diff --git a/jopa-distribution/pom.xml b/jopa-distribution/pom.xml
index c91e2b575..87cea7439 100644
--- a/jopa-distribution/pom.xml
+++ b/jopa-distribution/pom.xml
@@ -48,14 +48,6 @@
                     </descriptors>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
-            <plugin>
-                <!-- explicitly define maven-deploy-plugin after other to force exec order -->
-                <artifactId>maven-deploy-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>${maven.deploy.plugin.version}</version>
-                <configuration>
-                    <skip>true</skip>
-                </configuration>
-            </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>
 
diff --git a/jopa-integration-tests-jena/pom.xml b/jopa-integration-tests-jena/pom.xml
index 6b57e8a7c..504c6526b 100644
--- a/jopa-integration-tests-jena/pom.xml
+++ b/jopa-integration-tests-jena/pom.xml
@@ -44,14 +44,6 @@
                     <skip>true</skip>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
-            <plugin>
-                <!-- explicitly define maven-deploy-plugin after other to force exec order -->
-                <artifactId>maven-deploy-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>${maven.deploy.plugin.version}</version>
-                <configuration>
-                    <skip>true</skip>
-                </configuration>
-            </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>
 </project>
diff --git a/jopa-integration-tests-owlapi/pom.xml b/jopa-integration-tests-owlapi/pom.xml
index b77fcc6c1..ba5832eed 100644
--- a/jopa-integration-tests-owlapi/pom.xml
+++ b/jopa-integration-tests-owlapi/pom.xml
@@ -87,14 +87,6 @@
                     <skip>true</skip>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
-            <plugin>
-                <!-- explicitly define maven-deploy-plugin after other to force exec order -->
-                <artifactId>maven-deploy-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>${maven.deploy.plugin.version}</version>
-                <configuration>
-                    <skip>true</skip>
-                </configuration>
-            </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>
 </project>
diff --git a/jopa-integration-tests-rdf4j/pom.xml b/jopa-integration-tests-rdf4j/pom.xml
index 48cf0d9a9..e4c65f548 100644
--- a/jopa-integration-tests-rdf4j/pom.xml
+++ b/jopa-integration-tests-rdf4j/pom.xml
@@ -45,14 +45,6 @@
                     <skip>true</skip>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
-            <plugin>
-                <!-- explicitly define maven-deploy-plugin after other to force exec order -->
-                <artifactId>maven-deploy-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>${maven.deploy.plugin.version}</version>
-                <configuration>
-                    <skip>true</skip>
-                </configuration>
-            </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>
 </project>
diff --git a/jopa-integration-tests/pom.xml b/jopa-integration-tests/pom.xml
index 77f3cb265..afda9733c 100644
--- a/jopa-integration-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/jopa-integration-tests/pom.xml
@@ -43,14 +43,6 @@
                     <skip>true</skip>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
-            <plugin>
-                <!-- explicitly define maven-deploy-plugin after other to force exec order -->
-                <artifactId>maven-deploy-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>${maven.deploy.plugin.version}</version>
-                <configuration>
-                    <skip>true</skip>
-                </configuration>
-            </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>
 </project>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1de362a74..537d03f8a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -150,18 +150,17 @@
                         </executions>
                     </plugin>
                     <plugin>
-                        <!-- explicitly define maven-deploy-plugin after other to force exec order -->
-                        <artifactId>maven-deploy-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>${maven.deploy.plugin.version}</version>
-                        <executions>
-                            <execution>
-                                <id>deploy</id>
-                                <phase>deploy</phase>
-                                <goals>
-                                    <goal>deploy</goal>
-                                </goals>
-                            </execution>
-                        </executions>
+                        <groupId>org.sonatype.central</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>central-publishing-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>0.5.0</version>
+                        <extensions>true</extensions>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <publishingServerId>central</publishingServerId>
+                            <autoPublish>true</autoPublish>
+                            <excludeArtifacts>
+                                jopa-integration-tests,jopa-integration-tests-jena,jopa-integration-tests-owlapi,jopa-integration-tests-rdf4j,jopa-distribution
+                            </excludeArtifacts>
+                        </configuration>
                     </plugin>
                 </plugins>
             </build>