diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index bcd73ca..cc0ceb1 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -26,8 +26,10 @@ kgp.android.autoconfigure.hilt.application=false
 org.jetbrains.dokka.experimental.gradle.pluginMode.noWarn=true
 
 ## Publishing Properties
-SONATYPE_HOST=DEFAULT
-RELEASE_SIGNING_ENABLED=true
+mavenCentralAutomaticPublishing=true
+mavenCentralDeploymentValidation=PUBLISHED
+mavenCentralPublishing=true
+signAllPublications=true
 
 GROUP=com.kroger.telemetry
 #VERSION_NAME= # Set in `release-module` convention plugin
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index cafd0cf..5fca3c3 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ androidxTestRunner = "1.6.2"
 conventionPlugin = "2.0.0-alpha.4"
 dependencyAnalysis = "2.17.0"
 firebaseBom = "32.8.0"
-gradleMavenPublishPlugin = "0.31.0"
+gradleMavenPublishPlugin = "0.35.0" # any further upgrade requires Gradle 9
 gradleVersions = "0.51.0"
 javaxInject = "1"
 kgpCompileSdk = "35"