diff --git a/ci/release/Jenkinsfile b/ci/release/Jenkinsfile
index 1ded887638..05858e28bb 100644
--- a/ci/release/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/ci/release/Jenkinsfile
@@ -82,7 +82,8 @@ pipeline {
 											configFile(fileId: 'release.config.ssh.knownhosts', targetLocation: env.HOME + '/.ssh/known_hosts')]) {
 							// using MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE (the default env variable name for passphrase in maven gpg plugin)
 							withCredentials([file(credentialsId: 'release.gpg.private-key', variable: 'RELEASE_GPG_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH'),
-											 string(credentialsId: 'release.gpg.passphrase', variable: 'MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE')]) {
+											 string(credentialsId: 'release.gpg.passphrase', variable: 'MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE'),
+											 usernamePassword(credentialsId: 'gradle-plugin-portal-api-key', passwordVariable: 'GRADLE_PUBLISH_SECRET', usernameVariable: 'GRADLE_PUBLISH_KEY')]) {
 								sshagent(['ed25519.Hibernate-CI.github.com', 'hibernate.filemgmt.jboss.org', 'hibernate-ci.frs.sourceforge.net']) {
 									sh 'cat $HOME/.ssh/config'
 									sh 'git clone https://github.com/hibernate/hibernate-release-scripts.git'
diff --git a/gradle/plugin/build.gradle b/gradle/plugin/build.gradle
index 0b04be0ced..a161167ffa 100644
--- a/gradle/plugin/build.gradle
+++ b/gradle/plugin/build.gradle
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 plugins {
     id 'java-gradle-plugin'
     id 'maven-publish'
+    id 'com.gradle.plugin-publish' version '1.2.1'
 }
 
 group = 'org.hibernate.tool'
@@ -25,11 +26,19 @@ dependencies {
     testRuntimeOnly 'org.junit.platform:junit-platform-launcher'
 }
 
+rootProject.ext.set("gradle.publish.key", System.env.PLUGIN_PORTAL_USERNAME)
+rootProject.ext.set("gradle.publish.secret", System.env.PLUGIN_PORTAL_PASSWORD)
+
 gradlePlugin {
+    website = 'https://github.com/hibernate/hibernate-tools/tree/main/gradle/plugin'
+    vcsUrl = 'https://github.com/hibernate/hibernate-tools/tree/main/gradle/plugin'
     plugins {
         hibernate {
             id = 'org.hibernate.tool.hibernate-tools-gradle'
             implementationClass = 'org.hibernate.tool.gradle.Plugin'
+            displayName = 'Hibernate Tools Gradle Plugin'
+            description = 'Gradle plugin to provide hibernate-tools reverse engineering and code/schema generation abilities.'
+            tags = ['hibernate','tools','reverse engineering','reveng','generation']
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/gradle/pom.xml b/gradle/pom.xml
index 79bee502fa..26fe5cb7bd 100644
--- a/gradle/pom.xml
+++ b/gradle/pom.xml
@@ -30,11 +30,11 @@
 
    <name>Hibernate Tools Gradle Plugin</name>
    <description>Gradle plugin to provide hibernate-tools reverse engineering and code/schema generation abilities.</description>
-   <url>http://hibernate.org/tools/</url>
+   <url>https://hibernate.org/tools/</url>
 
    <issueManagement>
       <system>JIRA</system>
-      <url>http://hibernate.onjira.com/browse/HBX</url>
+      <url>https://hibernate.atlassian.net/projects/HBX</url>
    </issueManagement>
 
    <properties>
@@ -101,4 +101,41 @@
       </plugins>
    </build>
 
+    <profiles>
+        <profile>
+            <id>release</id>
+            <activation>
+                <property>
+                    <name>performRelease</name>
+                    <value>true</value>
+                </property>
+            </activation>
+            <build>
+                <plugins>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <executions>
+                            <execution>
+                                <id>gradle-publish-to-plugin-portal</id>
+                                <phase>deploy</phase>
+                                <configuration>
+                                    <executable>${gradle.executable}</executable>
+                                    <arguments>
+                                        <argument>publishPlugins</argument>
+                                        <argument>-Pversion=${project.version}</argument>
+                                        <argument>-Dmaven.repo.local=${settings.localRepository}</argument>
+                                    </arguments>
+                                </configuration>
+                                <goals>
+                                    <goal>exec</goal>
+                                </goals>
+                            </execution>
+                        </executions>
+                    </plugin>
+                </plugins>
+            </build>
+        </profile>
+    </profiles>
+
 </project>