diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index e6544b668..18a960bdc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ jobs:
           GPG_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.GPG_PASSPHRASE }}
           # SONATYPE_USER=<sonatype account token>
           #   - deploys snapshots and releases to Sonatype
-          #   - needs access to io.zipkin via https://issues.sonatype.org/browse/OSSRH-16669
-          #   - generate via https://oss.sonatype.org/#profile;User%20Token
+          #   - needs access to io.zipkin namespace
+          #   - generate token at https://central.sonatype.com
           #   - referenced in .settings.xml
           SONATYPE_USER: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_USER }}
           # SONATYPE_PASSWORD=<password to sonatype account token>
diff --git a/.settings.xml b/.settings.xml
index ab04d7f58..4a802a6eb 100644
--- a/.settings.xml
+++ b/.settings.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
       <passphrase>${env.GPG_PASSPHRASE}</passphrase>
     </server>
     <server>
-      <id>ossrh</id>
+      <id>central</id>
       <username>${env.SONATYPE_USER}</username>
       <password>${env.SONATYPE_PASSWORD}</password>
     </server>
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 888c4b1ed..c5244017e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -74,14 +74,11 @@ All artifacts publish to the group ID "io.zipkin.brave". We use a common
 release version for all components.
 
 ### Library Releases
-Snapshots are uploaded to
-[Sonatype](https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/releases) which
-synchronizes with
-[Maven Central](http://search.maven.org/#search%7Cga%7C1%7Cg%3A%22io.zipkin.brave%22)
+Releases are at [Maven Central](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=brave&namespace=io.zipkin.brave)
 
 ### Library Snapshots
 Snapshots are uploaded to
-[Sonatype](https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots) after
+[Sonatype](https://central.sonatype.com/repository/maven-snapshots/) after
 commits to master.
 
 ### Version alignments
diff --git a/RELEASE.md b/RELEASE.md
index f91d613ec..d5c10c36d 100644
--- a/RELEASE.md
+++ b/RELEASE.md
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ This repo uses semantic versions. Please keep this in mind when choosing version
    which creates commits, `MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH` tag, and increments the version (maven-release-plugin).
 
    The `MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH` tag triggers [`build-bin/deploy`](build-bin/deploy), which does the following:
-     * Publishes jars to https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/releases [`build-bin/maven/maven_deploy`](build-bin/maven/maven_deploy)
+     * Publishes jars to Sonatype [`build-bin/maven/maven_deploy`](build-bin/maven/maven_deploy)
        * Later, the same jars synchronize to Maven Central
      * Publishes Javadoc to https://zipkin.io/brave into a versioned subdirectory
 
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ look at the notes in [.github/workflows/deploy.yml] and check the [org secrets](
 
 ### Troubleshooting invalid credentials
 
-If you receive a '401 unauthorized' failure from OSSRH, it is likely
+If you receive a '401 unauthorized' failure from Sonatype, it is likely
 `SONATYPE_USER` or `SONATYPE_PASSWORD` entries are invalid, or possibly the
 user associated with them does not have rights to upload.
 
diff --git a/brave-bom/pom.xml b/brave-bom/pom.xml
index 664e2867f..e386ca52a 100644
--- a/brave-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/brave-bom/pom.xml
@@ -56,13 +56,9 @@
 
   <distributionManagement>
     <snapshotRepository>
-      <id>ossrh</id>
-      <url>https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots</url>
+      <id>central</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>
-    </repository>
   </distributionManagement>
 
   <issueManagement>
@@ -276,14 +272,13 @@
       <build>
         <plugins>
           <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>
             <extensions>true</extensions>
             <configuration>
-              <serverId>ossrh</serverId>
-              <nexusUrl>https://oss.sonatype.org/</nexusUrl>
-              <autoReleaseAfterClose>true</autoReleaseAfterClose>
+              <publishingServerId>central</publishingServerId>
+              <autoPublish>true</autoPublish>
+              <waitUntil>published</waitUntil>
             </configuration>
           </plugin>
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f7a6ca1bf..dc36715af 100755
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@
     <maven-release-plugin.version>3.1.1</maven-release-plugin.version>
     <maven-source-plugin.version>3.3.1</maven-source-plugin.version>
     <maven-surefire-plugin.version>3.5.3</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
-    <nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version>1.7.0</nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version>
+    <central-publishing-maven-plugin.version>0.10.0</central-publishing-maven-plugin.version>
   </properties>
 
   <modules>
@@ -170,13 +170,9 @@
 
   <distributionManagement>
     <snapshotRepository>
-      <id>ossrh</id>
-      <url>https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots</url>
+      <id>central</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>
-    </repository>
   </distributionManagement>
 
   <issueManagement>
@@ -329,9 +325,9 @@
         </plugin>
 
         <plugin>
-          <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
-          <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>${nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version}</version>
+          <groupId>org.sonatype.central</groupId>
+          <artifactId>central-publishing-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>${central-publishing-maven-plugin.version}</version>
         </plugin>
 
         <plugin>
@@ -666,21 +662,13 @@
       <build>
         <plugins>
           <plugin>
-            <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
-            <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+            <groupId>org.sonatype.central</groupId>
+            <artifactId>central-publishing-maven-plugin</artifactId>
             <extensions>true</extensions>
             <configuration>
-              <serverId>ossrh</serverId>
-              <nexusUrl>https://oss.sonatype.org/</nexusUrl>
-              <!-- Increase timeouts due to recent load related failures described in OSSRH-76308:
-
-                   A message body reader for Java class com.sonatype.nexus.staging.api.dto.StagingProfileRepositoryDTO,
-                   and Java type class com.sonatype.nexus.staging.api.dto.StagingProfileRepositoryDTO,
-                   and MIME media type text/html was not found -> [Help 1]
-              -->
-              <stagingProgressPauseDurationSeconds>20</stagingProgressPauseDurationSeconds>
-              <stagingProgressTimeoutMinutes>30</stagingProgressTimeoutMinutes>
-              <autoReleaseAfterClose>true</autoReleaseAfterClose>
+              <publishingServerId>central</publishingServerId>
+              <autoPublish>true</autoPublish>
+              <waitUntil>published</waitUntil>
             </configuration>
           </plugin>