diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ee8bec6..f8cccc9 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -7,12 +7,6 @@
     <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <url>https://github.com/corballis/sox-wrapper-java</url>
 
-    <parent>
-        <groupId>org.sonatype.oss</groupId>
-        <artifactId>oss-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>7</version>
-    </parent>
-
     <licenses>
         <license>
             <name>MIT License</name>
@@ -54,10 +48,15 @@
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
-
+    <distributionManagement>
+        <snapshotRepository>
+            <id>ossrh</id>
+            <url>https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots</url>
+        </snapshotRepository>
+    </distributionManagement>
     <profiles>
         <profile>
-            <id>release-sign-artifacts</id>
+            <id>release</id>
             <activation>
                 <property>
                     <name>performRelease</name>
@@ -129,7 +128,24 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.4.2</version>
+                <version>2.5</version>
+                <configuration>
+                    <autoVersionSubmodules>true</autoVersionSubmodules>
+                    <useReleaseProfile>false</useReleaseProfile>
+                    <releaseProfiles>release</releaseProfiles>
+                    <goals>deploy</goals>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>1.6.3</version>
+                <extensions>true</extensions>
+                <configuration>
+                    <serverId>ossrh</serverId>
+                    <nexusUrl>https://oss.sonatype.org/</nexusUrl>
+                    <autoReleaseAfterClose>true</autoReleaseAfterClose>
+                </configuration>
             </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>