diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index cb983e2..a46d368 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 				<!-- avoids log4j dependency -->
 				<plugin>
 					<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-					<version>3.13.0</version>
+					<version>3.14.1</version>
 				</plugin>
 				<!-- avoids struts dependency -->
 				<plugin>
@@ -61,27 +61,27 @@
 				<!-- Force use of a new maven-dependency-plugin that doesn't download struts dependency -->
 				<plugin>
 					<artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
-					<version>3.8.1</version>
+					<version>3.9.0</version>
 				</plugin>
 				<plugin>
 					<artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-					<version>3.4.0</version>
+					<version>3.5.4</version>
 					<dependencies>
 						<dependency>
 							<groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
 							<artifactId>junit-jupiter-engine</artifactId>
-							<version>5.11.0</version>
+							<version>5.14.0</version>
 						</dependency>
 					</dependencies>
 				</plugin>
 				<plugin>
 					<artifactId>maven-failsafe-plugin</artifactId>
-					<version>3.4.0</version>
+					<version>3.5.4</version>
 					<dependencies>
 						<dependency>
 							<groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
 							<artifactId>junit-jupiter-engine</artifactId>
-							<version>5.11.0</version>
+							<version>5.14.0</version>
 						</dependency>
 					</dependencies>
 				</plugin>
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
 
 	<profiles>
 		<profile>
-			<id>ossrh-release</id>
+			<id>central-publish</id>
 			<properties>
 				<maven.deploy.skip>true</maven.deploy.skip>
 			</properties>
@@ -138,20 +138,20 @@
 						</executions>
 					</plugin>
 					<plugin>
-						<groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
-						<artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-						<version>1.7.0</version>
+						<groupId>org.sonatype.central</groupId>
+						<artifactId>central-publishing-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+						<version>0.8.0</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>