diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 64feda2..d1b05be 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -41,11 +41,10 @@
 		<maven.compiler.source>11</maven.compiler.source>
 		<maven.compiler.target>11</maven.compiler.target>
 		<maven.compiler.release>11</maven.compiler.release>
-		<maven.compiler.debuglevel>lines,vars,source</maven.compiler.debuglevel>
 		
-		<jersey.version>3.1.10</jersey.version>
-		<cxf.version>4.1.0</cxf.version>
-		<jackson.version>2.18.1</jackson.version>
+		<jersey.version>4.0.2</jersey.version>
+		<cxf.version>4.1.5</cxf.version>
+		<jackson.version>2.21.2</jackson.version>
 	</properties>
 
 	<dependencies>
@@ -57,7 +56,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>jakarta.activation</groupId>
 			<artifactId>jakarta.activation-api</artifactId>
-			<version>2.1.3</version>
+			<version>2.1.4</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.module</groupId>
@@ -91,10 +90,32 @@
 				<basePackage>com.inteligr8.alfresco.activiti</basePackage>
 			</properties>
 			<build>
+				<pluginManagement>
+					<plugins>
+						<plugin>
+							<artifactId>maven-clean-plugin</artifactId>
+							<version>3.5.0</version>
+						</plugin>
+						<plugin>
+							<groupId>com.googlecode.maven-download-plugin</groupId>
+							<artifactId>download-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+							<version>1.13.0</version>
+						</plugin>
+						<plugin>
+							<groupId>com.inteligr8</groupId>
+							<artifactId>regex-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+							<version>1.0.7</version>
+						</plugin>
+						<plugin>
+							<groupId>org.raml.jaxrs</groupId>
+							<artifactId>raml-to-jaxrs-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+							<version>3.0.7</version>
+						</plugin>
+					</plugins>
+				</pluginManagement>
 				<plugins>
 					<plugin>
 						<artifactId>maven-clean-plugin</artifactId>
-						<version>3.1.0</version>
 						<configuration>
 							<filesets>
 								<fileset>
@@ -109,7 +130,6 @@
 					<plugin>
 						<groupId>com.googlecode.maven-download-plugin</groupId>
 						<artifactId>download-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-						<version>1.6.3</version>
 						<executions>
 							<execution>
 								<id>download-aps-raml</id>
@@ -127,7 +147,6 @@
 					<plugin>
 						<groupId>com.inteligr8</groupId>
 						<artifactId>regex-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-						<version>1.0.5</version>
 						<executions>
 							<execution>
 								<id>fix-displayName</id>
@@ -186,7 +205,6 @@
 					<plugin>
 						<groupId>org.raml.jaxrs</groupId>
 						<artifactId>raml-to-jaxrs-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-						<version>3.0.7</version>
 						<executions>
 							<execution>
 								<id>raml-codegen</id>
@@ -209,7 +227,7 @@
 			</build>
 		</profile>
 		<profile>
-			<id>ossrh-release</id>
+			<id>central-publish</id>
 			<properties>
 				<maven.deploy.skip>true</maven.deploy.skip>
 			</properties>
@@ -227,7 +245,6 @@
 					</plugin>
 					<plugin>
 						<artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-						<version>3.3.2</version>
 						<executions>
 							<execution>
 								<id>javadoc</id>
@@ -251,19 +268,20 @@
 						</executions>
 					</plugin>
 					<plugin>
-						<groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
-						<artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-						<version>1.6.13</version>
+						<groupId>org.sonatype.central</groupId>
+						<artifactId>central-publishing-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+						<version>0.10.0</version>
+						<extensions>true</extensions>
 						<configuration>
-							<serverId>ossrh</serverId>
-							<nexusUrl>https://s01.oss.sonatype.org/</nexusUrl>
-							<autoReleaseAfterClose>true</autoReleaseAfterClose>
+							<publishingServerId>central</publishingServerId>
+							<autoPublish>true</autoPublish>
 						</configuration>
+						<!-- for some reason this is required... -->
 						<executions>
 							<execution>
-								<id>ossrh-deploy</id>
+								<id>deploy</id>
 								<phase>deploy</phase>
-								<goals><goal>deploy</goal></goals>
+								<goals><goal>publish</goal></goals>
 							</execution>
 						</executions>
 					</plugin>