diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml
index c78984bf1..e8e09ad3e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ jobs:
           gradle-version: 8.3
           arguments: | 
             publishToSonatype
-            closeAndReleaseStagingRepository
+            closeAndReleaseStagingRepositories
             --info 
             --warning-mode all
             -x test
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ jobs:
           gradle-version: 8.3
           arguments: |
             publishToSonatype
-            closeAndReleaseStagingRepository
+            closeAndReleaseStagingRepositories
             --info 
             --warning-mode all
             -x test
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-snapshot.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-snapshot.yml
index 2eb12138d..1f32ff235 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-snapshot.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-snapshot.yml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ jobs:
           gradle-version: 8.3
           arguments: |
             publishToSonatype
-            closeAndReleaseStagingRepository
+            closeAndReleaseStagingRepositories
             --info 
             --warning-mode all
             -x test
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-v4-release.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-v4-release.yml
index c14134321..e4b2f0ea8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-v4-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-v4-release.yml
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ jobs:
           gradle-version: 8.5
           arguments: | 
             publishToSonatype
-            closeAndReleaseStagingRepository
+            closeAndReleaseStagingRepositories
             --info 
             --warning-mode all
             -x test
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ jobs:
           gradle-version: 8.5
           arguments: |
             publishToSonatype
-            closeAndReleaseStagingRepository
+            closeAndReleaseStagingRepositories
             --info 
             --warning-mode all
             -x test
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-v4-snapshot.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-v4-snapshot.yml
index 3015cad60..3413d5aa4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-v4-snapshot.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-v4-snapshot.yml
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ jobs:
           gradle-version: 8.5
           arguments: |
             publishToSonatype
-            closeAndReleaseStagingRepository
+            closeAndReleaseStagingRepositories
             --info 
             --warning-mode all
             -x test
diff --git a/buildSrc/build.gradle.kts b/buildSrc/build.gradle.kts
index 5cd8af17e..15025f57b 100644
--- a/buildSrc/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/buildSrc/build.gradle.kts
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ dependencies {
     implementation(libs.bundles.dokka)
 
     // see https://github.com/gradle-nexus/publish-plugin
-    implementation("io.github.gradle-nexus:publish-plugin:1.3.0")
+    implementation(libs.gradleNexusPublishPlugin)
 
     // suspend transform
     implementation(libs.suspend.transform.gradle)
@@ -55,14 +55,3 @@ idea {
     }
 }
 
-// tasks.withType(KotlinCompile::class.java).configureEach {
-//     kotlinOptions.languageVersion = "1.9"
-// }
-
-// val compileKotlin: KotlinCompile by tasks
-// compileKotlin.kotlinOptions.freeCompilerArgs += listOf(
-//     "-Xjvm-default=all",
-//     // "-opt-in=kotlin.RequiresOptIn",
-//     // see https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/KTIJ-21563
-//     "-Xskip-prerelease-check",
-// )
diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/simbot.nexus-publish.gradle.kts b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/simbot.nexus-publish.gradle.kts
index fa122e716..13774dffe 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/simbot.nexus-publish.gradle.kts
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/simbot.nexus-publish.gradle.kts
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ logger.info("isReleaseOnly: {}", isReleaseOnly)
 logger.info("isPublishConfigurable: {}", isPublishConfigurable)
 
 
-//if (!isCi || isPublishConfigurable) {
 val userInfo = love.forte.gradle.common.publication.sonatypeUserInfoOrNull
 
 if (userInfo == null) {
@@ -81,7 +80,6 @@ nexusPublishConfig {
 
 
 logger.info("[nexus-publishing-configure] - [{}] configured.", name)
-//}
 
 
 
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 5e71875d3..ff3d0dfbe 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -19,17 +19,22 @@ reactor = "3.6.2"
 # simbots
 suspendTransform = "0.8.0-beta1"
 suspendReversal = "0.2.0"
-gradleCommon = "0.3.0"
+gradleCommon = "0.4.0"
 # tests
 mockk = "1.13.10"
 # detekt
 # https://detekt.dev/docs/intro
 detekt = "1.23.6"
+# https://github.com/gradle-nexus/publish-plugin
+gradleNexusPublishPlugin = "2.0.0"
 
 [libraries]
 # jetbrains-annotation
 jetbrains-annotations = "org.jetbrains:annotations:24.1.0"
 
+# gradle-nexus:publish-plugin
+gradleNexusPublishPlugin = { module = "io.github.gradle-nexus:publish-plugin", version.ref = "gradleNexusPublishPlugin" }
+
 # dokka
 dokka-plugin = { group = "org.jetbrains.dokka", name = "dokka-gradle-plugin", version.ref = "dokka" }
 dokka-core = { group = "org.jetbrains.dokka", name = "dokka-core", version.ref = "dokka" }