diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-project-in-dir.yml b/.github/workflows/release-project-in-dir.yml
index dc79b6f6c2..02280d5a1f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-project-in-dir.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-project-in-dir.yml
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@ jobs:
           java-version: 17
           distribution: temurin
           cache: 'maven'
+          server-id: central
+          server-username: MAVEN_USERNAME
+          server-password: MAVEN_CENTRAL_TOKEN
+          gpg-private-key: ${{ secrets.GPG_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+          gpg-passphrase: MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE
 
       - name: Change version to release version
         # Assume that RELEASE_VERSION will have form like: "v1.0.1". So we cut the "v"
@@ -37,15 +42,12 @@ jobs:
         env:
           RELEASE_VERSION: ${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}
 
-      - name: Release Maven package
-        uses: samuelmeuli/action-maven-publish@v1
-        with:
-          maven_profiles: "release"
-          maven_args: ${{ env.MAVEN_ARGS }}
-          gpg_private_key: ${{ secrets.GPG_PRIVATE_KEY }}
-          gpg_passphrase: ${{ secrets.GPG_PASSPHRASE }}
-          nexus_username: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_USERNAME }}
-          nexus_password: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_TOKEN }}
+      - name: Publish to Apache Maven Central
+        run: mvn package deploy -Prelease
+        env:
+          MAVEN_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.NEXUS_USERNAME }}
+          MAVEN_CENTRAL_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NEXUS_PASSWORD }}
+          MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.GPG_PASSPHRASE }}
 
   # This is separate job because there were issues with git after release step, was not able to commit changes.
   update-working-version:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index e7826ce613..1ceb5b2b6c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ jobs:
           echo "Setting version_branch to v4"
           echo "tmp_version_branch=v4" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
       - if: ${{ startsWith(github.event.release.tag_name, 'v5.' ) }}
+        run: |
+          echo "Setting version_branch to 5.0.x"
+          echo "tmp_version_branch=5.0.x" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+      - if: ${{ startsWith(github.event.release.tag_name, 'v6.' ) }}
         run: |
           echo "Setting version_branch to main"
           echo "tmp_version_branch=main" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/snapshot-releases.yml b/.github/workflows/snapshot-releases.yml
index 66fe9d25a3..f9219d1278 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/snapshot-releases.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/snapshot-releases.yml
@@ -33,14 +33,18 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Java and Maven
         uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with:
-          distribution: temurin
           java-version: 17
+          distribution: temurin
           cache: 'maven'
-      - name: Release Maven package
-        uses: samuelmeuli/action-maven-publish@v1
-        with:
-          maven_profiles: "release"
-          gpg_private_key: ${{ secrets.GPG_PRIVATE_KEY }}
-          gpg_passphrase: ${{ secrets.GPG_PASSPHRASE }}
-          nexus_username: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_USERNAME }}
-          nexus_password: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_TOKEN }}
+          server-id: central
+          server-username: MAVEN_USERNAME
+          server-password: MAVEN_CENTRAL_TOKEN
+          gpg-private-key: ${{ secrets.GPG_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+          gpg-passphrase: MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE
+
+      - name: Publish to Apache Maven Central
+        run: mvn package deploy -Prelease
+        env:
+          MAVEN_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.NEXUS_USERNAME }}
+          MAVEN_CENTRAL_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NEXUS_PASSWORD }}
+          MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.GPG_PASSPHRASE }}
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d07f1e4884..2b84cfe5b8 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -545,14 +545,15 @@
             </executions>
           </plugin>
           <plugin>
-            <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
-            <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-            <version>${nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version}</version>
+            <groupId>org.sonatype.central</groupId>
+            <artifactId>central-publishing-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+            <version>0.8.0</version>
             <extensions>true</extensions>
             <configuration>
-              <serverId>ossrh</serverId>
-              <nexusUrl>https://oss.sonatype.org/</nexusUrl>
-              <autoReleaseAfterClose>true</autoReleaseAfterClose>
+              <publishingServerId>central</publishingServerId>
+              <tokenAuth>true</tokenAuth>
+              <autoPublish>true</autoPublish>
+              <waitUntil>published</waitUntil>
             </configuration>
           </plugin>
         </plugins>