diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index b6de4deefe..6ae1a26525 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -185,12 +185,13 @@ jobs:
       - name: Publish Artifacts
         uses: ./actions/run-gradle
         with:
-          gradle_command: publish closeAndReleaseStagingRepositories -PreleaseBuild=true -PpublishBuild=true -PgithubPublish=true -PcentralPublish=true
+          gradle_command: publish jreleaserDeploy -PreleaseBuild=true -PpublishBuild=true -PgithubPublish=true -PcentralPublish=true
         env:
-          ORG_GRADLE_PROJECT_signingKey: ${{ secrets.GPG_PRIVATE_KEY }}
-          ORG_GRADLE_PROJECT_signingPassword: ${{ secrets.GPG_PASSPHRASE }}
-          ORG_GRADLE_PROJECT_sonatypeUsername: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_USERNAME }}
-          ORG_GRADLE_PROJECT_sonatypePassword: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_PASSWORD }}
+          JRELEASER_GPG_PUBLIC_KEY: ${{ secrets.GPG_PUBLIC_KEY }}
+          JRELEASER_GPG_SECRET_KEY: ${{ secrets.GPG_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+          JRELEASER_GPG_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.GPG_PASSPHRASE }}
+          JRELEASER_MAVENCENTRAL_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_USERNAME }}
+          JRELEASER_MAVENCENTRAL_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_PASSWORD }}
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
   
       # Post release: Update various files which reference version
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index d4dc5c72ea..b082d0999d 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -18,9 +18,8 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import org.yaml.snakeyaml.Yaml
-
 import org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.condition.Os
+import org.yaml.snakeyaml.Yaml
 
 buildscript {
     repositories {
@@ -41,7 +40,7 @@ plugins {
     alias(libs.plugins.protobuf)
     alias(libs.plugins.versions)
     alias(libs.plugins.spotbugs)
-    alias(libs.plugins.nexus)
+    alias(libs.plugins.jreleaser)
     alias(libs.plugins.download)
 }
 
@@ -60,7 +59,6 @@ allprojects {
     apply plugin: 'base'
     apply plugin: 'java-library'
     apply plugin: 'maven-publish'
-    apply plugin: 'signing'
     apply plugin: 'project-reports'
     apply plugin: 'com.github.ben-manes.versions'
     apply plugin: 'de.undercouch.download'
@@ -165,14 +163,6 @@ allprojects {
         dependsOn tasks.jar, tasks.package
     }
 
-    signing {
-        def signingKey = findProperty("signingKey")
-        def signingPassword = findProperty("signingPassword")
-        if (signingKey != null && signingPassword != null) {
-            useInMemoryPgpKeys(signingKey, signingPassword)
-        }
-    }
-
     repositories {
         if (System.getenv("ARTIFACT_VERSION") != null) {
            version = "${System.getenv('ARTIFACT_VERSION')}"
@@ -310,16 +300,47 @@ subprojects {
 // Configure publishing for maven central. This is done in the top-level build.gradle, and then
 // all of the subprojects configure the artifacts they want published by applying
 // ${rootDir}/gradle/publishing.gradle in the project gradle. By default, we publish a library
-// from each package, but this can be configured by adjusting the publishLibrary variable
-if (Boolean.parseBoolean(centralPublish)) {
-    nexusPublishing {
-        repositories {
-            sonatype {
-                // Update the URL now that the OSSRH service has been sunset: https://central.sonatype.org/news/20250326_ossrh_sunset/
-                nexusUrl.set(uri("https://ossrh-staging-api.central.sonatype.com/service/local/"))
+// from each package, but this can be configured by adjusting the publishLibrary variable.
+// Each subproject will place its artifacts into the central staging repository,
+// which will then be picked up by the release configuration
+if (Boolean.parseBoolean(publishBuild) && Boolean.parseBoolean(centralPublish)) {
+    var stagingRepo = layout.buildDirectory.dir('staging-repo')
+
+    jreleaser {
+        project {
+            authors = ['FoundationDB']
+            license = 'The Apache License, Version 2.0'
+            licenseUrl = 'https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0'
+            links {
+                homepage = 'https://foundationdb.github.io/fdb-record-layer/'
+            }
+            inceptionYear = '2015'
+        }
+
+        signing {
+            active = 'ALWAYS'
+            armored = true
+        }
+
+        deploy {
+            maven {
+                mavenCentral {
+                    sonatype {
+                        active = 'ALWAYS'
+                        url = 'https://central.sonatype.com/api/v1/publisher'
+                        applyMavenCentralRules = true
+                        stage = 'FULL'
+
+                        stagingRepository(stagingRepo.get().asFile.path)
+                    }
+                }
             }
         }
+
+        dependsOnAssemble = true
     }
+
+    tasks.jreleaserDeploy.inputs.dir(stagingRepo)
 }
 
 // Script for upgrading gradle. To upgrade the gradle version, set the property to the version
diff --git a/fdb-record-layer-core-shaded/fdb-record-layer-core-shaded.gradle b/fdb-record-layer-core-shaded/fdb-record-layer-core-shaded.gradle
index c3f46d943c..c0d3837c0a 100644
--- a/fdb-record-layer-core-shaded/fdb-record-layer-core-shaded.gradle
+++ b/fdb-record-layer-core-shaded/fdb-record-layer-core-shaded.gradle
@@ -120,9 +120,3 @@ publishing {
 
     }
 }
-
-if (Boolean.parseBoolean(centralPublish)) {
-    signing {
-        sign publishing.publications.shadow
-    }
-}
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index c4e6482b97..6bc4859419 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ test-compileOnly = [ "autoService", "jsr305" ]
 download = { id = "de.undercouch.download", version = "5.6.0" }
 gitversion = { id = "com.palantir.git-version", version = "3.1.0" }
 jmh = { id = "me.champeau.jmh", version = "0.7.2" }
-nexus = { id = "io.github.gradle-nexus.publish-plugin", version = "2.0.0" }
+jreleaser = { id = "org.jreleaser", version = "1.21.0" }
 protobuf = { id = "com.google.protobuf", version = "0.9.4" }
 serviceloader = { id = "com.github.harbby.gradle.serviceloader", version = "1.1.8" }
 shadow = { id = "com.gradleup.shadow", version = "8.3.5" }
diff --git a/gradle/publishing.gradle b/gradle/publishing.gradle
index 79e4d82ef9..6bb05393a6 100644
--- a/gradle/publishing.gradle
+++ b/gradle/publishing.gradle
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-apply plugin: 'signing'
-
 // Add various details to the pom file to allow for publishing
 def addPublishingInfo(publication) {
     publication.pom {
@@ -88,11 +86,6 @@ if (ext.publishLibrary) {
             }
         }
     }
-    if (Boolean.parseBoolean(centralPublish)) {
-        signing {
-            sign publishing.publications.library
-        }
-    }
 }
 
 ext {
@@ -102,7 +95,21 @@ ext {
 
 publishing {
     if (Boolean.parseBoolean(publishBuild)) {
+
         repositories {
+            if (Boolean.parseBoolean(centralPublish)) {
+                // For JReleaser to deploy artifacts, they must have been staged to the local staging repo.
+                // Mark that directory as an output and declare a dependency between publishing the
+                // project and deploying artifacts.
+                var stagingDir = rootProject.layout.buildDirectory.dir('staging-repo')
+                tasks.publish.outputs.dir(stagingDir)
+                rootProject.tasks.findByName('jreleaserDeploy').dependsOn(tasks.publish)
+
+                maven {
+                    url = stagingDir
+                }
+            }
+
             if (Boolean.parseBoolean(githubPublish)) {
                 maven {
                     name = "GitHubPackages"