diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 5a4de9641a..dd8a367a88 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -78,7 +78,10 @@ jobs:
           GPG_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.GPG_PASSWORD }}
         run: |
           # The tests are already executed in the prepare, skipping
-          ./mvnw -Dorg.slf4j.simpleLogger.log.org.apache.maven.cli.transfer.Slf4jMavenTransferListener=warn -DlocalCheckout=true -Darguments=-DskipTests org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-release-plugin:perform
+          ./mvnw -s /home/runner/.m2/settings.xml -Dorg.slf4j.simpleLogger.log.org.apache.maven.cli.transfer.Slf4jMavenTransferListener=warn -DlocalCheckout=true -Darguments=-DskipTests org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-release-plugin:perform
+          curl -X POST \
+            -H "Authorization: Bearer $(echo ${{ secrets.SNAPSHOT_UPLOAD_USER }}:${{ secrets.SNAPSHOT_UPLOAD_PASSWORD }} | base64 -w0)" \
+            https://ossrh-staging-api.central.sonatype.com/manual/upload/defaultRepository/io.kubernetes -v
           git push https://${{ github.token }}@github.com/${{ github.repository }}.git \
             automated-release-${{ github.event.inputs.releaseVersion }}:automated-release-${{ github.event.inputs.releaseVersion }}
           git push https://${{ github.token }}@github.com/${{ github.repository }}.git v${{ github.event.inputs.releaseVersion }}
diff --git a/client-java-contrib/admissionreview/pom.xml b/client-java-contrib/admissionreview/pom.xml
index 9d21ab2373..065f633492 100644
--- a/client-java-contrib/admissionreview/pom.xml
+++ b/client-java-contrib/admissionreview/pom.xml
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@
                     <skip>true</skip>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
+            </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>
 </project>
diff --git a/client-java-contrib/cert-manager/pom.xml b/client-java-contrib/cert-manager/pom.xml
index 23d0eb3363..44966d69fb 100644
--- a/client-java-contrib/cert-manager/pom.xml
+++ b/client-java-contrib/cert-manager/pom.xml
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@
                     <skip>true</skip>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
+            </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>
 </project>
diff --git a/client-java-contrib/prometheus-operator/pom.xml b/client-java-contrib/prometheus-operator/pom.xml
index c2c70ea788..34b10b3f71 100644
--- a/client-java-contrib/prometheus-operator/pom.xml
+++ b/client-java-contrib/prometheus-operator/pom.xml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
+    <name>prometheus-operator-models</name>
     <artifactId>client-java-prometheus-operator-models</artifactId>
     <version>25.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <dependencies>
@@ -27,6 +28,10 @@
                     <skip>true</skip>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
+            </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>
 </project>
diff --git a/examples/examples-release-latest/pom.xml b/examples/examples-release-latest/pom.xml
index 3958f2648e..eb8cdda35b 100644
--- a/examples/examples-release-latest/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/examples-release-latest/pom.xml
@@ -69,4 +69,13 @@
 
 	</dependencies>
 
+	<build>
+		<plugins>
+			<plugin>
+				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+				<artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
+			</plugin>
+		</plugins>
+	</build>
+
 </project>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 53e5835287..b8a3ce34e7 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
     <maven-plugin-version>1.0.0</maven-plugin-version>
     <exec-maven-plugin.version>1.6.0</exec-maven-plugin.version>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
+    <maven.javadoc.failOnError>false</maven.javadoc.failOnError>
 
     <javax.annotation.version>1.3.2</javax.annotation.version>
     <jakarta.annotation.version>3.0.0</jakarta.annotation.version>
@@ -359,9 +360,26 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>3.12.0</version>
+          <version>3.11.3</version>
+          <executions>
+            <execution>
+              <id>attach-javadocs</id>
+              <goals>
+                <goal>jar</goal>
+              </goals>
+            </execution>
+          </executions>
           <configuration>
-            <doclint>none</doclint>
+            <!-- TODO: workaround until openapi stops generating a dependency on
+                 the un-exported module: com.google.gson.internal.bind.util -->
+            <legacyMode>true</legacyMode>
+            <tags>
+              <tag>
+                <name>http.response.details</name>
+                <placement>a</placement>
+                <head>Http Response Details:</head>
+              </tag>
+            </tags>
           </configuration>
         </plugin>
         <plugin>