diff --git a/pkg/oc/oc.go b/pkg/oc/oc.go
index 6fdb4ff2..1b1107e1 100644
--- a/pkg/oc/oc.go
+++ b/pkg/oc/oc.go
@@ -164,6 +164,10 @@ func CreateChainsImageRegistrySecret(dockerConfig string) {
 	cmd.MustSucceed("oc", "create", "secret", "generic", "chains-image-registry-credentials", "--from-literal=.dockerconfigjson="+dockerConfig, "--from-literal=config.json="+dockerConfig, "--type=kubernetes.io/dockerconfigjson")
 }
 
+func CreateJibMavenImageRegistrySecret(dockerConfig string) {
+	cmd.MustSucceed("oc", "create", "secret", "generic", "jib-maven-image-registry-credentials", "--from-literal=.dockerconfigjson="+dockerConfig, "--from-literal=config.json="+dockerConfig, "--type=kubernetes.io/dockerconfigjson")
+}
+
 func CopySecret(secretName string, sourceNamespace string, destNamespace string) {
 	secretJson := cmd.MustSucceed("oc", "get", "secret", secretName, "-n", sourceNamespace, "-o", "json").Stdout()
 	cmdOutput := cmd.MustSucceed("bash", "-c", fmt.Sprintf(`echo '%s' | jq 'del(.metadata["namespace", "creationTimestamp", "resourceVersion", "selfLink", "uid", "annotations"]) | .data |= with_entries(if .key == "github-auth-key" then .key = "token" else . end)'`, secretJson)).Stdout()
diff --git a/specs/ecosystem/ecosystem-multiarch.spec b/specs/ecosystem/ecosystem-multiarch.spec
index 0b81e108..0e7a0647 100644
--- a/specs/ecosystem/ecosystem-multiarch.spec
+++ b/specs/ecosystem/ecosystem-multiarch.spec
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ Type: Functional
 Importance: Critical
 
 Steps:
+  * Verify that jib-maven image registry variable is exported
+  * Create secret with image registry credentials for jib-maven
   * Create
       |S.NO|resource_dir                                          |
       |----|------------------------------------------------------|
@@ -31,6 +33,8 @@ Type: Functional
 Importance: Critical
 
 Steps:
+  * Verify that jib-maven image registry variable is exported
+  * Create secret with image registry credentials for jib-maven
   * Create
       |S.NO|resource_dir                                          |
       |----|------------------------------------------------------|
diff --git a/steps/ecosystem/ecosystem.go b/steps/ecosystem/ecosystem.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..71d66b7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/steps/ecosystem/ecosystem.go
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+package ecosystem
+
+import (
+	"os"
+
+	"github.com/getgauge-contrib/gauge-go/gauge"
+	"github.com/getgauge-contrib/gauge-go/testsuit"
+	"github.com/openshift-pipelines/release-tests/pkg/oc"
+)
+
+var _ = gauge.Step("Verify that jib-maven image registry variable is exported", func() {
+	if os.Getenv("JIB_MAVEN_REPOSITORY") == "" {
+		testsuit.T.Errorf("'JIB_MAVEN_REPOSITORY' environment variable is not exported")
+	}
+})
+
+var _ = gauge.Step("Create secret with image registry credentials for jib-maven", func() {
+	if os.Getenv("JIB_MAVEN_DOCKER_CONFIG_JSON") == "" {
+		testsuit.T.Errorf("'JIB_MAVEN_DOCKER_CONFIG_JSON' credentials environment variable is not exported")
+	} else {
+		dockerConfig := os.Getenv("JIB_MAVEN_DOCKER_CONFIG_JSON")
+		oc.CreateJibMavenImageRegistrySecret(dockerConfig)
+	}
+})
diff --git a/testdata/ecosystem/pipelines/jib-maven-pz.yaml b/testdata/ecosystem/pipelines/jib-maven-pz.yaml
index ce53678f..5917c5e3 100644
--- a/testdata/ecosystem/pipelines/jib-maven-pz.yaml
+++ b/testdata/ecosystem/pipelines/jib-maven-pz.yaml
@@ -53,4 +53,4 @@ spec:
     - name: INSECUREREGISTRY
       value: "false"
     - name: MAVEN_IMAGE
-      value: maven:3.8.3-adoptopenjdk-11
+      value: maven:3.8.3-adoptopenjdk-11
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