diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d3a67a4..268c1cb 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-.project
-.settings
+.DS_Store
 .README.md.html
+
 pom.xml.releaseBackup
 release.properties
+
 target/
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 289d55d..391feb2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@
     <!--
       plugins defined here are required by all projects
     -->
+    <central-publishing-maven-plugin.version>0.5.0</central-publishing-maven-plugin.version>
     <maven-deploy-plugin.version>${maven-install-plugin.version}</maven-deploy-plugin.version>
-    <maven-gpg-plugin.version>3.0.1</maven-gpg-plugin.version>
-    <maven-install-plugin.version>3.1.0</maven-install-plugin.version>
-    <maven-release-plugin.version>3.0.0-M7</maven-release-plugin.version>
-    <nexus-staging-plugin.version>1.6.13</nexus-staging-plugin.version>
+    <maven-gpg-plugin.version>3.2.5</maven-gpg-plugin.version>
+    <maven-install-plugin.version>3.1.3</maven-install-plugin.version>
+    <maven-release-plugin.version>3.1.1</maven-release-plugin.version>
   </properties>
 
   <build>
@@ -60,13 +60,15 @@
           </configuration>
         </plugin>
         <plugin>
-          <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
-          <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>${nexus-staging-plugin.version}</version>
+          <groupId>org.sonatype.central</groupId>
+          <artifactId>central-publishing-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>${central-publishing-maven-plugin.version}</version>
           <extensions>true</extensions>
           <configuration>
-            <serverId>ossrh</serverId>
-            <autoReleaseAfterClose>true</autoReleaseAfterClose>
+            <deploymentName>${project.artifactId}-${project.version}</deploymentName>
+            <publishingServerId>central</publishingServerId>
+            <autoPublish>true</autoPublish>
+            <waitUntil>published</waitUntil>
           </configuration>
         </plugin>
       </plugins>
@@ -105,18 +107,26 @@
     <url>https://github.com/dangernoodle-io/dangernoodle-io-org-pom/issues</url>
   </issueManagement>
 
-  <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>
-
   <profiles>
+    <profile>
+      <id>github</id>
+      <activation>
+        <property>
+          <name>MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE</name>
+        </property>
+      </activation>
+      <build>
+        <plugins>
+          <plugin>
+            <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+            <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
+            <configuration>
+              <signer>bc</signer>
+            </configuration>
+          </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+      </build>
+    </profile>
     <profile>
       <id>release</id>
       <build>
@@ -126,8 +136,8 @@
             <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
           </plugin>
           <plugin>
-            <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
-            <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+            <groupId>org.sonatype.central</groupId>
+            <artifactId>central-publishing-maven-plugin</artifactId>
           </plugin>
         </plugins>
       </build>