diff --git a/google-api-client-apache-v5/pom.xml b/google-api-client-apache-v5/pom.xml
index 59ffbffe2..189509684 100644
--- a/google-api-client-apache-v5/pom.xml
+++ b/google-api-client-apache-v5/pom.xml
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.felix</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-bundle-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>5.1.9</version>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
                         <id>bundle-manifest</id>
diff --git a/google-api-client-appengine/pom.xml b/google-api-client-appengine/pom.xml
index 4d730f07e..998a9c154 100644
--- a/google-api-client-appengine/pom.xml
+++ b/google-api-client-appengine/pom.xml
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.felix</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-bundle-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>5.1.9</version>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <id>bundle-manifest</id>
@@ -71,18 +70,6 @@
           </execution>
         </executions>
       </plugin>
-      <!--App Engine uses Java 7 and above-->
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
-        <artifactId>animal-sniffer-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <configuration>
-          <signature>
-            <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo.signature</groupId>
-            <artifactId>java17</artifactId>
-            <version>1.0</version>
-          </signature>
-        </configuration>
-      </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
   <dependencies>
@@ -128,4 +115,29 @@
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
+  <profiles>
+    <profile>
+      <id>animal-sniffer</id>
+      <activation>
+        <!-- The compatibility check runs by default in CIs -->
+        <jdk>[1.8,)</jdk>
+      </activation>
+      <build>
+        <plugins>
+          <!--App Engine uses Java 7 and above-->
+          <plugin>
+            <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+            <artifactId>animal-sniffer-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+            <configuration>
+              <signature>
+                <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo.signature</groupId>
+                <artifactId>java17</artifactId>
+                <version>1.0</version>
+              </signature>
+            </configuration>
+          </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+      </build>
+    </profile>
+  </profiles>
 </project>
diff --git a/google-api-client-bom/pom.xml b/google-api-client-bom/pom.xml
index 7092bd5eb..e22ff7e82 100644
--- a/google-api-client-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/google-api-client-bom/pom.xml
@@ -109,18 +109,22 @@
     </dependencies>
   </dependencyManagement>
   <build>
+    <pluginManagement>
+      <plugins>
+        <plugin>
+          <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
+          <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>1.7.0</version>
+          <extensions>true</extensions>
+          <configuration>
+            <serverId>sonatype-nexus-staging</serverId>
+            <nexusUrl>https://google.oss.sonatype.org/</nexusUrl>
+            <autoReleaseAfterClose>false</autoReleaseAfterClose>
+          </configuration>
+        </plugin>
+      </plugins>
+    </pluginManagement>
     <plugins>
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>1.7.0</version>
-        <extensions>true</extensions>
-        <configuration>
-          <serverId>sonatype-nexus-staging</serverId>
-          <nexusUrl>https://google.oss.sonatype.org/</nexusUrl>
-          <autoReleaseAfterClose>false</autoReleaseAfterClose>
-        </configuration>
-      </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -157,6 +161,48 @@
   </build>
 
   <profiles>
+    <profile>
+      <!-- By default, we release artifacts to Sonatype, which requires
+          nexus-staging-maven-plugin. -->
+      <id>release-sonatype</id>
+      <activation>
+        <property>
+          <!-- Only when we use the release-gcp-artifact-registry profile,
+          which comes with artifact-registry-url property, this profile is
+          turned off. -->
+          <name>!artifact-registry-url</name>
+        </property>
+      </activation>
+      <build>
+        <plugins>
+          <plugin>
+            <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
+            <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+          </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+      </build>
+    </profile>
+    <profile>
+      <!-- Optionally, we can publish the artifacts to GCP Artifact Registry specifying
+          this release-gcp-artifact-registry profile:
+          mvn deploy -P=release-gcp-artifact-registry -P=-release-sonatype \
+              -Dartifact-registry-url=artifactregistry://us-maven.pkg.dev/...
+          -->
+      <id>release-gcp-artifact-registry</id>
+      <properties>
+        <artifact-registry-url>artifactregistry://please-define-artifact-registry-url-property</artifact-registry-url>
+      </properties>
+      <distributionManagement>
+        <repository>
+          <id>gcp-artifact-registry-repository</id>
+          <url>${artifact-registry-url}</url>
+        </repository>
+        <snapshotRepository>
+          <id>gcp-artifact-registry-repository</id>
+          <url>${artifact-registry-url}</url>
+        </snapshotRepository>
+      </distributionManagement>
+    </profile>
     <profile>
       <id>release-sign-artifacts</id>
       <activation>
diff --git a/google-api-client-gson/pom.xml b/google-api-client-gson/pom.xml
index 02c444b66..0d7634828 100644
--- a/google-api-client-gson/pom.xml
+++ b/google-api-client-gson/pom.xml
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.felix</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-bundle-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>5.1.9</version>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <id>bundle-manifest</id>
diff --git a/google-api-client-jackson2/pom.xml b/google-api-client-jackson2/pom.xml
index 722cf38a2..82de2cdb2 100644
--- a/google-api-client-jackson2/pom.xml
+++ b/google-api-client-jackson2/pom.xml
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.felix</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-bundle-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>5.1.9</version>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <id>bundle-manifest</id>
diff --git a/google-api-client-protobuf/pom.xml b/google-api-client-protobuf/pom.xml
index 94b65974e..d13411fd7 100644
--- a/google-api-client-protobuf/pom.xml
+++ b/google-api-client-protobuf/pom.xml
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.felix</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-bundle-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>5.1.9</version>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <id>bundle-manifest</id>
diff --git a/google-api-client-servlet/pom.xml b/google-api-client-servlet/pom.xml
index ed3acbe67..1db0a89f7 100644
--- a/google-api-client-servlet/pom.xml
+++ b/google-api-client-servlet/pom.xml
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.felix</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-bundle-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>5.1.9</version>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <id>bundle-manifest</id>
diff --git a/google-api-client-xml/pom.xml b/google-api-client-xml/pom.xml
index 00ba018d2..e1e2de524 100644
--- a/google-api-client-xml/pom.xml
+++ b/google-api-client-xml/pom.xml
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.felix</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-bundle-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>5.1.9</version>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <id>bundle-manifest</id>
diff --git a/google-api-client/pom.xml b/google-api-client/pom.xml
index b0b29921f..9f65fc6c3 100644
--- a/google-api-client/pom.xml
+++ b/google-api-client/pom.xml
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.felix</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-bundle-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>5.1.9</version>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <id>bundle-manifest</id>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8de865c73..1724be08d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -471,44 +471,6 @@
           </plugins>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
-        <artifactId>clirr-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <configuration>
-          <comparisonVersion>1.27.0</comparisonVersion>
-          <ignoredDifferencesFile>${basedir}/../clirr-ignored-differences.xml</ignoredDifferencesFile>
-          <logResults>true</logResults>
-        </configuration>
-        <executions>
-          <execution>
-            <goals>
-              <goal>check</goal>
-            </goals>
-          </execution>
-        </executions>
-      </plugin>
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
-        <artifactId>animal-sniffer-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <configuration>
-          <signature>
-            <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo.signature</groupId>
-            <artifactId>java17</artifactId>
-            <version>1.0</version>
-          </signature>
-        </configuration>
-        <executions>
-          <execution>
-            <goals>
-              <goal>check</goal>
-            </goals>
-          </execution>
-        </executions>
-      </plugin>
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-      </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <groupId>com.coveo</groupId>
         <artifactId>fmt-maven-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -525,6 +487,11 @@
           </dependency>
         </dependencies>
       </plugin>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.felix</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-bundle-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>5.1.8</version>
+      </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
   <properties>
@@ -555,6 +522,48 @@
   </properties>
 
   <profiles>
+    <profile>
+      <!-- By default, we release artifacts to Sonatype, which requires
+          nexus-staging-maven-plugin. -->
+      <id>release-sonatype</id>
+      <activation>
+        <property>
+          <!-- Only when we use the release-gcp-artifact-registry profile,
+          which comes with artifact-registry-url property, this profile is
+          turned off. -->
+          <name>!artifact-registry-url</name>
+        </property>
+      </activation>
+      <build>
+        <plugins>
+          <plugin>
+            <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
+            <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+          </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+      </build>
+    </profile>
+    <profile>
+      <!-- Optionally, we can publish the artifacts to GCP Artifact Registry specifying
+          this release-gcp-artifact-registry profile:
+          mvn deploy -P=release-gcp-artifact-registry -P=-release-sonatype \
+              -Dartifact-registry-url=artifactregistry://us-maven.pkg.dev/...
+          -->
+      <id>release-gcp-artifact-registry</id>
+      <properties>
+        <artifact-registry-url>artifactregistry://please-define-artifact-registry-url-property</artifact-registry-url>
+      </properties>
+      <distributionManagement>
+        <repository>
+          <id>gcp-artifact-registry-repository</id>
+          <url>${artifact-registry-url}</url>
+        </repository>
+        <snapshotRepository>
+          <id>gcp-artifact-registry-repository</id>
+          <url>${artifact-registry-url}</url>
+        </snapshotRepository>
+      </distributionManagement>
+    </profile>
     <profile>
       <id>release-sign-artifacts</id>
       <activation>
@@ -589,6 +598,69 @@
       </build>
     </profile>
 
+    <profile>
+      <id>clirr-compatibility-check</id>
+      <!--
+          CLIRR Maven plugin's dependencies are quite old and not available
+          in some build environment (Airlock).
+          https://github.com/googleapis/java-shared-config/issues/956
+          Extracting this plugin declaration as a profile enables us to disable
+          the CLIRR dependency resolution by `mvn -P=-clirr-compatibility-check ...`
+      -->
+      <activation>
+        <!-- The compatibility check runs by default in CIs -->
+        <jdk>[1.8,)</jdk>
+      </activation>
+      <build>
+        <plugins>
+          <plugin>
+            <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+            <artifactId>clirr-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+            <configuration>
+              <comparisonVersion>1.27.0</comparisonVersion>
+              <ignoredDifferencesFile>${basedir}/../clirr-ignored-differences.xml</ignoredDifferencesFile>
+              <logResults>true</logResults>
+            </configuration>
+            <executions>
+              <execution>
+                <goals>
+                  <goal>check</goal>
+                </goals>
+              </execution>
+            </executions>
+          </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+      </build>
+    </profile>
+    <profile>
+      <id>animal-sniffer</id>
+      <activation>
+        <!-- The compatibility check runs by default in CIs -->
+        <jdk>[1.8,)</jdk>
+      </activation>
+      <build>
+        <plugins>
+          <plugin>
+            <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+            <artifactId>animal-sniffer-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+            <configuration>
+              <signature>
+                <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo.signature</groupId>
+                <artifactId>java17</artifactId>
+                <version>1.0</version>
+              </signature>
+            </configuration>
+            <executions>
+              <execution>
+                <goals>
+                  <goal>check</goal>
+                </goals>
+              </execution>
+            </executions>
+          </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+      </build>
+    </profile>
     <!-- set project.root-directory property based on where we are -->
     <profile>
       <id>root-directory</id>