diff --git a/ortools/java/pom-full.xml.in b/ortools/java/pom-full.xml.in
index 4022cb3e20..3bcb137fae 100644
--- a/ortools/java/pom-full.xml.in
+++ b/ortools/java/pom-full.xml.in
@@ -48,17 +48,6 @@
   <url>http://github.com/google/or-tools/issues</url>
 </issueManagement>
 
-<distributionManagement>
-  <snapshotRepository>
-    <id>ossrh</id>
-    <url>https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots</url>
-  </snapshotRepository>
-  <repository>
-    <id>ossrh</id>
-    <url>https://oss.sonatype.org/service/local/staging/deploy/maven2/</url>
-  </repository>
-</distributionManagement>
-
 <properties>
   <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
   <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
@@ -166,6 +155,15 @@
         </execution>
       </executions>
     </plugin>
+    <plugin>
+      <groupId>org.sonatype.central</groupId>
+      <artifactId>central-publishing-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+      <version>0.9.0</version>
+      <extensions>true</extensions>
+      <configuration>
+        <publishingServerId>central</publishingServerId>
+      </configuration>
+    </plugin>
   </plugins>
 </build>
 
diff --git a/ortools/java/pom-local.xml.in b/ortools/java/pom-local.xml.in
index c1c4b74e4a..17ec15efff 100644
--- a/ortools/java/pom-local.xml.in
+++ b/ortools/java/pom-local.xml.in
@@ -48,17 +48,6 @@
   <url>http://github.com/google/or-tools/issues</url>
 </issueManagement>
 
-<distributionManagement>
-  <snapshotRepository>
-    <id>ossrh</id>
-    <url>https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots</url>
-  </snapshotRepository>
-  <repository>
-    <id>ossrh</id>
-    <url>https://oss.sonatype.org/service/local/staging/deploy/maven2/</url>
-  </repository>
-</distributionManagement>
-
 <properties>
   <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
   <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
@@ -138,6 +127,15 @@
         </execution>
       </executions>
     </plugin>
+    <plugin>
+      <groupId>org.sonatype.central</groupId>
+      <artifactId>central-publishing-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+      <version>0.9.0</version>
+      <extensions>true</extensions>
+      <configuration>
+        <publishingServerId>central</publishingServerId>
+      </configuration>
+    </plugin>
   </plugins>
 </build>
 
diff --git a/ortools/java/pom-native.xml.in b/ortools/java/pom-native.xml.in
index a09a4ccb7f..2292da7c22 100644
--- a/ortools/java/pom-native.xml.in
+++ b/ortools/java/pom-native.xml.in
@@ -48,17 +48,6 @@
   <url>http://github.com/google/or-tools/issues</url>
 </issueManagement>
 
-<distributionManagement>
-  <snapshotRepository>
-    <id>ossrh</id>
-    <url>https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots</url>
-  </snapshotRepository>
-  <repository>
-    <id>ossrh</id>
-    <url>https://oss.sonatype.org/service/local/staging/deploy/maven2/</url>
-  </repository>
-</distributionManagement>
-
 <properties>
   <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
   <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
@@ -123,6 +112,15 @@
         </execution>
       </executions>
     </plugin>
+    <plugin>
+      <groupId>org.sonatype.central</groupId>
+      <artifactId>central-publishing-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+      <version>0.9.0</version>
+      <extensions>true</extensions>
+      <configuration>
+        <publishingServerId>central</publishingServerId>
+      </configuration>
+    </plugin>
   </plugins>
 </build>
 </project>
diff --git a/ortools/java/pom-sample.xml.in b/ortools/java/pom-sample.xml.in
index ace8914be6..16b6b7fdbc 100644
--- a/ortools/java/pom-sample.xml.in
+++ b/ortools/java/pom-sample.xml.in
@@ -48,17 +48,6 @@
   <url>http://github.com/google/or-tools/issues</url>
 </issueManagement>
 
-<distributionManagement>
-  <snapshotRepository>
-    <id>ossrh</id>
-    <url>https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots</url>
-  </snapshotRepository>
-  <repository>
-    <id>ossrh</id>
-    <url>https://oss.sonatype.org/service/local/staging/deploy/maven2/</url>
-  </repository>
-</distributionManagement>
-
 <properties>
   <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
   <exec.mainClass>@JAVA_MAIN_CLASS@</exec.mainClass>
@@ -129,6 +118,15 @@
         </execution>
       </executions>
     </plugin>
+    <plugin>
+      <groupId>org.sonatype.central</groupId>
+      <artifactId>central-publishing-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+      <version>0.9.0</version>
+      <extensions>true</extensions>
+      <configuration>
+        <publishingServerId>central</publishingServerId>
+      </configuration>
+    </plugin>
   </plugins>
 </build>
 </project>
diff --git a/ortools/java/pom-test.xml.in b/ortools/java/pom-test.xml.in
index acd4cd6e4d..bc8c1e961c 100644
--- a/ortools/java/pom-test.xml.in
+++ b/ortools/java/pom-test.xml.in
@@ -48,17 +48,6 @@
   <url>http://github.com/google/or-tools/issues</url>
 </issueManagement>
 
-<distributionManagement>
-  <snapshotRepository>
-    <id>ossrh</id>
-    <url>https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots</url>
-  </snapshotRepository>
-  <repository>
-    <id>ossrh</id>
-    <url>https://oss.sonatype.org/service/local/staging/deploy/maven2/</url>
-  </repository>
-</distributionManagement>
-
 <properties>
   <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
   <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
@@ -168,6 +157,15 @@
         </execution>
       </executions>
     </plugin>
+    <plugin>
+      <groupId>org.sonatype.central</groupId>
+      <artifactId>central-publishing-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+      <version>0.9.0</version>
+      <extensions>true</extensions>
+      <configuration>
+        <publishingServerId>central</publishingServerId>
+      </configuration>
+    </plugin>
   </plugins>
 </build>
 </project>
diff --git a/tools/release/settings.xml.enc b/tools/release/settings.xml.enc
index faf3d35b85..366dfc971e 100644
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