diff --git a/.github/workflows/maven-pulls.yml b/.github/workflows/maven-pulls.yml
index c4e1edbb64..847110e2a9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/maven-pulls.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/maven-pulls.yml
@@ -10,15 +10,18 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        java: [ 11, 14, 17 ]
+        java: [ 11, 17 ]
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - name: Set up Java
-      uses: actions/setup-java@v2
+      uses: actions/setup-java@v4
       with:
         java-version: ${{ matrix.java }}
-        distribution: 'zulu'
+        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.yml b/.github/workflows/maven.yml
index c259ff7833..5f447e59dc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/maven.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/maven.yml
@@ -10,16 +10,16 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        java: [ 11, 14, 17 ]
+        java: [ 11 17 ]
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - name: Set up Java
-      uses: actions/setup-java@v2
+      uses: actions/setup-java@v4
       with:
         java-version: ${{ matrix.java }}
-        distribution: 'zulu'
-        server-id: ossrh
+        distribution: 'temurin'
+        server-id: central
         server-username: MAVEN_USERNAME
         server-password: MAVEN_PASSWORD
     - name: Cache local Maven repository
@@ -50,5 +50,5 @@ jobs:
           echo "not building and maven publishing project as it is a release 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.yml b/.github/workflows/next-snapshot.yml
index 4db72bcbf8..114b18f749 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/next-snapshot.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/next-snapshot.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:
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: '3.10'
       - name: Set up Java 11
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v2
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with:
           java-version: 11
-          distribution: 'zulu'
-          server-id: ossrh
+          distribution: 'temurin'
+          server-id: central
           server-username: MAVEN_USERNAME
           server-password: MAVEN_PASSWORD
       - name: Cache local Maven repository
@@ -78,8 +78,8 @@ 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/.github/workflows/prepare-release.yml b/.github/workflows/prepare-release.yml
index f09592211c..182f4ec957 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/prepare-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/prepare-release.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:
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@ jobs:
       with:
         python-version: '3.10'
     - name: Set up Java 11
-      uses: actions/setup-java@v2
+      uses: actions/setup-java@v4
       with:
         java-version: 11
-        distribution: 'zulu'
-        server-id: ossrh
+        distribution: 'temurin'
+        server-id: central
         server-username: MAVEN_USERNAME
         server-password: MAVEN_PASSWORD
     - name: Cache local Maven repository
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ 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.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 4208d0e3f9..13fabb3c4d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.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:
@@ -21,13 +21,14 @@ jobs:
       with:
         python-version: '3.10'
     - name: Set up Java 11
-      uses: actions/setup-java@v2
+      uses: actions/setup-java@v4
       with:
         java-version: 11
-        distribution: 'zulu'
-        server-id: ossrh
+        distribution: 'temurin'
+        server-id: central
         server-username: MAVEN_USERNAME
         server-password: MAVEN_PASSWORD
+        gpg-private-key: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_GPG_PRIVATE_KEY }}
     - name: Cache local Maven repository
       uses: actions/cache@v4
       with:
@@ -57,15 +58,10 @@ 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"
+      run: |
+        ./mvnw --no-transfer-progress -B -Prelease deploy
     - name: Run post release script
       id: postRelease
       if: env.RELEASE_OK == 'yes'
@@ -82,8 +78,8 @@ 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: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
       SC_VERSION:
       SC_NEXT_VERSION:
diff --git a/modules/swagger-parser-cli/pom.xml b/modules/swagger-parser-cli/pom.xml
index cbbc3f7992..29799b4756 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-parser-cli/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/swagger-parser-cli/pom.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     <artifactId>swagger-parser-cli</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     <name>swagger-parser (executable)</name>
-
+    <description>swagger-parser (executable)</description>
     <build>
         <finalName>swagger-parser-cli</finalName>
         <resources>
diff --git a/modules/swagger-parser-core/pom.xml b/modules/swagger-parser-core/pom.xml
index 3ee9c1b462..0466bc65bc 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-parser-core/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/swagger-parser-core/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <artifactId>swagger-parser-core</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
-    <name>swagger-parser</name>
+    <name>swagger-parser-core</name>
+    <description>swagger-parser-core</description>
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.swagger.core.v3</groupId>
@@ -17,13 +18,4 @@
             <version>${swagger-core-version}</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
-    <repositories>
-        <repository>
-            <id>sonatype-snapshots</id>
-            <url>https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots</url>
-            <snapshots>
-                <enabled>true</enabled>
-            </snapshots>
-        </repository>
-    </repositories>
 </project>
diff --git a/modules/swagger-parser-safe-url-resolver/pom.xml b/modules/swagger-parser-safe-url-resolver/pom.xml
index 056a2fe2d4..0e64d00c06 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-parser-safe-url-resolver/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/swagger-parser-safe-url-resolver/pom.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>swagger-parser-safe-url-resolver</artifactId>
-
+    <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-v2-converter/pom.xml b/modules/swagger-parser-v2-converter/pom.xml
index a3ea09b6f6..e51d77f6a5 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-parser-v2-converter/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/swagger-parser-v2-converter/pom.xml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
     <artifactId>swagger-parser-v2-converter</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     <name>swagger-parser-v2-converter</name>
+    <description>swagger-parser-v2-converter</description>
     <build>
         <plugins>
             <plugin>
diff --git a/modules/swagger-parser-v3/pom.xml b/modules/swagger-parser-v3/pom.xml
index 0694e7c332..a69240e92e 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-parser-v3/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/swagger-parser-v3/pom.xml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
     <artifactId>swagger-parser-v3</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     <name>swagger-parser-v3</name>
+    <description>swagger-parser-v3</description>
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.swagger.core.v3</groupId>
diff --git a/modules/swagger-parser/pom.xml b/modules/swagger-parser/pom.xml
index 2235ed05af..ceb14d5668 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-parser/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/swagger-parser/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     <artifactId>swagger-parser</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     <name>swagger-parser</name>
-
+    <description>swagger-parser</description>
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.swagger.parser.v3</groupId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8a83c77018..cec291f80e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1,16 +1,13 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
-    <parent>
-        <groupId>org.sonatype.oss</groupId>
-        <artifactId>oss-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>5</version>
-    </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <groupId>io.swagger.parser.v3</groupId>
     <artifactId>swagger-parser-project</artifactId>
     <version>2.1.28-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
     <name>swagger-parser-project</name>
+    <description>swagger-parser-project</description>
+    <url>https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-core</url>
     <developers>
         <developer>
             <id>fehguy</id>
@@ -22,12 +19,6 @@
         <system>github</system>
         <url>https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-parser/issues</url>
     </issueManagement>
-    <mailingLists>
-        <mailingList>
-            <name>swagger-swaggersocket</name>
-            <archive>https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/swagger-swaggersocket</archive>
-        </mailingList>
-    </mailingLists>
     <licenses>
         <license>
             <name>Apache License 2.0</name>
@@ -40,16 +31,6 @@
         <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>
@@ -232,18 +213,15 @@
                 </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>
@@ -388,45 +366,22 @@
         <module>modules/swagger-parser-cli</module>
         <module>modules/swagger-parser-safe-url-resolver</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>
         <snakeyaml-version>2.4</snakeyaml-version>
-        <swagger-parser-v2-version>1.0.73</swagger-parser-v2-version>
-        <commons-io-version>2.18.0</commons-io-version>
+        <swagger-parser-v2-version>1.0.75</swagger-parser-v2-version>
+        <commons-io-version>2.19.0</commons-io-version>
         <slf4j-version>2.0.9</slf4j-version>
         <swagger-core-version>2.2.32</swagger-core-version>
-        <swagger-core-v2-version>1.6.15</swagger-core-v2-version>
+        <swagger-core-v2-version>1.6.16</swagger-core-v2-version>
         <junit-version>4.13.2</junit-version>
         <testng-version>7.11.0</testng-version>
         <jmockit-version>1.49</jmockit-version>
         <wiremock-version>2.35.2</wiremock-version>
         <surefire-version>3.2.2</surefire-version>
         <commons-lang-version>3.17.0</commons-lang-version>
-        <jackson-version>2.18.3</jackson-version>
-        <jackson-databind-version>2.18.3</jackson-databind-version>
+        <jackson-version>2.19.0</jackson-version>
+        <jackson-databind-version>2.19.0</jackson-databind-version>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
-        <sonatypeOssDistMgmtSnapshotsUrl>https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots/</sonatypeOssDistMgmtSnapshotsUrl>
     </properties>
 </project>