diff --git a/.settings.xml b/.settings.xml
index f6b8b3a8..cfa5bdfe 100644
--- a/.settings.xml
+++ b/.settings.xml
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@
 			<username>${env.CI_DEPLOY_USERNAME}</username>
 			<password>${env.CI_DEPLOY_PASSWORD}</password>
 		</server>
+		<server>
+			<id>cental</id>
+			<username>${env.CENTRAL_USER}</username>
+			<password>${env.CENTRAL_PASSWORD}</password>
+		</server>
 	</servers>
 	<profiles>
 		<profile>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2c1d0cc0..11b1c3cf 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@
 		<antora-maven-plugin.phase>prepare-package</antora-maven-plugin.phase>
 		<generate-readme.phase>prepare-package</generate-readme.phase>
 		<generate-cloud-resources.phase>generate-resources</generate-cloud-resources.phase>
+		<central-publishing-maven-plugin.version>0.7.0</central-publishing-maven-plugin.version>
 	</properties>
 	<dependencyManagement>
 		<dependencies>
@@ -700,7 +701,12 @@
 					<includePomProjects>${duplicate-finder-maven-plugin.includePomProjects}</includePomProjects>
 					</configuration>
 				</plugin>
-
+				<plugin>
+					<groupId>org.sonatype.central</groupId>
+					<artifactId>central-publishing-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+					<version>${central-publishing-maven-plugin.version}</version>
+					<extensions>true</extensions>
+				</plugin>
 			</plugins>
 		</pluginManagement>
 	</build>
@@ -749,11 +755,6 @@
 				scp://static.springframework.org/var/www/domains/springframework.org/static/htdocs/spring-cloud/docs/${project.artifactId}/${project.version}
 			</url>
 		</site>
-		<repository>
-			<id>sonatype-nexus-staging</id>
-			<name>Nexus Release Repository</name>
-			<url>https://s01.oss.sonatype.org/service/local/staging/deploy/maven2/</url>
-		</repository>
 		<snapshotRepository>
 			<id>repo.spring.io</id>
 			<name>Spring Snapshot Repository</name>
@@ -856,6 +857,13 @@
 							</gpgArguments>
 						</configuration>
 					</plugin>
+					<plugin>
+						<groupId>org.sonatype.central</groupId>
+						<artifactId>central-publishing-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+						<configuration>
+							<publishingServerId>central</publishingServerId>
+						</configuration>
+					</plugin>
 				</plugins>
 			</build>
 		</profile>