diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d379b14..9af4066 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -219,6 +219,16 @@
           <artifactId>maven-deploy-plugin</artifactId>
           <version>3.1.4</version>
         </plugin>
+        <plugin>
+          <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>3.2.8</version>
+        </plugin>
+        <plugin>
+          <groupId>org.sonatype.central</groupId>
+          <artifactId>central-publishing-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>0.10.0</version>
+          <extensions>true</extensions>
+        </plugin>
         <plugin>
           <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
           <version>3.12.0</version>
@@ -340,5 +350,39 @@
       </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
+  <profiles>
+    <profile>
+      <id>deploy-release</id>
+      <build>
+        <plugins>
+          <plugin>
+            <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
+            <executions>
+              <execution>
+                <id>sign-artifacts</id>
+                <goals>
+                  <goal>sign</goal>
+                </goals>
+                <phase>deploy</phase>
+              </execution>
+            </executions>
+          </plugin>
+
+          <plugin>
+            <groupId>org.sonatype.central</groupId>
+            <artifactId>central-publishing-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+            <configuration>
+              <publishingServerId>central</publishingServerId>
+              <excludeArtifacts>
+                <excludeArtifact>sample-app-parent</excludeArtifact>
+                <excludeArtifact>sample-app</excludeArtifact>
+                <excludeArtifact>cds-feature-notifications-coverage-report</excludeArtifact>
+              </excludeArtifacts>
+            </configuration>
+          </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+      </build>
+    </profile>
+  </profiles>
 
 </project>