diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index afb2c929..b91e32ed 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           echo "RELEASE_VERSION=$(echo '${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}' | sed -e s/^v//)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
       - name: build publish
-        run: ./gradlew clean build publish closeAndReleaseStagingRepository --info --stacktrace -Pversion="${{ env.RELEASE_VERSION }}"
+        run: ./gradlew clean build publish closeAndReleaseStagingRepositories --info --stacktrace -Pversion="${{ env.RELEASE_VERSION }}"
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           ORG_GRADLE_PROJECT_signingKey: ${{ secrets.GPG_SIGNING_KEY }}
diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index cc8ac441..f4668383 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ plugins {
   id("com.github.ben-manes.versions") version "0.51.0"
   id("net.ossindex.audit") version "0.4.11"
   id("io.freefair.maven-central.validate-poms") version "8.6"
-  id("io.github.gradle-nexus.publish-plugin") version "1.3.0"
+  id("io.github.gradle-nexus.publish-plugin") version "2.0.0"
 }
 
 val dependencyVersions = listOf(