diff --git a/.idea/workspace.xml b/.idea/workspace.xml
index 9d6c6cb..fc1301d 100644
--- a/.idea/workspace.xml
+++ b/.idea/workspace.xml
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
       <workItem from="1580198778394" duration="73000" />
       <workItem from="1580198880216" duration="3739000" />
       <workItem from="1646058684704" duration="3926000" />
-      <workItem from="1646302868074" duration="1580000" />
+      <workItem from="1646302868074" duration="2082000" />
     </task>
     <servers />
   </component>
diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 8da9d73..46663e7 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -4,11 +4,27 @@ plugins {
     kotlin("jvm") version "1.6.0"
 }
 
-group = "com.philjay.jwt"
-version = "1.2.3"
-description = "JWT"
+val g = "com.philjay.jwt"
+val v = "1.2.4"
+val desc = "JWT"
+
+group = g
+version = v
+description = desc
 java.sourceCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_14
 
+publishing {
+    publications {
+        create<MavenPublication>("maven") {
+            groupId = g
+            artifactId = desc
+            version = v
+
+            from(components["java"])
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 repositories {
     mavenLocal()
     mavenCentral()
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/philjay/jwt/JWT.kt b/src/main/java/com/philjay/jwt/JWT.kt
index 7b3b76c..b425b99 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/philjay/jwt/JWT.kt
+++ b/src/main/java/com/philjay/jwt/JWT.kt
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ object JWT {
                 val rsaSignature = Signature.getInstance(verifyAlgorithm)
                 rsaSignature.initVerify(rsa)
                 rsaSignature.update(header)
-                rsaSignature.update(tokenDelimiter.toByte())
+                rsaSignature.update(tokenDelimiter.code.toByte())
                 rsaSignature.update(payload)
                 rsaSignature.verify(tokenSignature)
             } else {