diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 897a251..b7bae9a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -50,6 +50,53 @@
         <url>http://hudson.glassfish.org/job/Jersey-trunk-multiplatform/</url>
     </ciManagement>
 
+    <repositories>
+        <repository>
+            <id>central</id>
+            <url>https://repo1.maven.org/maven2</url>
+            <releases>
+                <checksumPolicy>fail</checksumPolicy>
+            </releases>
+        </repository>
+        <repository>
+            <id>central-portal-snapshots</id>
+            <url>https://central.sonatype.com/repository/maven-snapshots</url>
+            <releases>
+                <enabled>false</enabled>
+            </releases>
+            <snapshots>
+                <enabled>true</enabled>
+                <checksumPolicy>fail</checksumPolicy>
+            </snapshots>
+        </repository>
+    </repositories>
+
+    <!-- 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>
+
     <inceptionYear>2010</inceptionYear>
 
     <mailingLists>
@@ -733,27 +780,6 @@
                     <version>${jetty.plugin.version}</version>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
-                    <groupId>org.glassfish.build</groupId>
-                    <artifactId>gfnexus-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>0.16</version>
-                    <configuration>
-                        <stagingRepos>
-                            <stagingRepo>
-                                <!--
-                                    The reference artifact used to identify the right staging repository
-                                -->
-                                <ref>org.glassfish.jersey:project:${project.version}:pom</ref>
-                                <profile>com.sun.jersey</profile>
-                            </stagingRepo>
-                        </stagingRepos>
-                        <!--
-                            Temporary till there is a jersey promotion profile
-                        -->
-                        <promotionProfile>glassfish-integration</promotionProfile>
-                        <message>JERSEY-${project.version}</message>
-                    </configuration>
-                </plugin>
-                <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-shade-plugin</artifactId>
                     <version>${shade.mvn.plugin.version}</version>
@@ -796,6 +822,32 @@
                         </dependency>
                     </dependencies>
                 </plugin>
+                <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>
         </pluginManagement>
         <plugins>
@@ -1380,18 +1432,43 @@
                     <plugin>
                         <groupId>org.sonatype.central</groupId>
                         <artifactId>central-publishing-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>0.10.0</version>
-                        <extensions>true</extensions>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <publishingServerId>central</publishingServerId>
-                            <centralSnapshotsUrl>https://central.sonatype.com/repository/maven-snapshots</centralSnapshotsUrl>
-                            <autoPublish>false</autoPublish>
-                            <deploymentName>Eclipse Jersey ${project.version}</deploymentName>
-                        </configuration>
                     </plugin>
                 </plugins>
             </build>
         </profile>
+        <!-- TODO: Can be removed after upgrade to parent 2.0.0, overrides parent's settings.' -->
+        <profile>
+            <id>staging</id>
+            <activation>
+                <activeByDefault>false</activeByDefault>
+            </activation>
+            <repositories>
+                <repository>
+                    <id>sonatype-nexus-staging</id>
+                    <name>Sonatype Nexus Staging</name>
+                    <url>${sonatypeOssDistMgmtStagingUrl}</url>
+                    <releases>
+                        <enabled>false</enabled>
+                    </releases>
+                    <snapshots>
+                        <enabled>false</enabled>
+                    </snapshots>
+                </repository>
+            </repositories>
+            <pluginRepositories>
+                <pluginRepository>
+                    <id>sonatype-nexus-staging</id>
+                    <name>Sonatype Nexus Staging</name>
+                    <url>${sonatypeOssDistMgmtStagingUrl}</url>
+                    <releases>
+                        <enabled>false</enabled>
+                    </releases>
+                    <snapshots>
+                        <enabled>false</enabled>
+                    </snapshots>
+                </pluginRepository>
+            </pluginRepositories>
+        </profile>
     </profiles>
 
     <reporting>
@@ -2327,5 +2404,10 @@
 
         <javax.annotation.version>1.3.2</javax.annotation.version> <!--Deprecated, used only for @generated annotation in perf tests -->
         <mimepull.version>1.9.15</mimepull.version>
+
+        <!-- Do not autopublish by default -->
+        <release.autopublish>false</release.autopublish>
+        <!-- By default block until everything is really published -->
+        <release.waitUntil>published</release.waitUntil>
     </properties>
 </project>
diff --git a/tests/jersey-tck/pom.xml b/tests/jersey-tck/pom.xml
index 020978c..f5072bd 100644
--- a/tests/jersey-tck/pom.xml
+++ b/tests/jersey-tck/pom.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
 <!--
-
+    Copyright (c) 2026 Contributors to the Eclipse Foundation.
     Copyright (c) 2022, 2024 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 
     This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
@@ -60,20 +60,13 @@
         </dependencies>
     </dependencyManagement>
 
-    <repositories>
-        <repository>
-            <id>jakarta-snapshots</id>
-            <url>https://jakarta.oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/staging/</url>
-        </repository>
-    </repositories>
-
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit-jupiter</artifactId>
             <version>${junit.jupiter.version}</version>
         </dependency>
-        
+
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.glassfish.hk2</groupId>
             <artifactId>hk2-locator</artifactId>
@@ -150,7 +143,7 @@
             <artifactId>jersey-container-grizzly2-http</artifactId>
             <version>${jersey.version}</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency> 
+        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.netbeans.tools</groupId>
             <artifactId>sigtest-maven-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -178,7 +171,7 @@
     </dependencies>
 
 
-    <build>	    
+    <build>
     <plugins>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
@@ -455,7 +448,7 @@
                     </execution>
                 </executions>
             </plugin>
-            
+
             <plugin>
                 <artifactId>maven-failsafe-plugin</artifactId>
                 <version>3.0.0-M5</version>
diff --git a/tests/pom.xml b/tests/pom.xml
index 0764432..5199f5a 100644
--- a/tests/pom.xml
+++ b/tests/pom.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!--
-
+    Copyright 2026 Contributors to the Eclipse Foundation.
     Copyright (c) 2011, 2025 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 
     This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
@@ -95,20 +95,6 @@
 
     <profiles>
         <profile>
-            <id>pre-release</id>
-            <build>
-                <plugins>
-                    <plugin>
-                        <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <skipNexusStagingDeployMojo>true</skipNexusStagingDeployMojo>
-                        </configuration>
-                    </plugin>
-                </plugins>
-            </build>
-        </profile>
-        <profile>
             <id>jersey-tck</id>
             <modules>
                 <module>jersey-tck</module>