diff --git a/testutil/pom.xml b/testutil/pom.xml
index 8ea7417a..ddcba456 100644
--- a/testutil/pom.xml
+++ b/testutil/pom.xml
@@ -68,23 +68,32 @@
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-deploy-plugin</artifactId>
+                <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
                 <configuration>
-                    <skip>true</skip>
+                    <useModulePath>false</useModulePath>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
+            <!-- Skip everything that has to do with deployment to Maven Central -->
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
+                <artifactId>maven-deploy-plugin</artifactId>
                 <configuration>
                     <skip>true</skip>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.sonatype.central</groupId>
+                <artifactId>central-publishing-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                <configuration>
+                    <autoPublish>false</autoPublish>
+                    <skipPublishing>true</skipPublishing>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+                <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
                 <configuration>
-                    <useModulePath>false</useModulePath>
+                    <skip>true</skip>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
         </plugins>