diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index 7c5e7f71..41704b49 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ jobs:
           GPG_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.GPG_PASSPHRASE }}
           # SONATYPE_USER=<sonatype account token>
           # * deploys snapshots and releases to Sonatype
-          # * needs access to io.zipkin via 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: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_USER }}
           # SONATYPE_PASSWORD=<password to sonatype account token>
diff --git a/.settings.xml b/.settings.xml
index ab04d7f5..4a802a6e 100644
--- a/.settings.xml
+++ b/.settings.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
       <passphrase>${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 c6157559..bb9c490b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 [![Gitter chat](http://img.shields.io/badge/gitter-join%20chat%20%E2%86%92-brightgreen.svg)](https://gitter.im/openzipkin/zipkin)
 [![Build Status](https://github.com/openzipkin/zipkin-reporter-java/workflows/test/badge.svg)](https://github.com/openzipkin/zipkin/actions?query=workflow%3Atest)
-[![Maven Central](https://img.shields.io/maven-central/v/io.zipkin.reporter2/zipkin-reporter.svg)](https://search.maven.org/search?q=g:io.zipkin.reporter2%20AND%20a:zipkin-reporter)
+[![Maven Central](https://img.shields.io/maven-central/v/io.zipkin.reporter2/zipkin-reporter.svg)](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=zipkin-reporter&namespace=io.zipkin.reporter2)
 
 Zipkin Reporter buffers and sends trace data collected from tracer libraries to a Zipkin compatible backend.
 
@@ -158,11 +158,10 @@ All artifacts publish to the group ID "io.zipkin.zipkin.reporter2". We use a com
 release version for all components.
 
 ### Library Releases
-Releases 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.zipkin.reporter2%22)
+Releases are at [Maven Central](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=zipkin-reporter&namespace=io.zipkin.reporter2)
 
 ### Library Snapshots
-Snapshots are uploaded to [Sonatype](https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots) after
+Snapshots are uploaded to [Sonatype](https://central.sonatype.com/repository/maven-snapshots/) after
 commits to master.
 
 ### Version alignments
diff --git a/RELEASE.md b/RELEASE.md
index 4fcb24ea..780fc989 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
 
    Notes:
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ 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/bom/pom.xml b/bom/pom.xml
index 469f2fab..47ea1c2a 100644
--- a/bom/pom.xml
+++ b/bom/pom.xml
@@ -62,13 +62,9 @@
 
   <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>
@@ -142,14 +138,13 @@
       <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>0.10.0</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>
 
diff --git a/build-bin/mlc_config.json b/build-bin/mlc_config.json
index 5c19fcd0..420d88ae 100644
--- a/build-bin/mlc_config.json
+++ b/build-bin/mlc_config.json
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
 {
   "ignorePatterns": [
-    {
-      "pattern": "https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots"
-    }
   ]
 }
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2353fda3..28585229 100755
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
     <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>
 
   <name>Zipkin Reporter (Parent)</name>
@@ -128,13 +128,9 @@
 
   <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>
@@ -291,9 +287,9 @@
         </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>
@@ -578,21 +574,12 @@
       <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>
             </configuration>
           </plugin>