diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8b514f9..03f3594 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -23,6 +23,13 @@
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <junit.version>5.5.2</junit.version>
         <jacoco.version>0.8.2</jacoco.version>
+        <!-- Maven Central Release tools -->
+        <versions-maven-plugin.version>2.8.1</versions-maven-plugin.version>
+        <maven-deploy-plugin.version>3.0.0-M1</maven-deploy-plugin.version>
+        <maven-gpg-plugin.version>1.6</maven-gpg-plugin.version>
+        <maven-source-plugin.version>3.2.1</maven-source-plugin.version>
+        <maven-javadoc-plugin.version>3.2.0</maven-javadoc-plugin.version>
+        <nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version>1.6.8</nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
@@ -126,4 +133,96 @@
             </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>
+    <profiles>
+        <!-- plugins needed to deploy to Maven Central -->
+        <profile>
+            <id>central-deploy</id>
+            <build>
+                <plugins>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>${maven-gpg-plugin.version}</version>
+                        <executions>
+                            <execution>
+                                <id>sign-artifacts</id>
+                                <phase>verify</phase>
+                                <goals>
+                                    <goal>sign</goal>
+                                </goals>
+                                <configuration>
+                                    <!-- This is necessary for gpg to not try to use the pinentry programs -->
+                                    <gpgArguments>
+                                        <arg>--pinentry-mode</arg>
+                                        <arg>loopback</arg>
+                                    </gpgArguments>
+                                </configuration>
+                            </execution>
+                        </executions>
+                    </plugin>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>versions-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>${versions-maven-plugin.version}</version>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <generateBackupPoms>false</generateBackupPoms>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </plugin>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <artifactId>maven-deploy-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>${maven-deploy-plugin.version}</version>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <skip>true</skip>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </plugin>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>${maven-source-plugin.version}</version>
+                        <executions>
+                            <execution>
+                                <id>attach-sources</id>
+                                <goals>
+                                    <goal>jar</goal>
+                                </goals>
+                            </execution>
+                        </executions>
+                    </plugin>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>${maven-javadoc-plugin.version}</version>
+                        <executions>
+                            <execution>
+                                <id>attach-javadocs</id>
+                                <goals>
+                                    <goal>jar</goal>
+                                </goals>
+                            </execution>
+                        </executions>
+                    </plugin>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>${nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version}</version>
+                        <extensions>true</extensions>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <serverId>oss.sonatype.org</serverId>
+                            <nexusUrl>https://oss.sonatype.org/</nexusUrl>
+                            <description>${project.version}</description>
+                        </configuration>
+                        <executions>
+                            <execution>
+                                <id>deploy-to-sonatype</id>
+                                <phase>deploy</phase>
+                                <goals>
+                                    <goal>deploy</goal>
+                                    <goal>release</goal>
+                                </goals>
+                            </execution>
+                        </executions>
+                    </plugin>
+                </plugins>
+            </build>
+        </profile>
+    </profiles>
 </project>