diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index d279295ad..81b03f356 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ buildscript {
 plugins {
   id 'java-platform'
   id 'com.github.kt3k.coveralls' version '2.12.0'
-  id 'io.codearte.nexus-staging' version '0.30.0'
+  id 'io.github.gradle-nexus.publish-plugin' version '1.1.0'
   id 'io.franzbecker.gradle-lombok' version '4.0.0'
 }
 
@@ -27,10 +27,15 @@ project.ext.publishEnabled = !isCiBuild &&
   project.hasProperty('ossrhUsername') && project.hasProperty('ossrhPassword')
 
 if (publishEnabled) {
-  nexusStaging {
-    username = ossrhUsername
-    password = ossrhPassword
-    stagingProfileId = '6c61426e6529d'
+  nexusPublishing {
+    repositories {
+      sonatype {
+        stagingProfileId = '6c61426e6529d'
+
+        username = ossrhUsername
+        password = ossrhPassword
+      }
+    }
   }
 }
 
@@ -258,17 +263,6 @@ subprojects { project ->
           }
         }
       }
-
-      repositories {
-        maven {
-          name = "sonatypeNexus"
-          url = "https://oss.sonatype.org/service/local/staging/deploy/maven2/"
-          credentials {
-            username ossrhUsername
-            password ossrhPassword
-          }
-        }
-      }
     }
 
     signing {
@@ -319,17 +313,6 @@ if (publishEnabled) {
         }
       }
     }
-
-    repositories {
-      maven {
-        name = "sonatypeNexus"
-        url = "https://oss.sonatype.org/service/local/staging/deploy/maven2/"
-        credentials {
-          username ossrhUsername
-          password ossrhPassword
-        }
-      }
-    }
   }
 
   signing {
diff --git a/doc/releasing.md b/doc/releasing.md
index 29cb85188..016a4b4b4 100644
--- a/doc/releasing.md
+++ b/doc/releasing.md
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Release candidate versions
  5. Publish to Sonatype Nexus:
 
     ```
-    $ ./gradlew publish closeAndReleaseRepository
+    $ ./gradlew publishToSonatype closeAndReleaseSonatypeStagingRepository
     ```
 
  6. Wait for the artifacts to become downloadable at
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ Release versions
  9. Publish to Sonatype Nexus:
 
     ```
-    $ ./gradlew publish closeAndReleaseRepository
+    $ ./gradlew publishToSonatype closeAndReleaseSonatypeStagingRepository
     ```
 
 10. Wait for the artifacts to become downloadable at