diff --git a/operator-framework-bom/pom.xml b/operator-framework-bom/pom.xml
index d0bae9c140..50633733ae 100644
--- a/operator-framework-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/operator-framework-bom/pom.xml
@@ -33,19 +33,12 @@
     <url>https://github.com/operator-framework/java-operator-sdk/tree/master</url>
   </scm>
 
-  <distributionManagement>
-    <snapshotRepository>
-      <id>ossrh</id>
-      <url>https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots</url>
-    </snapshotRepository>
-  </distributionManagement>
-
   <properties>
-    <nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version>1.7.0</nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version>
-    <maven-gpg-plugin.version>3.2.7</maven-gpg-plugin.version>
+    <maven-gpg-plugin.version>3.2.8</maven-gpg-plugin.version>
     <maven-source-plugin.version>3.3.1</maven-source-plugin.version>
     <maven-javadoc-plugin.version>3.11.2</maven-javadoc-plugin.version>
     <spotless.version>2.44.3</spotless.version>
+    <central-publishing-maven-plugin.version>0.8.0</central-publishing-maven-plugin.version>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencyManagement>
@@ -115,6 +108,17 @@
       <id>release</id>
       <build>
         <plugins>
+          <plugin>
+            <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+            <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+            <configuration>
+              <excludes>
+                <exclude>**/*IT.java</exclude>
+                <exclude>**/*E2E.java</exclude>
+                <exclude>**/InformerRelatedBehaviorTest.java</exclude>
+              </excludes>
+            </configuration>
+          </plugin>
           <plugin>
             <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
             <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -138,13 +142,13 @@
                 <goals>
                   <goal>jar</goal>
                 </goals>
+                <phase>verify</phase>
               </execution>
             </executions>
           </plugin>
           <plugin>
             <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
             <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
-            <version>${maven-gpg-plugin.version}</version>
             <executions>
               <execution>
                 <id>sign-artifacts</id>
@@ -162,14 +166,15 @@
             </executions>
           </plugin>
           <plugin>
-            <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
-            <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-            <version>${nexus-staging-maven-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>
-              <nexusUrl>https://oss.sonatype.org/</nexusUrl>
-              <autoReleaseAfterClose>true</autoReleaseAfterClose>
+              <publishingServerId>central</publishingServerId>
+              <tokenAuth>true</tokenAuth>
+              <autoPublish>true</autoPublish>
+              <waitUntil>published</waitUntil>
             </configuration>
           </plugin>
         </plugins>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2b84cfe5b8..167958e175 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -79,7 +79,8 @@
 
     <fmt-maven-plugin.version>2.11</fmt-maven-plugin.version>
     <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.14.0</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
-    <maven-surefire-plugin.version>3.5.2</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
+    <maven-surefire-plugin.version>3.5.3</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
+    <central-publishing-maven-plugin.version>0.8.0</central-publishing-maven-plugin.version>
     <maven-javadoc-plugin.version>3.11.2</maven-javadoc-plugin.version>
     <maven-resources-plugin.version>3.3.1</maven-resources-plugin.version>
     <maven-source-plugin.version>3.3.1</maven-source-plugin.version>
@@ -294,6 +295,15 @@
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
           <version>${maven-source-plugin.version}</version>
+          <executions>
+            <execution>
+              <id>attach-sources</id>
+              <goals>
+                <goal>jar</goal>
+              </goals>
+              <phase>verify</phase>
+            </execution>
+          </executions>
         </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
@@ -516,14 +526,6 @@
           <plugin>
             <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
             <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
-            <executions>
-              <execution>
-                <id>attach-sources</id>
-                <goals>
-                  <goal>jar</goal>
-                </goals>
-              </execution>
-            </executions>
           </plugin>
           <plugin>
             <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
@@ -547,7 +549,7 @@
           <plugin>
             <groupId>org.sonatype.central</groupId>
             <artifactId>central-publishing-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-            <version>0.8.0</version>
+            <version>${central-publishing-maven-plugin.version}</version>
             <extensions>true</extensions>
             <configuration>
               <publishingServerId>central</publishingServerId>