diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-release.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-release.yml
index a1398b3..b7b160f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-release.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 name: Publish package to the Maven Central Repository
 on:
-    release:
-      types: [created]
+  release:
+    types: [created]
 jobs:
   publish:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -12,22 +12,14 @@ jobs:
         with:
           java-version: "17"
           distribution: "temurin"
-          server-id: ossrh
+          server-id: central
           server-username: MAVEN_USERNAME
           server-password: MAVEN_PASSWORD
-      - name: Install gpg secret key
-        run: |
-          # Install gpg secret key
-          echo "${{ secrets.OSSRH_GPG_SECRET_KEY }}" | base64 --decode | gpg --batch --import
-          # Verify that the key ID is shown in the logs
-          gpg --list-secret-keys --keyid-format LONG | grep "${{ secrets.OSSRH_GPG_SECRET_KEY_ID }}"
+          gpg-private-key: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_GPG_SECRET_KEY }}
+          gpg-passphrase: MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE
       - name: Publish to Central Repository
         env:
           MAVEN_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_USERNAME }}
           MAVEN_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_TOKEN }}
-        run: |
-          mvn \
-            --no-transfer-progress \
-            --batch-mode \
-            -Dgpg.passphrase=${{ secrets.OSSRH_GPG_SECRET_KEY_PASSWORD }} \
-            clean deploy
+          MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_GPG_SECRET_KEY_PASSWORD }}
+        run: mvn --batch-mode deploy
diff --git a/node_modules/.pnpm-workspace-state.json b/node_modules/.pnpm-workspace-state.json
deleted file mode 100644
index f416e62..0000000
--- a/node_modules/.pnpm-workspace-state.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "lastValidatedTimestamp": 1750960559706,
-  "projects": {},
-  "pnpmfileExists": false,
-  "settings": {
-    "autoInstallPeers": true,
-    "dedupeDirectDeps": false,
-    "dedupeInjectedDeps": true,
-    "dedupePeerDependents": true,
-    "dev": true,
-    "excludeLinksFromLockfile": false,
-    "hoistPattern": [
-      "*"
-    ],
-    "hoistWorkspacePackages": true,
-    "injectWorkspacePackages": false,
-    "linkWorkspacePackages": false,
-    "nodeLinker": "isolated",
-    "optional": true,
-    "preferWorkspacePackages": false,
-    "production": true,
-    "publicHoistPattern": []
-  },
-  "filteredInstall": false
-}
diff --git a/node_modules/.pnpm/lock.yaml b/node_modules/.pnpm/lock.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index c65e7f9..0000000
--- a/node_modules/.pnpm/lock.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-lockfileVersion: '9.0'
-
-settings:
-  autoInstallPeers: true
-  excludeLinksFromLockfile: false
-
-overrides:
-  pricing4ts: link:../../../../../Library/pnpm/global/5/node_modules/pricing4ts
-
-importers:
-
-  .:
-    dependencies:
-      pricing4ts:
-        specifier: link:../../../../../Library/pnpm/global/5/node_modules/pricing4ts
-        version: link:../../../../../Library/pnpm/global/5/node_modules/pricing4ts
diff --git a/node_modules/pricing4ts b/node_modules/pricing4ts
deleted file mode 120000
index c9df06c..0000000
--- a/node_modules/pricing4ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../../../../../../Library/pnpm/global/5/node_modules/pricing4ts
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 74138a7..8dfd887 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -37,17 +37,6 @@
 		<url>https://github.com/Alex-GF/pricingplans-4j/tree/main</url>
 	</scm>
 
-	<distributionManagement>
-		<snapshotRepository>
-			<id>ossrh</id>
-			<url>https://s01.oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots</url>
-		</snapshotRepository>
-		<repository>
-			<id>ossrh</id>
-			<url>https://s01.oss.sonatype.org/service/local/staging/deploy/maven2/</url>
-		</repository>
-	</distributionManagement>
-
 	<properties>
 		<jackson.version>2.14.2</jackson.version>
 		<aspectj.version>1.9.7</aspectj.version>
@@ -177,8 +166,16 @@
 	<build>
 		<finalName>Pricing4Java</finalName>
 		<plugins>
-
-
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.sonatype.central</groupId>
+                <artifactId>central-publishing-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>0.8.0</version>
+                <extensions>true</extensions>
+                <configuration>
+                    <publishingServerId>central</publishingServerId>
+                    <autoPublish>true</autoPublish>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -191,32 +188,11 @@
 							<goal>sign</goal>
 						</goals>
 						<configuration>
-						<gpgArguments>
-							<arg>--pinentry-mode</arg>
-							<arg>loopback</arg>
-						</gpgArguments>
 					</configuration>
 					</execution>
 				</executions>
 			</plugin>
-			<plugin>
-				<groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
-				<artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>1.6.7</version>
-				<extensions>true</extensions>
-				<configuration>
-					<serverId>ossrh</serverId>
-					<nexusUrl>https://s01.oss.sonatype.org/</nexusUrl>
-					<autoReleaseAfterClose>true</autoReleaseAfterClose>
-				</configuration>
-				<dependencies>
-					<dependency>
-						<groupId>com.thoughtworks.xstream</groupId>
-						<artifactId>xstream</artifactId>
-						<version>1.4.15</version> <!-- apparently this needs to be exactly this version -->
-					</dependency>
-				</dependencies>
-			</plugin>
+
 			<plugin>
 				<artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
 				<version>3.5.2</version>