diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index dbaf6598..65102e1e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -67,22 +67,12 @@ jobs:
           SONAR_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SONAR_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: Verify reproducible build
-        # Build fails on Windows with error "Failed to execute goal org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-artifact-plugin:3.5.0:compare (default-cli) on project openfasttrace-reporter-plaintext: Could not copy D:\a\openfasttrace\openfasttrace\reporter\plaintext\target\openfasttrace-reporter-plaintext-3.8.0.buildcompareto D:\a\openfasttrace\openfasttrace\target\openfasttrace-root-0.0.0.buildcompare"
+        # Build fails on Windows with error: "Failed to execute goal org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-artifact-plugin:3.5.0:compare (default-cli) on project openfasttrace-reporter-plaintext: Could not copy D:\a\openfasttrace\openfasttrace\reporter\plaintext\target\openfasttrace-reporter-plaintext-3.8.0.buildcompareto D:\a\openfasttrace\openfasttrace\target\openfasttrace-root-0.0.0.buildcompare"
         if: ${{ matrix.os != 'windows-latest' }}
         run: |
           mvn --batch-mode -T 1C clean verify artifact:compare -DskipTests \
               -Djava.version=${{ matrix.java }}
 
-      - name: Archive aggregated reproducible build report
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-        if: ${{ matrix.os != 'windows-latest' }}
-        with:
-          name: reproducible-build-report-${{ matrix.os }}-java-${{ matrix.java }}
-          path: |
-            target/openfasttrace-root-0.0.0.buildcompare
-            target/openfasttrace-root-0.0.0.buildinfo
-          if-no-files-found: error
-
       - name: Archive oft binary
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         if: ${{ env.DEFAULT_OS == matrix.os && env.DEFAULT_JAVA == matrix.java }}
diff --git a/api/pom.xml b/api/pom.xml
index ea13794f..8bf308a8 100644
--- a/api/pom.xml
+++ b/api/pom.xml
@@ -13,4 +13,12 @@
     <properties>
         <project.build.outputTimestamp>${reproducible.build.timestamp}</project.build.outputTimestamp>
     </properties>
-</project>
\ No newline at end of file
+    <build>
+        <plugins>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.sonatype.central</groupId>
+                <artifactId>central-publishing-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+            </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+    </build>
+</project>
diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index 99f051b7..50b48b83 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/pom.xml
@@ -24,4 +24,12 @@
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
-</project>
\ No newline at end of file
+    <build>
+        <plugins>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.sonatype.central</groupId>
+                <artifactId>central-publishing-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+            </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+    </build>
+</project>
diff --git a/exporter/common/pom.xml b/exporter/common/pom.xml
index d6ba0c97..53a32ad6 100644
--- a/exporter/common/pom.xml
+++ b/exporter/common/pom.xml
@@ -24,4 +24,12 @@
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
+    <build>
+        <plugins>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.sonatype.central</groupId>
+                <artifactId>central-publishing-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+            </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+    </build>
 </project>
diff --git a/exporter/specobject/pom.xml b/exporter/specobject/pom.xml
index e7f7ed9e..c55c0c7b 100644
--- a/exporter/specobject/pom.xml
+++ b/exporter/specobject/pom.xml
@@ -28,4 +28,12 @@
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
-</project>
\ No newline at end of file
+    <build>
+        <plugins>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.sonatype.central</groupId>
+                <artifactId>central-publishing-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+            </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+    </build>
+</project>
diff --git a/importer/lightweightmarkup/pom.xml b/importer/lightweightmarkup/pom.xml
index 58872307..fc34d080 100644
--- a/importer/lightweightmarkup/pom.xml
+++ b/importer/lightweightmarkup/pom.xml
@@ -29,4 +29,12 @@
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
+    <build>
+        <plugins>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.sonatype.central</groupId>
+                <artifactId>central-publishing-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+            </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+    </build>
 </project>
diff --git a/importer/markdown/pom.xml b/importer/markdown/pom.xml
index afc2f622..355886f1 100644
--- a/importer/markdown/pom.xml
+++ b/importer/markdown/pom.xml
@@ -28,4 +28,12 @@
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
+    <build>
+        <plugins>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.sonatype.central</groupId>
+                <artifactId>central-publishing-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+            </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+    </build>
 </project>
diff --git a/importer/restructuredtext/pom.xml b/importer/restructuredtext/pom.xml
index f3fd4cfe..8866dba1 100644
--- a/importer/restructuredtext/pom.xml
+++ b/importer/restructuredtext/pom.xml
@@ -28,4 +28,12 @@
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
+    <build>
+        <plugins>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.sonatype.central</groupId>
+                <artifactId>central-publishing-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+            </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+    </build>
 </project>
diff --git a/importer/specobject/pom.xml b/importer/specobject/pom.xml
index 1cb017c9..32469bf5 100644
--- a/importer/specobject/pom.xml
+++ b/importer/specobject/pom.xml
@@ -28,4 +28,12 @@
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
-</project>
\ No newline at end of file
+    <build>
+        <plugins>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.sonatype.central</groupId>
+                <artifactId>central-publishing-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+            </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+    </build>
+</project>
diff --git a/importer/tag/pom.xml b/importer/tag/pom.xml
index 4f370246..37ce102f 100644
--- a/importer/tag/pom.xml
+++ b/importer/tag/pom.xml
@@ -24,4 +24,12 @@
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
-</project>
\ No newline at end of file
+    <build>
+        <plugins>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.sonatype.central</groupId>
+                <artifactId>central-publishing-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+            </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+    </build>
+</project>
diff --git a/importer/xmlparser/pom.xml b/importer/xmlparser/pom.xml
index 78370182..e1290e6c 100644
--- a/importer/xmlparser/pom.xml
+++ b/importer/xmlparser/pom.xml
@@ -24,4 +24,12 @@
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
+    <build>
+        <plugins>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.sonatype.central</groupId>
+                <artifactId>central-publishing-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+            </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+    </build>
 </project>
diff --git a/importer/zip/pom.xml b/importer/zip/pom.xml
index 6f8d3766..d5b452db 100644
--- a/importer/zip/pom.xml
+++ b/importer/zip/pom.xml
@@ -24,4 +24,12 @@
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
-</project>
\ No newline at end of file
+    <build>
+        <plugins>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.sonatype.central</groupId>
+                <artifactId>central-publishing-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+            </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+    </build>
+</project>
diff --git a/parent/pom.xml b/parent/pom.xml
index c9b8017e..71a59f42 100644
--- a/parent/pom.xml
+++ b/parent/pom.xml
@@ -608,9 +608,14 @@
                     </executions>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
+                    <!-- This plugin needs to be skipped when using the central-publishing-maven-plugin
+ -->
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-deploy-plugin</artifactId>
                     <version>3.1.4</version>
+                    <configuration>
+                        <skip>true</skip>
+                    </configuration>
                 </plugin>
                 <!--This
                 plugin's configuration is used to store Eclipse 
@@ -668,8 +673,9 @@
                     <extensions>true</extensions>
                     <configuration>
                         <publishingServerId>central</publishingServerId>
-                        <autoPublish>true</autoPublish>
+                        <autoPublish>false</autoPublish>
                         <waitUntil>validated</waitUntil>
+                        <deploymentName>Manual deployment of OpenFastTrace</deploymentName>
                     </configuration>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
diff --git a/product/pom.xml b/product/pom.xml
index ced14315..9736755b 100644
--- a/product/pom.xml
+++ b/product/pom.xml
@@ -123,6 +123,10 @@
                     </compilerArgs>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.sonatype.central</groupId>
+                <artifactId>central-publishing-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+            </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>
-</project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</project>
diff --git a/reporter/aspec/pom.xml b/reporter/aspec/pom.xml
index c45b485d..0710675c 100644
--- a/reporter/aspec/pom.xml
+++ b/reporter/aspec/pom.xml
@@ -28,4 +28,12 @@
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
-</project>
\ No newline at end of file
+    <build>
+        <plugins>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.sonatype.central</groupId>
+                <artifactId>central-publishing-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+            </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+    </build>
+</project>
diff --git a/reporter/html/pom.xml b/reporter/html/pom.xml
index 0e7e775b..378e75fa 100644
--- a/reporter/html/pom.xml
+++ b/reporter/html/pom.xml
@@ -24,4 +24,12 @@
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
-</project>
\ No newline at end of file
+    <build>
+        <plugins>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.sonatype.central</groupId>
+                <artifactId>central-publishing-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+            </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+    </build>
+</project>
diff --git a/reporter/plaintext/pom.xml b/reporter/plaintext/pom.xml
index ba606e76..f282736a 100644
--- a/reporter/plaintext/pom.xml
+++ b/reporter/plaintext/pom.xml
@@ -24,4 +24,12 @@
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
-</project>
\ No newline at end of file
+    <build>
+        <plugins>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.sonatype.central</groupId>
+                <artifactId>central-publishing-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+            </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+    </build>
+</project>
diff --git a/testutil/pom.xml b/testutil/pom.xml
index 6549b47a..31fac171 100644
--- a/testutil/pom.xml
+++ b/testutil/pom.xml
@@ -81,13 +81,6 @@
                     <skip>true</skip>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.sonatype.central</groupId>
-                <artifactId>central-publishing-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <configuration>
-                    <skipPublishing>true</skipPublishing>
-                </configuration>
-            </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>