diff --git a/.github/workflows/maven-v1-pulls.yml b/.github/workflows/maven-v1-pulls.yml
index 9bb2b8af5d..81f4dcdb15 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/maven-v1-pulls.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/maven-v1-pulls.yml
@@ -12,12 +12,15 @@ jobs:
         java: [ "8" ]
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - name: Set up Java
       uses: actions/setup-java@v4
       with:
         java-version: ${{ matrix.java }}
         distribution: 'temurin'
+        server-id: central
+        server-username: MAVEN_USERNAME
+        server-password: MAVEN_PASSWORD
     - name: Cache local Maven repository
       uses: actions/cache@v4
       with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/maven-v1.yml b/.github/workflows/maven-v1.yml
index d8f67e8efb..d79d0d52cf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/maven-v1.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/maven-v1.yml
@@ -13,12 +13,12 @@ jobs:
         java: [ 8 ]
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Set up Java
         uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with:
           java-version: ${{ matrix.java }}
-          server-id: ossrh
+          server-id: central
           server-username: MAVEN_USERNAME
           server-password: MAVEN_PASSWORD
           distribution: 'temurin'
@@ -49,5 +49,5 @@ jobs:
             echo "not deploying on java version: " ${MY_JAVA_VERSION}
           fi
         env:
-          MAVEN_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_USERNAME }}
-          MAVEN_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_TOKEN }}
+          MAVEN_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_CENTRAL_USERNAME }}
+          MAVEN_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_CENTRAL_PASSWORD }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/next-snapshot-v1.yml b/.github/workflows/next-snapshot-v1.yml
index 470d231ef6..f3f5bdc415 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/next-snapshot-v1.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/next-snapshot-v1.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - uses: tibdex/github-app-token@v1
       id: generate-token
       with:
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions/setup-java@v4
       with:
         java-version: 11
-        server-id: ossrh
+        server-id: central
         server-username: MAVEN_USERNAME
         server-password: MAVEN_PASSWORD
         distribution: 'temurin'
@@ -84,5 +84,5 @@ jobs:
       GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
       SC_VERSION:
       SC_NEXT_VERSION:
-      GPG_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_GPG_PRIVATE_KEY }}
-      GPG_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_GPG_PRIVATE_PASSPHRASE }}
+      GPG_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_CENTRAL_USERNAME }}
+      GPG_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_CENTRAL_PASSWORD }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/prepare-release-v1.yml b/.github/workflows/prepare-release-v1.yml
index f016a01ec6..94349dcdf2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/prepare-release-v1.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/prepare-release-v1.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - uses: tibdex/github-app-token@v1
       id: generate-token
       with:
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions/setup-java@v4
       with:
         java-version: 8
-        server-id: ossrh
+        server-id: central
         server-username: MAVEN_USERNAME
         server-password: MAVEN_PASSWORD
         distribution: 'temurin'
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ jobs:
         branch: prepare-release-${{ env.SC_VERSION }}
     env:
       ACTIONS_ALLOW_UNSECURE_COMMANDS:  true
-      MAVEN_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_USERNAME }}
-      MAVEN_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_TOKEN }}
+      MAVEN_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_CENTRAL_USERNAME }}
+      MAVEN_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_CENTRAL_PASSWORD }}
       GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
       SC_VERSION:
       SC_NEXT_VERSION:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-v1.yml b/.github/workflows/release-v1.yml
index d86c794bf6..7f512e8411 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-v1.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-v1.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - uses: tibdex/github-app-token@v1
       id: generate-token
       with:
@@ -24,10 +24,11 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions/setup-java@v4
       with:
         java-version: 8
-        server-id: ossrh
+        server-id: central
         server-username: MAVEN_USERNAME
         server-password: MAVEN_PASSWORD
         distribution: 'temurin'
+        gpg-private-key: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_GPG_PRIVATE_KEY }}
     - name: Cache local Maven repository
       uses: actions/cache@v4
       with:
@@ -58,16 +59,10 @@ jobs:
         git config --global user.name "GitHub Action"
         git config --global hub.protocol https
         git remote set-url origin https://\${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}:x-oauth-basic@github.com/swagger-api/swagger-parser.git
-    - name: Run maven deploy/release (action-maven-publish)
-      uses: samuelmeuli/action-maven-publish@v1
+    - name:  Run maven deploy/release
       if: env.RELEASE_OK == 'yes'
-      with:
-        gpg_private_key: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_GPG_PRIVATE_KEY }}
-        gpg_passphrase: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_GPG_PRIVATE_PASSPHRASE }}
-        nexus_username: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_USERNAME }}
-        nexus_password: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_TOKEN }}
-        maven_profiles: "release"
-        maven_args: "-DskipTests"
+      run: |
+        ./mvnw -DskipTests --no-transfer-progress -B -Prelease deploy
     - name: Run post release script
       id: postRelease
       if: env.RELEASE_OK == 'yes'
@@ -84,8 +79,8 @@ jobs:
 
     env:
       ACTIONS_ALLOW_UNSECURE_COMMANDS:  true
-      MAVEN_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_USERNAME }}
-      MAVEN_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_TOKEN }}
+      MAVEN_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_CENTRAL_USERNAME }}
+      MAVEN_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_CENTRAL_PASSWORD }}
       GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
       SC_VERSION:
       SC_NEXT_VERSION:
diff --git a/modules/swagger-compat-spec-parser/pom.xml b/modules/swagger-compat-spec-parser/pom.xml
index 0d659a9074..2d3b79029f 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-compat-spec-parser/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/swagger-compat-spec-parser/pom.xml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
     <artifactId>swagger-compat-spec-parser</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     <name>swagger-compat-spec-parser</name>
+    <description>swagger-compat-spec-parser</description>
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.swagger</groupId>
diff --git a/modules/swagger-parser-safe-url-resolver/pom.xml b/modules/swagger-parser-safe-url-resolver/pom.xml
index af401b6cb2..4cb92ce209 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-parser-safe-url-resolver/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/swagger-parser-safe-url-resolver/pom.xml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
     <artifactId>swagger-parser-safe-url-resolver</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     <name>swagger-parser-safe-url-resolver</name>
+    <description>swagger-parser-safe-url-resolver</description>
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
diff --git a/modules/swagger-parser/pom.xml b/modules/swagger-parser/pom.xml
index 24568db915..8a1ce3c3d5 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-parser/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/swagger-parser/pom.xml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
     <artifactId>swagger-parser</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     <name>swagger-parser</name>
+    <description>swagger-parser</description>
     <profiles>
         <profile>
             <id>test-single</id>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 530336de8a..54843c64d9 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
     <version>1.0.75-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
     <name>swagger-parser-project</name>
+    <description>swagger-parser-project</description>
     <developers>
         <developer>
             <id>fehguy</id>
@@ -51,16 +52,6 @@
         <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:swagger-api/swagger-parser.git</developerConnection>
         <url>https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-parser</url>
     </scm>
-    <distributionManagement>
-        <snapshotRepository>
-            <id>ossrh</id>
-            <url>https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots</url>
-        </snapshotRepository>
-        <repository>
-            <id>ossrh</id>
-            <url>https://oss.sonatype.org/service/local/staging/deploy/maven2/</url>
-        </repository>
-    </distributionManagement>
     <build>
         <defaultGoal>install</defaultGoal>
         <resources>
@@ -226,18 +217,15 @@
                 </executions>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>1.6.13</version>
+                <groupId>org.sonatype.central</groupId>
+                <artifactId>central-publishing-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>0.7.0</version>
                 <extensions>true</extensions>
                 <configuration>
-                    <serverId>ossrh</serverId>
-                    <nexusUrl>https://oss.sonatype.org/</nexusUrl>
-                    <autoReleaseAfterClose>true</autoReleaseAfterClose>
-                    <stagingProgressTimeoutMinutes>30</stagingProgressTimeoutMinutes>
-                    <!--                    <skipStaging>true</skipStaging>
-                                        <skipRemoteStaging>true</skipRemoteStaging>
-                                        <skipNexusStagingDeployMojo>true</skipNexusStagingDeployMojo>-->
+                    <publishingServerId>central</publishingServerId>
+                    <autoPublish>true</autoPublish>
+                    <waitUntil>published</waitUntil>
+                    <waitMaxTime>3600</waitMaxTime>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
         </plugins>
@@ -369,28 +357,6 @@
         <module>modules/swagger-parser</module>
         <module>modules/swagger-compat-spec-parser</module>
     </modules>
-    <repositories>
-        <repository>
-            <id>sonatype-snapshots</id>
-            <url>https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots</url>
-            <snapshots>
-                <enabled>true</enabled>
-            </snapshots>
-            <releases>
-                <enabled>false</enabled>
-            </releases>
-        </repository>
-        <repository>
-            <id>sonatype-releases</id>
-            <url>https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/releases</url>
-            <snapshots>
-                <enabled>false</enabled>
-            </snapshots>
-            <releases>
-                <enabled>true</enabled>
-            </releases>
-        </repository>
-    </repositories>
     <properties>
         <!--<maven.compiler.release>8</maven.compiler.release>-->
         <commons-io-version>2.15.1</commons-io-version>
@@ -403,6 +369,5 @@
         <wiremock-version>2.27.2</wiremock-version>
         <surefire-version>2.22.2</surefire-version>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-        <sonatypeOssDistMgmtSnapshotsUrl>https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots/</sonatypeOssDistMgmtSnapshotsUrl>
     </properties>
 </project>