diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index aa937c9..c547d94 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ on:
   release:
     types: [created]
 
+env:
+  CONFIG_PROPERTIES: ./src/test/resources/config.properties
+  CONFIG_PROPERTIES_SAMPLE: ./src/test/resources/config.properties.sample
+
 jobs:
   release:
 
@@ -39,7 +43,7 @@ jobs:
           java-version: '8'
           distribution: 'temurin'
           cache: maven
-          server-id: ossrh
+          server-id: central
           server-username: OSSRH_USERNAME
           server-password: OSSRH_TOKEN
           gpg-passphrase: GPG_PASSPHRASE
@@ -56,8 +60,17 @@ jobs:
           sed -i 's/^IBMI_PASSWORD=/IBMI_PASSWORD=${{ secrets.IBMI_PASSWORD }}/' ${{ env.CONFIG_PROPERTIES }}
           sed -i 's/^IBMI_PORT=/IBMI_PORT=${{ secrets.IBMI_PORT }}/' ${{ env.CONFIG_PROPERTIES }}
 
+      - name: remove test dir
+        run: rm -fr src/test
+      - name: eyeball settings.xml
+        run: cat $HOME/.m2/settings.xml
+
       - name: Publish Maven Package
-        run: mvn -B clean deploy --file pom.xml
+        run: mvn --batch-mode -Dgpg.passphrase=${{ secrets.GPG_PASSPHRASE }} clean deploy --file pom.xml
+        env:
+          OSSRH_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_USERNAME }}
+          OSSRH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_TOKEN }}
+          GPG_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.GPG_PASSPHRASE }}
 
       - name: List Target Directory
         run: ls -l target
@@ -66,30 +79,38 @@ jobs:
         run: mkdir staging && cp target/*.jar staging
 
       - name: Create Bundle .zip
-        run: cd staging && zip mapapire-java-${{ env.PROJECT_VERSION }}.zip *.jar && cd ..
-
-      - name: Get Release
-        id: get_release
-        uses: bruceadams/get-release@v1.3.2
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-
-      - name: Upload JAR to Release
-        uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        with:
-          upload_url: ${{ steps.get_release.outputs.upload_url }}
-          asset_path: ./mapapire-java-${{ env.PROJECT_VERSION }}.jar
-          asset_name: mapapire-java-${{ env.PROJECT_VERSION }}.jar
-          asset_content_type: application/zip
-
-      - name: Upload ZIP to Release
-        uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        run: cd staging && zip ../mapepire-java-${{ env.PROJECT_VERSION }}.zip *.jar && cd ..
+
+      # - name: Get Release
+      #   id: get_release
+      #   uses: bruceadams/get-release@v1.3.2
+      #   env:
+      #     GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      # - name: Upload JAR to Release
+      #   uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1
+      #   env:
+      #     GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      #   with:
+      #     upload_url: ${{ steps.get_release.outputs.upload_url }}
+      #     asset_path: ./mapepire-java-${{ env.PROJECT_VERSION }}.jar
+      #     asset_name: mapepire-java-${{ env.PROJECT_VERSION }}.jar
+      #     asset_content_type: application/zip
+
+      # - name: Upload ZIP to Release
+      #   uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1
+      #   env:
+      #     GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      #   with:
+      #     upload_url: ${{ steps.get_release.outputs.upload_url }}
+      #     asset_path: ./mapepire-java-${{ env.PROJECT_VERSION }}.zip
+      #     asset_name: mapepire-java-${{ env.PROJECT_VERSION }}.zip
+      #     asset_content_type: application/zip
+
+      - name: Create the tag and release
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
         with:
-          upload_url: ${{ steps.get_release.outputs.upload_url }}
-          asset_path: ./mapapire-java-${{ env.PROJECT_VERSION }}.zip
-          asset_name: mapapire-java-${{ env.PROJECT_VERSION }}.zip
-          asset_content_type: application/zip
\ No newline at end of file
+          tag_name: v${{ env.PROJECT_VERSION }}
+          name: v${{ env.PROJECT_VERSION }}
+          files: |
+           mapepire-java-${{ env.PROJECT_VERSION }}.zip
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3386b52..94eb24d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
   xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
-  <groupId>io.github.mapapire-ibmi</groupId>
-  <artifactId>mapapire-sdk</artifactId>
-  <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <groupId>io.github.mapepire-ibmi</groupId>
+  <artifactId>mapepire-sdk</artifactId>
+  <version>0.0.2</version>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
   <name>Mapepire Java</name>
@@ -41,17 +41,6 @@
     <url>https://github.com/Mapepire-IBMi/mapepire-java</url>
   </scm>
 
-  <distributionManagement>
-    <snapshotRepository>
-      <id>ossrh</id>
-      <url>https://s01.oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots</url>
-    </snapshotRepository>
-    <repository>
-      <id>ossrh</id>
-      <url>https://s01.oss.sonatype.org/service/local/staging/deploy/maven2/</url>
-    </repository>
-  </distributionManagement>
-
   <properties>
     <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
     <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
@@ -261,17 +250,16 @@
           </execution>
         </executions>
       </plugin>
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>1.7.0</version>
-        <extensions>true</extensions>
-        <configuration>
-          <serverId>ossrh</serverId>
-          <nexusUrl>https://s01.oss.sonatype.org/</nexusUrl>
-          <autoReleaseAfterClose>true</autoReleaseAfterClose>
-        </configuration>
-      </plugin>
+        <plugin>
+          <groupId>org.sonatype.central</groupId>
+          <artifactId>central-publishing-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>0.5.0</version>
+          <extensions>true</extensions>
+          <configuration>
+             <publishingServerId>central</publishingServerId>
+             <autoPublish>true</autoPublish>
+          </configuration>
+        </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>