diff --git a/java/client/pom.xml b/java/client/pom.xml
index f56d698ecbd..0261e2160fc 100644
--- a/java/client/pom.xml
+++ b/java/client/pom.xml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     <version>24.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>vitess-client</artifactId>
+  <name>Vitess Java Client</name>
 
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/java/example/pom.xml b/java/example/pom.xml
index 8dbe06c0333..e0616bfd618 100644
--- a/java/example/pom.xml
+++ b/java/example/pom.xml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     <version>24.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>vitess-example</artifactId>
+  <name>Vitess Java Client Example</name>
 
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/java/grpc-client/pom.xml b/java/grpc-client/pom.xml
index 7cb8157598a..3f8150b58fa 100644
--- a/java/grpc-client/pom.xml
+++ b/java/grpc-client/pom.xml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     <version>24.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>vitess-grpc-client</artifactId>
+  <name>Vitess gRPC Client</name>
 
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/java/jdbc/pom.xml b/java/jdbc/pom.xml
index 9604a2ef2aa..6801f0a30f4 100644
--- a/java/jdbc/pom.xml
+++ b/java/jdbc/pom.xml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     <version>24.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <artifactId>vitess-jdbc</artifactId>
+  <name>Vitess JDBC Driver</name>
 
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/java/pom.xml b/java/pom.xml
index 57ac3d56172..f78505be6c6 100644
--- a/java/pom.xml
+++ b/java/pom.xml
@@ -222,8 +222,8 @@
 
   <distributionManagement>
     <snapshotRepository>
-      <id>ossrh</id>
-      <url>https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots</url>
+      <id>central</id>
+      <url>https://central.sonatype.com</url>
     </snapshotRepository>
   </distributionManagement>
 
@@ -291,14 +291,13 @@
       <build>
         <plugins>
           <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>0.6.0</version>
             <extensions>true</extensions>
             <configuration>
-              <serverId>ossrh</serverId>
-              <nexusUrl>https://oss.sonatype.org/</nexusUrl>
-              <autoReleaseAfterClose>true</autoReleaseAfterClose>
+              <publishingServerId>central</publishingServerId>
+              <autoPublish>true</autoPublish>
             </configuration>
           </plugin>
           <plugin>