Problem with Azure and Maven `release:perform`

The problem is, that maven release:perform fails to git checkout the repository using the credentials from MavenAuthenticate having either ssh or https..

[INFO] --- release:3.0.1:perform (default-cli) @ APPLICATION ---
[INFO] starting perform goal, composed of 3 phases: verify-completed-prepare-phases, checkout-project-from-scm, run-perform-goals
[INFO] 1/3 perform:verify-completed-prepare-phases
[INFO] 2/3 perform:checkout-project-from-scm
[INFO] Checking out the project to perform the release ...
[INFO] Executing: /bin/sh -c cd '/azp/_work/1/s/target' && 'git' 'clone' '--depth' '1' '--branch' '1.1.1' 'https:********@dev.azure.com/APPLICATION-LOCATION-IN-REPO' 'checkout'
[INFO] Working directory: /azp/_work/1/s/target
[ERROR] The git-clone command failed.
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[INFO] Reactor Summary for APPLICATION 1.0.0-SNAPSHOT:

...
[ERROR] The git-clone command failed.
...
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[INFO] BUILD FAILURE
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[INFO] Total time:  4.196 s
[INFO] Finished at: 2025-04-20T12:57:07Z
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[ERROR] Failed to execute goal org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-release-plugin:3.0.1:perform (default-cli) on project APPLICATION: Unable to checkout from SCM
[ERROR] Provider message:
[ERROR] The git-clone command failed.
[ERROR] Command output:
[ERROR] Cloning into 'checkout'...
[ERROR] fatal: could not read Password for 'https:********@dev.azure.com': terminal prompts disabled

I have figured out how to release:prepare and git push tags using MavenAuthenticate and everything works fine until the scm's git checkout..

          ...
          - task: MavenAuthenticate@0
            displayName: 'Maven Authenticate'
            ...
          ...
          - task: Maven@4
            displayName: Release prep
            inputs:
              goals: 'release:clean release:prepare'
            ...
          - bash: |
              git push --follow-tags
            displayName: do push tags
          ...
          - task: Maven@4
            displayName: Release perf
            inputs:
              goals: 'release:perform'
            ...
          ...