diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 9ac5a160..7258c112 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -48,13 +48,12 @@ jobs:
       - uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@4d9f0ba0025fe599b4ebab900eb7f3a1d93ef4c2 # v5.0.0
       - name: Publish to Maven Central
         run: |
-          ./gradlew publishAllPublicationsToStagingRepository
-          ./gradlew jreleaserDeploy --stacktrace
+          ./gradlew publishAggregationToCentralPortal
         env:
           ORG_GRADLE_PROJECT_signingKey: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_GPG_SECRET_KEY }}
           ORG_GRADLE_PROJECT_signingPassword: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_GPG_SECRET_KEY_PASSWORD }}
-          JRELEASER_MAVENCENTRAL_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.MAVENCENTRAL_USERNAME }}
-          JRELEASER_MAVENCENTRAL_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.MAVENCENTRAL_PASSWORD }}
+          ORG_GRADLE_PROJECT_mavenCentralUsername: ${{ secrets.MAVENCENTRAL_USERNAME }}
+          ORG_GRADLE_PROJECT_mavenCentralPassword: ${{ secrets.MAVENCENTRAL_PASSWORD }}
 
   docker-build-push:
     name: Push Docker image
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index b873e3ac..af1ae99d 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 plugins {
     id "com.github.ben-manes.versions" version "0.53.0"
     id "com.diffplug.spotless" version "8.0.0"
+    id "com.gradleup.nmcp.aggregation" version "1.2.0"
+    id "com.gradleup.nmcp" version "1.2.0" apply false
 }
 
 version = '2.5.8'
@@ -22,6 +24,18 @@ if (properties.containsKey('NIGHTLY')) {
     ext.nightly = false
 }
 
+nmcpAggregation {
+    centralPortal {
+        username = findProperty('mavenCentralUsername')
+        password = findProperty('mavenCentralPassword')
+        publishingType = "AUTOMATIC"
+    }
+}
+
+dependencies {
+    nmcpAggregation(project(':fabric-chaincode-shim'))
+}
+
 allprojects {
     apply plugin: "com.diffplug.spotless"
 
diff --git a/fabric-chaincode-shim/build.gradle b/fabric-chaincode-shim/build.gradle
index 33b9f2f9..5aca7063 100644
--- a/fabric-chaincode-shim/build.gradle
+++ b/fabric-chaincode-shim/build.gradle
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@
 plugins {
     id 'maven-publish'
     id 'signing'
-    id 'org.jreleaser' version '1.20.0'
     id 'jacoco'
     id 'pmd'
+    id "com.gradleup.nmcp"
 }
 
 pmd {
@@ -224,8 +224,8 @@ javadoc {
 def final stagingDeployUrl = layout.buildDirectory.dir('staging-deploy')
 
 publishing {
-     publications {
-         shim(MavenPublication) {
+    publications {
+        shim(MavenPublication) {
             groupId = project.group
             artifactId = project.name
             version = project.version
@@ -261,16 +261,10 @@ publishing {
                     }
                 }
             }
-         }
-
-     }
-
-    repositories {
-        maven {
-            name = "Staging"
-            url = stagingDeployUrl
         }
+    }
 
+    repositories {
         maven {
             name = "GitHub"
             url = "https://maven.pkg.github.com/hyperledger/fabric-chaincode-java"
@@ -283,34 +277,16 @@ publishing {
 }
 
 signing {
-    required = { gradle.taskGraph.hasTask(":${project.name}:publishShimPublicationToStagingRepository") }
-
     def signingKey = findProperty('signingKey')
     def signingPassword = findProperty('signingPassword')
     useInMemoryPgpKeys(signingKey, signingPassword)
 
-    sign publishing.publications.shim
-}
-
-jreleaser {
-    gitRootSearch = true
-    deploy {
-        maven {
-            mavenCentral {
-                sonatype {
-                    active = 'ALWAYS'
-                    url = 'https://central.sonatype.com/api/v1/publisher'
-                    sign = false
-                    stagingRepository(file(stagingDeployUrl).toString())
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    release {
-        github {
-            enabled = false
-        }
+    required = {
+        gradle.taskGraph.hasTask(":${project.name}:publishShimPublicationToNmcpRepository")
+            || gradle.taskGraph.hasTask(":${project.name}:publishShimPublicationToGitHubRepository")
     }
+
+    sign publishing.publications.shim
 }
 
 // Need to specify the sourcesJar task BEFORE the java{withSourcesJar()} so that it picks up the duplicatesStratergy