diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index c79fa35b..05859f61 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Publish java client
         run: |
           printf "$GPG_SIGNING_KEY" | base64 --decode > private.key
-          ./gradlew clean publish -Psigning.keyId=${GPG_SIGNING_KEY_ID} -Psigning.password=${GPG_SIGNING_PASSWORD} -Psigning.secretKeyRingFile=private.key --console=verbose
+          ./gradlew clean publishToSonatype closeAndReleaseSonatypeStagingRepository -Psigning.keyId=${GPG_SIGNING_KEY_ID} -Psigning.password=${GPG_SIGNING_PASSWORD} -Psigning.secretKeyRingFile=private.key --console=verbose
         working-directory: clients/java
         env:
           MAVEN_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_USERNAME }}
diff --git a/clients/java/build.gradle b/clients/java/build.gradle
index 029a6af9..ab91da36 100644
--- a/clients/java/build.gradle
+++ b/clients/java/build.gradle
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ plugins {
     id 'com.google.protobuf' version '0.8.15'
     id 'io.freefair.lombok' version '5.3.3.3'
     id 'com.palantir.git-version' version '0.12.3'
+    id "io.github.gradle-nexus.publish-plugin" version "1.1.0"
 }
 
 group 'io.odpf'
@@ -107,3 +108,14 @@ publishing {
 signing {
     sign publishing.publications.maven
 }
+
+nexusPublishing {
+    repositories {
+        sonatype {
+            nexusUrl.set(uri("https://s01.oss.sonatype.org/service/local/"))
+            snapshotRepositoryUrl.set(uri("https://s01.oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots/"))
+            username = System.getenv("MAVEN_USERNAME")
+            password = System.getenv("MAVEN_PASSWORD")
+        }
+    }
+}