diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-release.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-release.yml
index ad4682b..f6500b8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-release.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           java-version: 17
           distribution: 'temurin'
-          server-id: sonatype-nexus-staging
+          server-id: central
           server-username: MAVEN_USERNAME
           server-password: MAVEN_PASSWORD
           gpg-private-key: ${{ secrets.GPG_KEY }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/maven.yml b/.github/workflows/maven.yml
index 37eed43..9b34d68 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/maven.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/maven.yml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ jobs:
       with:
         java-version: 17
         distribution: 'temurin'
-        server-id: sonatype-nexus-snapshots
+        server-id: central
         server-username: MAVEN_USERNAME
         server-password: MAVEN_PASSWORD
     - name: Run maven deploy
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7b133b1..63ce11b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
         <sql2o.version>1.9.1</sql2o.version>
         <hamcrest.version>3.0</hamcrest.version>
         <cyclonedx-maven-plugin.version>2.9.1</cyclonedx-maven-plugin.version>
+        <central-publishing-maven-plugin.version>0.9.0</central-publishing-maven-plugin.version>
     </properties>
     <name>${project.artifactId}</name>
     <description>Library that provides a JUnit rule for setting up unit test using an embedded in-memory database (H2)
@@ -76,13 +77,13 @@
     </scm>
     <distributionManagement>
         <snapshotRepository>
-            <id>sonatype-nexus-snapshots</id>
-            <url>https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots</url>
+            <id>central</id>
+            <url>https://central.sonatype.com</url>
         </snapshotRepository>
         <repository>
-            <id>sonatype-nexus-staging</id>
-            <name>Nexus Release Repository</name>
-            <url>https://oss.sonatype.org/service/local/staging/deploy/maven2/</url>
+            <id>central</id>
+            <name>Maven Central</name>
+            <url>https://central.sonatype.com</url>
         </repository>
     </distributionManagement>
     <profiles>
@@ -111,6 +112,16 @@
                         </executions>
                     </plugin>
                     <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.sonatype.central</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>central-publishing-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <extensions>true</extensions>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <publishingServerId>central</publishingServerId>
+                            <autoPublish>true</autoPublish>
+                            <waitUntil>published</waitUntil>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </plugin>
+                    <!--plugin>
                         <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
                         <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
                         <version>${nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version}</version>
@@ -120,7 +131,7 @@
                             <nexusUrl>https://oss.sonatype.org/</nexusUrl>
                             <autoReleaseAfterClose>true</autoReleaseAfterClose>
                         </configuration>
-                    </plugin>
+                    </plugin-->
                 </plugins>
             </build>
         </profile>
@@ -390,6 +401,11 @@
                     <artifactId>coveralls-maven-plugin</artifactId>
                     <version>${coveralls-maven-plugin.version}</version>
                 </plugin>
+                <plugin>
+                    <groupId>org.sonatype.central</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>central-publishing-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                    <version>${central-publishing-maven-plugin.version}</version>
+                </plugin>
             </plugins>
         </pluginManagement>
         <plugins>
@@ -441,6 +457,16 @@
                     </rules>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.sonatype.central</groupId>
+                <artifactId>central-publishing-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                <extensions>true</extensions>
+                <configuration>
+                    <publishingServerId>central</publishingServerId>
+                    <autoPublish>true</autoPublish>
+                    <waitUntil>validated</waitUntil>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>