diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-maven-release.yaml b/.github/workflows/deploy-maven-release.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index f6de020..0000000
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-maven-release.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-name: Deploy Maven artefacts on release
-on:
-  push:
-    tags:
-      - '*'
-  workflow_dispatch:
-
-jobs:
-  publish:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    permissions:
-      contents: read
-      packages: write
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - uses: actions/setup-java@v3
-        with:
-          java-version: '11'
-          distribution: 'temurin'
-          cache: maven
-      - name: Publish package
-        run: ./mvnw --no-transfer-progress --batch-mode -Dskip.spotless=true -DskipTests=true deploy
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 2765bd2..12e2efb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -36,14 +36,16 @@ jobs:
           github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           message: "chore: releasing version ${{ github.event.inputs.version }}"
       - name: Release with JReleaser
-        uses: jreleaser/release-action@v2
-        with:
-          setup-java: false
         env:
-          JRELEASER_PROJECT_VERSION: ${{ github.event.inputs.version }}
           JRELEASER_TAG_NAME: ${{ github.event.inputs.version }}
           JRELEASER_PREVIOUS_TAG_NAME: ${{ github.event.inputs.previousVersion }}
+          JRELEASER_GPG_PUBLIC_KEY: ${{ secrets.JRELEASER_GPG_PUBLIC_KEY }}
+          JRELEASER_GPG_SECRET_KEY: ${{ secrets.JRELEASER_GPG_SECRET_KEY }}
+          JRELEASER_GPG_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.JRELEASER_GPG_PASSPHRASE }}
+          JRELEASER_NEXUS2_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.JRELEASER_NEXUS2_USERNAME }}
+          JRELEASER_NEXUS2_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.JRELEASER_NEXUS2_PASSWORD }}
           JRELEASER_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        run: ./release.sh
       - name: Set the next release version
         run: ./mvnw --batch-mode --no-transfer-progress versions:set -DnewVersion=${{ github.event.inputs.nextVersion }}-SNAPSHOT
       - name: Commit & Push changes
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 99f293f..a3278a8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -19,10 +19,7 @@ There are three modules within the project:
 
 Product artifacts are available from Red Hat internal repositories.
 
-If you need to use these libraries while in development then you can consume the upstream artefacts from GitHub Packages:
-- see https://docs.github.com/en/packages/working-with-a-github-packages-registry/working-with-the-apache-maven-registry
-- see https://github.com/orgs/RedHatInsights/packages?repo_name=insights-java-client
-- use https://maven.pkg.github.com/RedHatInsights/insights-java-client as an additional Maven repository to your build
+If you need to use these libraries while in development then you can consume the **Java** upstream artefacts from Maven Central.
 
 ## Building
 
diff --git a/api/pom.xml b/api/pom.xml
index 98fff3b..63b6f8d 100644
--- a/api/pom.xml
+++ b/api/pom.xml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     <artifactId>runtimes-java</artifactId>
     <version>1.0.10-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
+
   <artifactId>runtimes-java-api</artifactId>
 
   <properties>
diff --git a/jboss-cert-helper/pom.xml b/jboss-cert-helper/pom.xml
index ec2cf57..94c87a3 100644
--- a/jboss-cert-helper/pom.xml
+++ b/jboss-cert-helper/pom.xml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     <artifactId>runtimes-java</artifactId>
     <version>1.0.10-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
+
   <artifactId>jboss-cert-helper</artifactId>
   <packaging>mvn-golang</packaging>
 
@@ -135,4 +136,35 @@
     <sourceDirectory>${basedir}${file.separator}src</sourceDirectory>
   </build>
 
+  <profiles>
+    <profile>
+      <id>publication</id>
+      <build>
+        <plugins>
+          <plugin>
+            <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+            <artifactId>maven-deploy-plugin</artifactId>
+            <configuration>
+              <skip>true</skip>
+            </configuration>
+          </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+      </build>
+    </profile>
+    <profile>
+      <id>release</id>
+      <build>
+        <plugins>
+          <plugin>
+            <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+            <artifactId>maven-deploy-plugin</artifactId>
+            <configuration>
+              <skip>true</skip>
+            </configuration>
+          </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+      </build>
+    </profile>
+  </profiles>
+
 </project>
diff --git a/jreleaser.yml b/jreleaser.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index d87fcbf..0000000
--- a/jreleaser.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-project:
-  name: insights-java-client
-  version: 999 # To be overriden by the environment variable JRELEASER_PROJECT_VERSION
-  versionPattern: SEMVER
-  description: Red Hat Insights Java Client
-  longDescription: Red Hat Insights Java Client
-  authors:
-    - Red Hat
-  license: Apache-2.0
-  links:
-    homepage: https://github.com/RedHatInsights/insights-java-client
-  java:
-    groupId: com.redhat.insights
-    version: 11
-
-release:
-  github:
-    owner: RedHatInsights
-    changelog:
-      preset: conventional-commits
-      links: true
-      formatted: ALWAYS
-      hide:
-        contributors:
-          - "GitHub"
-          - "dependabot[bot]"
-          - "[bot]"
-
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 08fa185..3488716 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -8,12 +8,51 @@
   <version>1.0.10-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
+  <name>Red Hat Insights Java Client</name>
+  <description>Red Hat Insights Java Client</description>
+  <url>https://github.com/RedHatInsights/insights-java-client</url>
+  <inceptionYear>2023</inceptionYear>
+
+  <licenses>
+    <license>
+      <name>The Apache License, Version 2.0</name>
+      <url>http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.txt</url>
+    </license>
+  </licenses>
+
+  <developers>
+    <developer>
+      <name>Benjamin Evans</name>
+      <email>beevans@redhat.com</email>
+      <organization>Red Hat</organization>
+      <organizationUrl>https://www.redhat.com/</organizationUrl>
+    </developer>
+    <developer>
+      <name>Julien Ponge</name>
+      <email>jponge@redhat.com</email>
+      <organization>Red Hat</organization>
+      <organizationUrl>https://www.redhat.com/</organizationUrl>
+    </developer>
+    <developer>
+      <name>Emmanuel Hugonnet</name>
+      <email>ehugonne@redhat.com</email>
+      <organization>Red Hat</organization>
+      <organizationUrl>https://www.redhat.com/</organizationUrl>
+    </developer>
+  </developers>
+
   <modules>
     <module>api</module>
     <module>runtime</module>
     <module>jboss-cert-helper</module>
   </modules>
 
+  <scm>
+    <connection>scm:git:git://github.com/RedHatInsights/insights-java-client.git</connection>
+    <developerConnection>scm:git:ssh://github.com:RedHatInsights/insights-java-client.git</developerConnection>
+    <url>http://github.com/RedHatInsights/insights-java-client/tree/main</url>
+  </scm>
+
   <distributionManagement>
     <repository>
       <id>github</id>
@@ -57,6 +96,9 @@
     <maven-clean-plugin.version>3.3.1</maven-clean-plugin.version>
     <maven-resources-plugin.version>3.3.1</maven-resources-plugin.version>
     <maven-source-plugin.version>3.3.0</maven-source-plugin.version>
+    <maven-javadoc-plugin.version>3.2.0</maven-javadoc-plugin.version>
+    <maven-deploy-plugin.version>3.1.1</maven-deploy-plugin.version>
+    <jreleaser-maven-plugin.version>1.7.0</jreleaser-maven-plugin.version>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencyManagement>
@@ -205,6 +247,21 @@
           <artifactId>spotless-maven-plugin</artifactId>
           <version>${spotless-maven-plugin.version}</version>
         </plugin>
+        <plugin>
+          <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+          <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>${maven-javadoc-plugin.version}</version>
+        </plugin>
+        <plugin>
+          <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+          <artifactId>maven-deploy-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>${maven-deploy-plugin.version}</version>
+        </plugin>
+        <plugin>
+          <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+          <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>${maven-source-plugin.version}</version>
+        </plugin>
       </plugins>
     </pluginManagement>
 
@@ -216,21 +273,6 @@
         <version>${maven-compiler-plugin.version}</version>
       </plugin>
 
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>${maven-source-plugin.version}</version>
-        <executions>
-          <execution>
-            <id>attach-sources</id>
-            <goals>
-              <goal>jar-no-fork</goal>
-              <goal>test-jar-no-fork</goal>
-            </goals>
-          </execution>
-        </executions>
-      </plugin>
-
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -307,6 +349,7 @@
   </build>
 
   <profiles>
+
     <profile>
       <id>coverage</id>
       <build>
@@ -334,6 +377,7 @@
         </plugins>
       </build>
     </profile>
+
     <profile>
       <id>integration</id>
       <build>
@@ -348,5 +392,108 @@
         </plugins>
       </build>
     </profile>
+
+    <profile>
+      <id>release</id>
+      <build>
+        <plugins>
+          <plugin>
+            <groupId>org.jreleaser</groupId>
+            <artifactId>jreleaser-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+            <version>${jreleaser-maven-plugin.version}</version>
+            <inherited>false</inherited>
+            <configuration>
+              <projectVersionPattern>SEMVER</projectVersionPattern>
+              <jreleaser>
+                <signing>
+                  <active>ALWAYS</active>
+                  <armored>true</armored>
+                </signing>
+                <release>
+                  <github>
+                    <owner>RedHatInsights</owner>
+                    <changelog>
+                      <preset>conventional-commits</preset>
+                      <links>true</links>
+                      <formatted>ALWAYS</formatted>
+                      <hide>
+                        <contributors>
+                          <contributor>GitHub</contributor>
+                          <contributor>dependabot[bot]</contributor>
+                          <contributor>bot</contributor>
+                        </contributors>
+                      </hide>
+                    </changelog>
+                  </github>
+                </release>
+                <deploy>
+                  <maven>
+                    <pomchecker>
+                      <failOnWarning>false</failOnWarning>
+                      <failOnError>false</failOnError>
+                    </pomchecker>
+                    <nexus2>
+                      <maven-central>
+                        <active>ALWAYS</active>
+                        <url>https://oss.sonatype.org/service/local</url>
+                        <snapshotUrl>https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots/</snapshotUrl>
+                        <closeRepository>true</closeRepository>
+                        <releaseRepository>false</releaseRepository>
+                        <!-- TODO make true after the first release -->
+                        <stagingRepositories>target/staging-deploy</stagingRepositories>
+                      </maven-central>
+                    </nexus2>
+                  </maven>
+                </deploy>
+              </jreleaser>
+            </configuration>
+          </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+      </build>
+    </profile>
+
+    <profile>
+      <id>publication</id>
+      <properties>
+        <altDeploymentRepository>local::file:./target/staging-deploy</altDeploymentRepository>
+      </properties>
+      <build>
+        <defaultGoal>deploy</defaultGoal>
+        <plugins>
+          <plugin>
+            <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+            <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
+            <executions>
+              <execution>
+                <id>attach-javadocs</id>
+                <goals>
+                  <goal>jar</goal>
+                </goals>
+                <configuration>
+                  <attach>true</attach>
+                </configuration>
+              </execution>
+            </executions>
+          </plugin>
+          <plugin>
+            <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+            <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
+            <executions>
+              <execution>
+                <id>attach-sources</id>
+                <goals>
+                  <goal>jar-no-fork</goal>
+                  <goal>test-jar-no-fork</goal>
+                </goals>
+                <configuration>
+                  <attach>true</attach>
+                </configuration>
+              </execution>
+            </executions>
+          </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+      </build>
+    </profile>
+
   </profiles>
 </project>
diff --git a/release.sh b/release.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..3697ddd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -euo pipefail
+IFS=$'\n\t'
+
+echo "📦 Staging artifacts..."
+./mvnw --batch-mode --no-transfer-progress -Ppublication -DskipTests=true -Dskip.spotless=true
+
+echo "🚀 Releasing..."
+/mvnw --batch-mode --no-transfer-progress -Prelease -pl :runtimes-java jreleaser:full-release
+
+echo "🎉 Done!"
diff --git a/runtime/pom.xml b/runtime/pom.xml
index 07765ad..25ae2f9 100644
--- a/runtime/pom.xml
+++ b/runtime/pom.xml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     <artifactId>runtimes-java</artifactId>
     <version>1.0.10-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
+
   <artifactId>runtimes-java-core-runtime</artifactId>
 
   <dependencies>