diff --git a/api/pom.xml b/api/pom.xml
index 84d2bd0f..c2a5e6fb 100644
--- a/api/pom.xml
+++ b/api/pom.xml
@@ -277,6 +277,15 @@ Use is subject to <a href="{@docRoot}/doc-files/EFSL.html" target="_top">license
                     </execution>
                 </executions>
             </plugin>
+
+            <!-- Explicitly define staging profile ID as auto-matching finds wrong one -->
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                <configuration>
+                  <stagingProfileId>3bda51d9c036</stagingProfileId>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>