diff --git a/.github/workflows/maven.yml b/.github/workflows/maven.yml
index fd9d051..406e228 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/maven.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/maven.yml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ jobs:
           distribution: 'temurin'
           java-version: ${{ matrix.jdk }}
           # generate settings.xml with the correct values
-          server-id: ossrh # Value of the distributionManagement/repository/id field of the pom.xml
+          server-id: sonatype-central-portal # Value of the distributionManagement/repository/id field of the pom.xml
           server-username: MAVEN_USERNAME # env variable for username in deploy
           server-password: MAVEN_PASSWORD # env variable for token in deploy
 
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ jobs:
           if [ "${{ matrix.isMainBuildEnv }}" = "true" ]; then
             echo "MVN_ADDITIONAL_OPTS=-Dsonar.projectKey=Netcentric_aem-cloud-validator -Dsonar.organization=netcentric -Dsonar.host.url=https://sonarcloud.io -Pjacoco-report -Dsonar.scanner.skipJreProvisioning=true" >> $GITHUB_ENV
             if [ "${{github.ref}}" = "refs/heads/main" ] && [ "${{github.event_name}}" = "push" ]; then
-              echo "MAVEN_USERNAME=${{ secrets.OSSRH_TOKEN_USER }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-              echo "MAVEN_PASSWORD=${{ secrets.OSSRH_TOKEN_PASSWORD }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+              echo "MAVEN_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_CENTRAL_TOKEN_USER }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+              echo "MAVEN_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_CENTRAL_TOKEN_PASSWORD }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
               echo "MVN_GOAL=clean deploy org.sonarsource.scanner.maven:sonar-maven-plugin:5.5.0.6356:sonar" >> $GITHUB_ENV
               echo "STEP_NAME_SUFFIX=(Deploys to OSSRH)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
             else
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 24aec0b..3d897f6 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -40,12 +40,12 @@
     </scm>
     <distributionManagement>
         <snapshotRepository>
-            <id>ossrh</id>
-            <url>https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots</url>
+            <id>sonatype-central-portal</id>
+            <url>https://central.sonatype.com/repository/maven-snapshots</url>
         </snapshotRepository>
         <repository>
-            <id>ossrh</id>
-            <url>https://oss.sonatype.org/service/local/staging/deploy/maven2/</url>
+            <id>sonatype-central-portal</id>
+            <url>https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2</url>
         </repository>
     </distributionManagement>
 
@@ -56,6 +56,14 @@
         <maven.compiler.release>${java.target.version}</maven.compiler.release>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <arguments /> <!-- additional arguments for the forked Maven run during releases -->
+        <njord.version>0.9.4</njord.version>
+        <!-- https://maveniverse.eu/docs/njord/configuration/#global-properties -->
+        <njord.autoPublish>true</njord.autoPublish>
+        <njord.publishingType>automatic</njord.publishingType>
+        <njord.waitForStates>true</njord.waitForStates>
+        <njord.publisher>sonatype-cp</njord.publisher>
+        <njord.releaseUrl>njord:template:release-sca</njord.releaseUrl>
+        <njord.snapshotUrl>njord:template:snapshot</njord.snapshotUrl>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
@@ -125,6 +133,14 @@
     </dependencies>
 
     <build>
+        <extensions>
+            <!-- Njord extension for Maven, responsible for injecting the right repository -->
+            <extension>
+                <groupId>eu.maveniverse.maven.njord</groupId>
+                <artifactId>extension3</artifactId>
+                <version>${njord.version}</version>
+            </extension>
+        </extensions>
         <pluginManagement>
             <plugins>
                 <plugin>
@@ -184,11 +200,6 @@
                     <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
                     <version>3.2.8</version>
                 </plugin>
-                <plugin>
-                    <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
-                    <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>1.6.8</version>
-                </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
                     <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -203,6 +214,11 @@
                     <artifactId>maven-invoker-plugin</artifactId>
                     <version>3.9.1</version>
                 </plugin>
+                <plugin>
+                    <groupId>eu.maveniverse.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>njord</artifactId>
+                    <version>${njord.version}</version>
+                </plugin>
             </plugins>
         </pluginManagement>
         <plugins>
@@ -281,21 +297,6 @@
                     <scmReleaseCommitComment>@{prefix} prepare release @{releaseLabel} [skip ci]</scmReleaseCommitComment>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <extensions>true</extensions>
-                <configuration>
-                    <serverId>ossrh</serverId>
-                    <nexusUrl>https://oss.sonatype.org/</nexusUrl>
-                    <!-- manually release in https://oss.sonatype.org/#stagingRepositories after the Maven release build -->
-                    <autoReleaseAfterClose>false</autoReleaseAfterClose>
-                    <!-- workarounds to make releasing possible at times when ossrh is really slow -->
-                    <stagingProgressTimeoutMinutes>15</stagingProgressTimeoutMinutes>
-                    <keepStagingRepositoryOnCloseRuleFailure>true</keepStagingRepositoryOnCloseRuleFailure>
-                </configuration>
-            </plugin>
-
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
                 <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>