing file ${location}`);
-      return fs.writeFileSync(location, settings, {
-        encoding: 'utf-8',
-        flag: 'w'
-      });
-    }
-    throw e;
+  if (fs.existsSync(location)) {
+    console.warn(`overwriting existing file ${location}`);
+  } else {
+    console.log(`writing ${location}`);
   }
+
+  return fs.writeFileSync(location, settings, {
+    encoding: 'utf-8',
+    flag: 'w'
+  });
 }
diff --git a/src/setup-java.ts b/src/setup-java.ts
index 419b9ea4..9300eef5 100644
--- a/src/setup-java.ts
+++ b/src/setup-java.ts
@@ -19,11 +19,13 @@ async function run() {
     console.log(`##[add-matcher]${path.join(matchersPath, 'java.json')}`);
 
     const id = core.getInput('server-id', {required: false});
-    const username = core.getInput('username', {required: false});
-    const password = core.getInput('password', {required: false});
+    const username = core.getInput('server-username', {required: false});
+    const password = core.getInput('server-password', {required: false});
 
     if (id && username && password) {
       await auth.configAuthentication(id, username, password);
+    } else if (id || username || password) {
+      console.warn('All 3 server-(id, username, and password) are required.');
     }
   } catch (error) {
     core.setFailed(error.message);