diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 942ac78..c26f1ac 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -16,19 +16,17 @@
         <maven.compiler.release>17</maven.compiler.release>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <skipTests>false</skipTests>
-
         <build-helper-maven-plugin.version>3.6.1</build-helper-maven-plugin.version>
         <maven-surefire-plugin.version>3.5.4</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
-        <nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version>1.7.0</nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version>
         <maven-javadoc-plugin.version>3.5.0</maven-javadoc-plugin.version>
         <maven-source-plugin.version>3.3.1</maven-source-plugin.version>
         <maven-gpg-plugin.version>1.6</maven-gpg-plugin.version>
-
         <aerospike-client-jdk8.version>9.2.0</aerospike-client-jdk8.version>
         <antlr.version>4.13.2</antlr.version>
         <lombok.version>1.18.42</lombok.version>
         <junit-jupiter.version>5.14.0</junit-jupiter.version>
         <assertj-core.version>3.27.6</assertj-core.version>
+        <central.publishing.maven.plugin>0.8.0</central.publishing.maven.plugin>
     </properties>
 
     <licenses>
@@ -157,18 +155,6 @@
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
 
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>${nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version}</version>
-                <extensions>true</extensions>
-                <configuration>
-                    <serverId>ossrh</serverId>
-                    <nexusUrl>https://oss.sonatype.org/</nexusUrl>
-                    <autoReleaseAfterClose>false</autoReleaseAfterClose>
-                </configuration>
-            </plugin>
-
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -221,6 +207,15 @@
                     </execution>
                 </executions>
             </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.sonatype.central</groupId>
+                <artifactId>central-publishing-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>${central.publishing.maven.plugin}</version>
+                <extensions>true</extensions>
+                <configuration>
+                    <publishingServerId>central</publishingServerId>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>