diff --git a/.github/workflows/ossrh-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/ossrh-publish.yml
index c52603de..92e22094 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ossrh-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ossrh-publish.yml
@@ -33,9 +33,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           echo "${{secrets.SIGNING_SECRET_KEY_RING_FILE}}" > ~/.gradle/secring.gpg.b64
           base64 -d ~/.gradle/secring.gpg.b64 > ~/.gradle/secring.gpg
-      - name: Publish, close and release Nexus Repository
-        run: ./gradlew publishToSonatype closeAndReleaseStagingRepositories -Psigning.keyId=${{secrets.SIGNING_KEY_ID}} -Psigning.password=${{secrets.SIGNING_PASSWORD}} -Psigning.secretKeyRingFile=$(echo ~/.gradle/secring.gpg)
+      - name: Publish to Maven Central
+        run: ./gradlew publish --info -Psigning.keyId=${{secrets.SIGNING_KEY_ID}} -Psigning.password=${{secrets.SIGNING_PASSWORD}} -Psigning.secretKeyRingFile=$(echo ~/.gradle/secring.gpg)
         env:
-          OSSRH_USERNAME: ${{secrets.OSSRH_USERNAME}}
-          OSSRH_PASSWORD: ${{secrets.OSSRH_PASSWORD}}
-          SONATYPE_STAGING_PROFILE_ID: ${{secrets.SONATYPE_STAGING_PROFILE_ID}}
+          MAVEN_BEARER: ${{secrets.MAVEN_BEARER}}
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index e6a15a25..579f4a8f 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -9,20 +9,25 @@
 plugins {
 	// Apply the java-library plugin to add support for Java Library
 	id 'java-library'
-	id 'maven-publish'
-	id 'signing'
+
 	id 'jacoco'
-	id 'io.github.gradle-nexus.publish-plugin' version "2.0.0"
 	id "com.diffplug.spotless" version "6.13.0"
+
+	id 'maven-publish'
+	id 'signing'
+	// Sonatype Nexus Publish Plugin
+	id 'io.github.gradle-nexus.publish-plugin' version '2.0.0'
 }
 
 group = 'com.meilisearch.sdk'
-archivesBaseName = 'meilisearch-java'
 version = '0.14.5'
 
 java {
 	sourceCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
 	targetCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
+
+	withJavadocJar()
+	withSourcesJar()
 }
 
 jacoco {
@@ -44,10 +49,6 @@ repositories {
 	mavenCentral()
 }
 
-configurations {
-	testCompile.extendsFrom compileOnly
-}
-
 dependencies {
 	// This dependency is used internally, and not exposed to consumers on their own compile classpath.
 	implementation 'com.google.code.gson:gson:2.12.1'
@@ -78,19 +79,6 @@ dependencies {
 	implementation 'com.auth0:java-jwt:4.5.0'
 }
 
-task buildJar(type: Jar) {
-	archiveBaseName = 'meilisearch-java'
-	from {
-		configurations.runtimeClasspath.collect { it.isDirectory() ? it : zipTree(it) }
-	}
-	{
-		exclude 'META-INF/*.SF'
-		exclude 'META-INF/*.DSA'
-		exclude 'META-INF/*.RSA'
-	}
-	with jar
-}
-
 test {
 	finalizedBy jacocoTestReport
 	useJUnitPlatform {
@@ -122,11 +110,6 @@ task integrationTest(type: Test) {
 	}
 }
 
-java {
-	withJavadocJar()
-	withSourcesJar()
-}
-
 publishing {
 	publications {
 		mavenJava(MavenPublication) {
@@ -159,29 +142,6 @@ publishing {
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	repositories {
-		maven {
-			url "https://oss.sonatype.org/service/local/staging/deploy/maven2"
-			credentials {
-				username System.getenv('OSSRH_USERNAME')
-				password System.getenv('OSSRH_PASSWORD')
-			}
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-nexusPublishing {
-	packageGroup = "com.meilisearch"
-
-	repositories {
-		sonatype {
-			nexusUrl.set(uri("https://oss.sonatype.org/service/local/"))
-
-			username = System.getenv('OSSRH_USERNAME')
-			password = System.getenv('OSSRH_PASSWORD')
-			stagingProfileId = System.getenv('SONATYPE_STAGING_PROFILE_ID')
-		}
-	}
 }
 
 signing {
@@ -203,3 +163,19 @@ spotless {
 		googleJavaFormat('1.7').aosp()
 	}
 }
+
+
+// Nexus Publish Plugin configuration
+nexusPublishing {
+	packageGroup.set("com.meilisearch")
+
+	repositories {
+		sonatype {
+			nexusUrl.set(uri("https://ossrh-staging-api.central.sonatype.com/service/local/"))
+			snapshotRepositoryUrl.set(uri("https://central.sonatype.com/repository/maven-snapshots/"))
+
+			username.set(System.getenv('MAVEN_CENTRAL_USERNAME'))
+			password.set(System.getenv('MAVEN_CENTRAL_PASSWORD'))
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 9a93a135..bec719f7 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-version: "3.8"
-
 services:
   package:
     image: azul/zulu-openjdk:8-latest
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29b..00000000