diff --git a/.github/workflows/branch_ci.yml b/.github/workflows/branch_ci.yml
index b4e9290..0fe4a4c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/branch_ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/branch_ci.yml
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ jobs:
           java-version: '8'
           distribution: 'corretto'
           cache: maven
+          server-id: ossrh
+          server-username: MAVEN_USERNAME
+          server-password: MAVEN_PASSWORD
 
       - name: Grant execute permission for Maven Wrapper
         run: chmod +x ./mvnw
@@ -46,4 +49,5 @@ jobs:
       - name: Deploy SNAPSHOT
         run: ./mvnw --batch-mode -DskipTests -Darguments=-DskipTests deploy
         env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
\ No newline at end of file
+          MAVEN_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_USERNAME }}
+          MAVEN_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_PASSWORD }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/main_ci.yml b/.github/workflows/main_ci.yml
index 7f2daa3..bf2359d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main_ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main_ci.yml
@@ -28,6 +28,20 @@ jobs:
           java-version: '8'
           distribution: 'corretto'
           cache: maven
+          server-id: ossrh
+          server-username: MAVEN_USERNAME
+          server-password: MAVEN_PASSWORD
+          gpg-private-key: ${{ secrets.GPG_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+          gpg-passphrase: MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE
+
+      - name: Set GPG Key for Signing
+        run: |
+          echo "${{ secrets.GPG_PRIVATE_KEY }}" | gpg --batch --import
+          echo "default-key ${GPG_KEY_ID}" >> ~/.gnupg/gpg.conf
+          echo "use-agent" >> ~/.gnupg/gpg.conf
+        env:
+          GPG_KEY_ID: ${{ secrets.GPG_KEY_ID }}
+          GPG_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.GPG_PRIVATE_KEY }}
 
       - name: Set Git user for release
         run: |
@@ -40,6 +54,12 @@ jobs:
       - name: Bump Version and Release (Maven Release Plugin)
         run: |
           echo "Releasing and bumping version..."
-          ./mvnw release:prepare release:perform -Darguments=-DskipTests -B
+          ./mvnw \
+            -Darguments=-DskipTests \
+            -Dgpg.keyname=${{ secrets.GPG_KEY_ID }} \
+            -Dgpg.passphrase=${{ secrets.GPG_PASSPHRASE }} \
+            release:prepare release:perform -B -P release
         env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          MAVEN_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_USERNAME }}
+          MAVEN_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_PASSWORD }}
+          MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.GPG_PASSPHRASE }}
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a3dc8ac..17ec49a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
     <groupId>com.appsflyer</groupId>
     <artifactId>aws-sdk-java-opentelemetry-metrics</artifactId>
-    <version>1.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <name>AWS SDK Java OpenTelemetry Metrics</name>
     <description>OpenTelemetry Metric Publisher for AWS SDK for Java</description>
     <url>https://github.com/AppsFlyer/aws-sdk-java-opentelemetry-metrics</url>
@@ -23,15 +23,23 @@
         <tag>HEAD</tag>
     </scm>
 
+    <developers>
+        <developer>
+            <id>evg-tso</id>
+            <name>Yevgeni Tsodikov</name>
+            <email>evg.tso@gmail.com</email>
+        </developer>
+    </developers>
+
     <properties>
         <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
         <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <opentelemetry.version>1.24.0</opentelemetry.version>
         <software.amazon.awssdk.version>2.27.23</software.amazon.awssdk.version>
-        <slf4j-api.version>2.0.7</slf4j-api.version>
-        <junit-jupiter.version>5.10.3</junit-jupiter.version>
-        <mockito-core.version>5.5.0</mockito-core.version>
+        <slf4j-api.version>2.0.16</slf4j-api.version>
+        <junit-jupiter.version>5.11.0</junit-jupiter.version>
+        <mockito-core.version>5.13.0</mockito-core.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
@@ -102,7 +110,7 @@
                 <!-- Maven Compiler Plugin for Java 8 -->
                 <plugin>
                     <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>3.11.0</version>
+                    <version>3.13.0</version>
                     <configuration>
                         <source>${maven.compiler.source}</source>
                         <target>${maven.compiler.target}</target>
@@ -125,14 +133,14 @@
 
     <distributionManagement>
         <snapshotRepository>
-            <id>github</id>
-            <name>GitHub Packages</name>
-            <url>https://maven.pkg.github.com/appsflyer/aws-sdk-java-opentelemetry-metrics</url>
+            <id>ossrh</id>
+            <name>OSSRH Snapshots</name>
+            <url>https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots/</url>
         </snapshotRepository>
         <repository>
-            <id>github</id>
-            <name>GitHub Packages</name>
-            <url>https://maven.pkg.github.com/appsflyer/aws-sdk-java-opentelemetry-metrics</url>
+            <id>ossrh</id>
+            <name>OSSRH Releases</name>
+            <url>https://oss.sonatype.org/service/local/staging/deploy/maven2/</url>
         </repository>
     </distributionManagement>
 
@@ -176,6 +184,28 @@
                             </execution>
                         </executions>
                     </plugin>
+
+                    <!-- GPG Plugin for signing artifacts -->
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>3.1.0</version>
+                        <executions>
+                            <execution>
+                                <id>sign-artifacts</id>
+                                <phase>verify</phase>
+                                <goals>
+                                    <goal>sign</goal>
+                                </goals>
+                                <configuration>
+                                    <gpgArguments>
+                                        <arg>--pinentry-mode</arg>
+                                        <arg>loopback</arg>
+                                    </gpgArguments>
+                                </configuration>
+                            </execution>
+                        </executions>
+                    </plugin>
                 </plugins>
             </build>
         </profile>