diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 64d842dd..95dc80c3 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -172,14 +172,6 @@
                     <target>1.6</target>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.5</version>
-                <configuration>
-                    <mavenExecutorId>forked-path</mavenExecutorId>
-                </configuration>
-            </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -257,6 +249,31 @@
                     </execution>
                 </executions>
             </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>1.5</version>
+                <executions>
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>sign-artifacts</id>
+                        <phase>verify</phase>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>sign</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                    </execution>
+                </executions>
+            </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>1.6.2</version>
+                <extensions>true</extensions>
+                <configuration>
+                    <serverId>ossrh</serverId>
+                    <nexusUrl>https://oss.sonatype.org/</nexusUrl>
+                    <autoReleaseAfterClose>true</autoReleaseAfterClose>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>
 
@@ -296,31 +313,18 @@
             </dependencies>
         </profile>
         <profile>
-            <id>release-sign-artifacts</id>
+            <id>doclint-java8-disable</id>
             <activation>
-                <property>
-                    <name>performRelease</name>
-                    <value>true</value>
-                </property>
+                <jdk>[1.8,</jdk>
             </activation>
             <build>
                 <plugins>
                     <plugin>
                         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>1.4</version>
+                        <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
                         <configuration>
-                            <passphrase>${gpg.passphrase}</passphrase>
+                            <additionalparam>-Xdoclint:none</additionalparam>
                         </configuration>
-                        <executions>
-                            <execution>
-                                <id>sign-artifacts</id>
-                                <phase>verify</phase>
-                                <goals>
-                                    <goal>sign</goal>
-                                </goals>
-                            </execution>
-                        </executions>
                     </plugin>
                 </plugins>
             </build>