diff --git a/bom/pom.xml b/bom/pom.xml
index 85803d4..095579f 100644
--- a/bom/pom.xml
+++ b/bom/pom.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!--
-
+    Copyright 2026 Contributors to the Eclipse Foundation.
     Copyright (c) 2013, 2025 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 
     This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
@@ -39,6 +39,32 @@
 
     <description>Jersey Bill of Materials (BOM)</description>
 
+    <!-- TODO: Can be removed after it would be removed from parent too -->
+    <distributionManagement>
+        <snapshotRepository>
+            <id>ossrh</id>
+            <name>Disabled Sonatype Nexus</name>
+            <url>http://localhost</url>
+            <releases>
+                <enabled>false</enabled>
+            </releases>
+            <snapshots>
+                <enabled>false</enabled>
+            </snapshots>
+        </snapshotRepository>
+        <repository>
+            <id>ossrh</id>
+            <name>Disabled Sonatype Nexus</name>
+            <url>http://localhost</url>
+            <releases>
+                <enabled>false</enabled>
+            </releases>
+            <snapshots>
+                <enabled>false</enabled>
+            </snapshots>
+        </repository>
+    </distributionManagement>
+
     <dependencyManagement>
         <dependencies>
             <dependency>
@@ -453,6 +479,45 @@
 
     <profiles>
         <profile>
+            <id>central-release</id>
+            <properties>
+                <!-- Do not autopublish by default -->
+                <release.autopublish>false</release.autopublish>
+                <!-- By default block until everything is really published -->
+                <release.waitUntil>published</release.waitUntil>
+            </properties>
+            <build>
+                <plugins>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <skipNexusStagingDeployMojo>true</skipNexusStagingDeployMojo>
+                        </configuration>
+                        <executions>
+                            <execution>
+                                <id>injected-nexus-deploy</id>
+                                <phase>none</phase>
+                            </execution>
+                        </executions>
+                    </plugin>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.sonatype.central</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>central-publishing-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>0.10.0</version>
+                        <extensions>true</extensions>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <autoPublish>${release.autopublish}</autoPublish>
+                            <centralSnapshotsUrl>https://central.sonatype.com/repository/maven-snapshots</centralSnapshotsUrl>
+                            <deploymentName>Eclipse Jersey ${project.version}</deploymentName>
+                            <publishingServerId>central</publishingServerId>
+                            <waitUntil>${release.waitUntil}</waitUntil>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </plugin>
+                </plugins>
+            </build>
+        </profile>
+        <profile>
             <id>project-info</id>
             <activation>
                 <activeByDefault>false</activeByDefault>