diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 5e0dbd79e..e750a79f4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ jobs:
           OSSATUBER_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.OSSATUBER_PASSWORD }}
           OSSATUBER_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.OSSATUBER_USERNAME }}
         run: | # TODO old way of setting the properties from environment variables in gradle
-          ./gradlew publishToSonatype closeSonatypeStagingRepository --info \
+          ./gradlew publishToSonatype closeAndReleaseSonatypeStagingRepository --info \
            -Psigning.keyId="${SIGNING_KEY_ID}" \
             -Psigning.password="${SIGNING_PASSWORD}" \
             -Psigning.key="${SIGNING_KEY}" \
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 22dc4466f..f57c0add2 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -299,9 +299,9 @@ publishing {
                 password ossrhPassword
             }
             if(project.version.endsWith('-SNAPSHOT')) {
-                url 'https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots/'
+                url 'https://ossrh-staging-api.central.sonatype.com/content/repositories/snapshots/'
             } else {
-                url 'https://oss.sonatype.org/service/local/staging/deploy/maven2/'
+                url 'https://ossrh-staging-api.central.sonatype.com/service/local/staging/deploy/maven2/'
             }
         }
     }
@@ -312,8 +312,8 @@ nexusPublishing {
         sonatype {
             username.set(ossrhUsername)
             password.set(ossrhPassword)
-            nexusUrl.set(uri("https://oss.sonatype.org/service/local/"))
-            snapshotRepositoryUrl.set(uri("https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots/"))
+            nexusUrl.set(uri("https://ossrh-staging-api.central.sonatype.com/service/local/"))
+            snapshotRepositoryUrl.set(uri("https://ossrh-staging-api.central.sonatype.com/content/repositories/snapshots/"))
         }
     }
 }