diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1d0f7ff7..80a9a638 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -53,11 +53,11 @@ All in all, you should do the following:
 And
 4. Adjust your logging configuration accordingly.
 
-Let's say you want to make use of the *servlet filter* feature, then you need to add the following dependency to your POM with property `cf-logging-version` referring to the latest nexus version (currently `3.8.5`):
+Let's say you want to make use of the *servlet filter* feature, then you need to add the following dependency to your POM with property `cf-logging-version` referring to the latest nexus version (currently `3.8.6`):
 
 ```xml
 <properties>
-	<cf-logging-version>3.8.5</cf-logging-version>
+	<cf-logging-version>3.8.6</cf-logging-version>
 </properties>
 ```
 
diff --git a/cf-java-logging-support-core/pom.xml b/cf-java-logging-support-core/pom.xml
index 92760325..c2b0c5d2 100644
--- a/cf-java-logging-support-core/pom.xml
+++ b/cf-java-logging-support-core/pom.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.sap.hcp.cf.logging</groupId>
         <artifactId>cf-java-logging-support-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>3.8.5</version>
+        <version>3.8.6</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <build>
diff --git a/cf-java-logging-support-jersey/pom.xml b/cf-java-logging-support-jersey/pom.xml
index 52cee09e..8222227b 100644
--- a/cf-java-logging-support-jersey/pom.xml
+++ b/cf-java-logging-support-jersey/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 		<groupId>com.sap.hcp.cf.logging</groupId>
 		<artifactId>cf-java-logging-support-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>3.8.5</version>
+		<version>3.8.6</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<name>cf-java-logging-support-jersey</name>
diff --git a/cf-java-logging-support-log4j2/pom.xml b/cf-java-logging-support-log4j2/pom.xml
index 8fe8c1d9..8ade0b7f 100644
--- a/cf-java-logging-support-log4j2/pom.xml
+++ b/cf-java-logging-support-log4j2/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 		<groupId>com.sap.hcp.cf.logging</groupId>
 		<artifactId>cf-java-logging-support-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>3.8.5</version>
+		<version>3.8.6</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<dependencies>
diff --git a/cf-java-logging-support-logback/pom.xml b/cf-java-logging-support-logback/pom.xml
index 13a64492..791090f0 100644
--- a/cf-java-logging-support-logback/pom.xml
+++ b/cf-java-logging-support-logback/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
         <groupId>com.sap.hcp.cf.logging</groupId>
         <artifactId>cf-java-logging-support-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>3.8.5</version>
+        <version>3.8.6</version>
     </parent>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/cf-java-logging-support-opentelemetry-agent-extension/dependency-reduced-pom.xml b/cf-java-logging-support-opentelemetry-agent-extension/dependency-reduced-pom.xml
index b5f1e80a..ab63d9d0 100644
--- a/cf-java-logging-support-opentelemetry-agent-extension/dependency-reduced-pom.xml
+++ b/cf-java-logging-support-opentelemetry-agent-extension/dependency-reduced-pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <parent>
     <artifactId>cf-java-logging-support-parent</artifactId>
     <groupId>com.sap.hcp.cf.logging</groupId>
-    <version>3.8.4</version>
+    <version>3.8.6</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <artifactId>cf-java-logging-support-opentelemetry-agent-extension</artifactId>
@@ -56,19 +56,19 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.opentelemetry</groupId>
       <artifactId>opentelemetry-sdk-common</artifactId>
-      <version>1.31.0</version>
+      <version>1.52.0</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.opentelemetry</groupId>
       <artifactId>opentelemetry-sdk-extension-autoconfigure</artifactId>
-      <version>1.31.0</version>
+      <version>1.52.0</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.opentelemetry</groupId>
       <artifactId>opentelemetry-exporter-otlp</artifactId>
-      <version>1.31.0</version>
+      <version>1.52.0</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
@@ -77,6 +77,22 @@
       <version>2.18.2</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>com.squareup.okhttp3</groupId>
+      <artifactId>okhttp</artifactId>
+      <version>4.9.3</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+      <exclusions>
+        <exclusion>
+          <artifactId>okio</artifactId>
+          <groupId>com.squareup.okio</groupId>
+        </exclusion>
+        <exclusion>
+          <artifactId>kotlin-stdlib</artifactId>
+          <groupId>org.jetbrains.kotlin</groupId>
+        </exclusion>
+      </exclusions>
+    </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>uk.org.webcompere</groupId>
       <artifactId>system-stubs-junit4</artifactId>
@@ -169,6 +185,6 @@
   <properties>
     <maven.compiler.target>11</maven.compiler.target>
     <maven.compiler.source>11</maven.compiler.source>
-    <opentelemetry.sdk.version>1.31.0</opentelemetry.sdk.version>
+    <opentelemetry.sdk.version>1.52.0</opentelemetry.sdk.version>
   </properties>
 </project>
diff --git a/cf-java-logging-support-opentelemetry-agent-extension/pom.xml b/cf-java-logging-support-opentelemetry-agent-extension/pom.xml
index 7ddcee89..b6b91f0b 100644
--- a/cf-java-logging-support-opentelemetry-agent-extension/pom.xml
+++ b/cf-java-logging-support-opentelemetry-agent-extension/pom.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>cf-java-logging-support-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>com.sap.hcp.cf.logging</groupId>
-        <version>3.8.5</version>
+        <version>3.8.6</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/cf-java-logging-support-servlet-jakarta/pom.xml b/cf-java-logging-support-servlet-jakarta/pom.xml
index 0a7036dc..06d9b497 100644
--- a/cf-java-logging-support-servlet-jakarta/pom.xml
+++ b/cf-java-logging-support-servlet-jakarta/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>com.sap.hcp.cf.logging</groupId>
 		<artifactId>cf-java-logging-support-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>3.8.5</version>
+		<version>3.8.6</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/cf-java-logging-support-servlet/pom.xml b/cf-java-logging-support-servlet/pom.xml
index 0ccf5f3f..985a6c98 100644
--- a/cf-java-logging-support-servlet/pom.xml
+++ b/cf-java-logging-support-servlet/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>com.sap.hcp.cf.logging</groupId>
 		<artifactId>cf-java-logging-support-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>3.8.5</version>
+		<version>3.8.6</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/cf-java-monitoring-custom-metrics-clients/cf-custom-metrics-clients-core/pom.xml b/cf-java-monitoring-custom-metrics-clients/cf-custom-metrics-clients-core/pom.xml
index 67c73e3d..237b2ac6 100644
--- a/cf-java-monitoring-custom-metrics-clients/cf-custom-metrics-clients-core/pom.xml
+++ b/cf-java-monitoring-custom-metrics-clients/cf-custom-metrics-clients-core/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>com.sap.hcp.cf.logging</groupId>
 		<artifactId>cf-java-monitoring-custom-metrics-clients</artifactId>
-		<version>3.8.5</version>
+		<version>3.8.6</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<artifactId>cf-custom-metrics-clients-core</artifactId>
diff --git a/cf-java-monitoring-custom-metrics-clients/cf-custom-metrics-clients-java/pom.xml b/cf-java-monitoring-custom-metrics-clients/cf-custom-metrics-clients-java/pom.xml
index cd5b8641..88fafc18 100644
--- a/cf-java-monitoring-custom-metrics-clients/cf-custom-metrics-clients-java/pom.xml
+++ b/cf-java-monitoring-custom-metrics-clients/cf-custom-metrics-clients-java/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>com.sap.hcp.cf.logging</groupId>
 		<artifactId>cf-java-monitoring-custom-metrics-clients</artifactId>
-		<version>3.8.5</version>
+		<version>3.8.6</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<artifactId>cf-custom-metrics-clients-java</artifactId>
diff --git a/cf-java-monitoring-custom-metrics-clients/cf-custom-metrics-clients-spring-boot/pom.xml b/cf-java-monitoring-custom-metrics-clients/cf-custom-metrics-clients-spring-boot/pom.xml
index dc784f6e..df93c0d4 100644
--- a/cf-java-monitoring-custom-metrics-clients/cf-custom-metrics-clients-spring-boot/pom.xml
+++ b/cf-java-monitoring-custom-metrics-clients/cf-custom-metrics-clients-spring-boot/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.sap.hcp.cf.logging</groupId>
         <artifactId>cf-java-monitoring-custom-metrics-clients</artifactId>
-        <version>3.8.5</version>
+        <version>3.8.6</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>cf-custom-metrics-clients-spring-boot</artifactId>
diff --git a/cf-java-monitoring-custom-metrics-clients/pom.xml b/cf-java-monitoring-custom-metrics-clients/pom.xml
index 21d4d94c..12298461 100644
--- a/cf-java-monitoring-custom-metrics-clients/pom.xml
+++ b/cf-java-monitoring-custom-metrics-clients/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.sap.hcp.cf.logging</groupId>
         <artifactId>cf-java-logging-support-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>3.8.5</version>
+        <version>3.8.6</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f3425f81..c2bc69b6 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
     <groupId>com.sap.hcp.cf.logging</groupId>
     <artifactId>cf-java-logging-support-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>3.8.5</version>
+    <version>3.8.6</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
     <name>Cloud Foundry Java logging support components</name>
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@
         <java-jwt.version>4.4.0</java-jwt.version>
         <jackson-databind.version>2.18.2</jackson-databind.version>
         <httpclient.version>4.5.14</httpclient.version>
+        <sonatype.plugin.version>0.8.0</sonatype.plugin.version>
     </properties>
 
     <modules>
@@ -265,7 +266,7 @@
     </build>
     <profiles>
         <profile>
-            <id>ossrh</id>
+            <id>central</id>
             <build>
                 <plugins>
                     <plugin>
@@ -275,7 +276,7 @@
                         <executions>
                             <execution>
                                 <id>attach-sources</id>
-                                <phase>validate</phase>
+                                <phase>package</phase>
                                 <goals>
                                     <goal>jar-no-fork</goal>
                                 </goals>
@@ -310,6 +311,15 @@
                             </execution>
                         </executions>
                     </plugin>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.sonatype.central</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>central-publishing-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>${sonatype.plugin.version}</version>
+                        <extensions>true</extensions>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <publishingServerId>central</publishingServerId>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </plugin>
                 </plugins>
             </build>
         </profile>
diff --git a/sample-spring-boot/manifest.yml b/sample-spring-boot/manifest.yml
index bb6d611d..0964de2a 100644
--- a/sample-spring-boot/manifest.yml
+++ b/sample-spring-boot/manifest.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ applications:
 #
 - name: logging-sample-app
   instances: 1
-  path: target/sample-app-spring-boot-3.8.5.jar
+  path: target/sample-app-spring-boot-3.8.6.jar
   env:
 # Set LOG_*: true to activate logging of respective field
     LOG_SENSITIVE_CONNECTION_DATA: false
diff --git a/sample-spring-boot/pom.xml b/sample-spring-boot/pom.xml
index 26db955d..9b492213 100644
--- a/sample-spring-boot/pom.xml
+++ b/sample-spring-boot/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.sap.hcp.cf.logging</groupId>
         <artifactId>cf-java-logging-support-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>3.8.5</version>
+        <version>3.8.6</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/sample/manifest.yml b/sample/manifest.yml
index 9186c136..0c2ed62d 100644
--- a/sample/manifest.yml
+++ b/sample/manifest.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ applications:
   instances: 1
   buildpack: sap_java_buildpack
   memory: 256M
-  path: target/logging-sample-app-3.8.5.war
+  path: target/logging-sample-app-3.8.6.war
   env:
     RANDOM_SLEEP: true
 # Set LOG_*: true to activate logging of respective field
diff --git a/sample/pom.xml b/sample/pom.xml
index 5dbb2fa1..b969b857 100644
--- a/sample/pom.xml
+++ b/sample/pom.xml
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 <project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
-    xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+         xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>logging-sample-app</artifactId>
     <packaging>war</packaging>
+    <name>sample-app</name>
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.sap.hcp.cf.logging</groupId>
         <artifactId>cf-java-logging-support-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>3.8.5</version>
+        <version>3.8.6</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>