diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 6deb0b770..779cab77a 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import com.vanniktech.maven.publish.MavenPublishBaseExtension
-import com.vanniktech.maven.publish.SonatypeHost
 
 // Top-level build file where you can add configuration options common to all sub-projects/modules.
 
@@ -31,7 +30,6 @@ subprojects {
 configure(subprojects) {
     pluginManager.withPlugin("com.vanniktech.maven.publish") {
         extensions.configure<MavenPublishBaseExtension> {
-            publishToMavenCentral(SonatypeHost.DEFAULT)
             signAllPublications()
         }
     }
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 0f0c9f090..d65e0f4aa 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -15,5 +15,7 @@ POM_DEVELOPER_NAME=Ably
 POM_DEVELOPER_URL=https://github.com/ably/
 SONATYPE_STAGING_PROFILE=io.ably
 
+mavenCentralPublishing=true
+
 org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx1536M
 android.useAndroidX=true
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 62b9b1f02..6033754c7 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ firebase-messaging = "22.0.0"
 android-test = "1.0.2"
 dexmaker = "1.4"
 android-retrostreams = "1.7.4"
-maven-publish = "0.30.0"
+maven-publish = "0.34.0"
 lombok = "8.10"
 okhttp = "4.12.0"
 test-retry = "1.6.0"