diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index bdaec40e..40232c6a 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ plugins {
     kotlin("jvm") apply false
     `maven-publish`
     signing
+    id("io.codearte.nexus-staging")
     kotlin("plugin.spring") apply false
     id("org.springframework.boot") apply false
     id("io.spring.dependency-management") apply false
@@ -55,6 +56,12 @@ plugins {
     id("jacoco")
 }
 
+nexusStaging {
+    serverUrl = "$sonaTypeBasePath/service/local/"
+    username = sonaTypeMavenUser
+    password = sonaTypeMavenPassword
+}
+
 jgitver {
     strategy = fr.brouillard.oss.jgitver.Strategies.PATTERN
     versionPattern =
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 80031da4..66c64ae7 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ palantirGitVersion=0.12.2
 jacocoToolVersion=0.8.7
 jGitVerVersion=0.9.1
 dokkaVersion=1.6.21
+nexusStagingVersion=0.30.0
 
 # Core infrastructure libs versions
 kotlinVersion=1.6.21
diff --git a/settings.gradle.kts b/settings.gradle.kts
index 2bc7ff45..fb92f7a7 100644
--- a/settings.gradle.kts
+++ b/settings.gradle.kts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ pluginManagement {
     val jGitVerVersion: String by settings
     val protobufPluginVersion: String by settings
     val dokkaVersion: String by settings
+    val nexusStagingVersion: String by settings
 
     plugins {
         kotlin("jvm") version kotlinVersion apply false
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ pluginManagement {
         id("fr.brouillard.oss.gradle.jgitver") version jGitVerVersion
         id("com.google.protobuf") version protobufPluginVersion apply false
         id("org.jetbrains.dokka") version dokkaVersion
+        id("io.codearte.nexus-staging") version nexusStagingVersion
     }
 
     repositories {
diff --git a/we-node-client-grpc/we-node-client-grpc-java/build.gradle.kts b/we-node-client-grpc/we-node-client-grpc-java/build.gradle.kts
index e8df2e60..6d8bd228 100644
--- a/we-node-client-grpc/we-node-client-grpc-java/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/we-node-client-grpc/we-node-client-grpc-java/build.gradle.kts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import com.google.protobuf.gradle.protoc
 val protobufVersion: String by project
 val ioGrpcVersion: String by project
 val ioGrpcKotlinVersion: String by project
+val osxArch: String? by project
 
 plugins {
     id("com.google.protobuf")
@@ -34,13 +35,15 @@ val grpcJavaPlugin = "grpc"
 protobuf {
     generatedFilesBaseDir = "$buildDir/generated-sources"
 
+    val archPostFix = if (osxArch == "m1") ":osx-x86_64" else ""
+
     protoc {
-        artifact = "com.google.protobuf:protoc:$protobufVersion"
+        artifact = "com.google.protobuf:protoc:$protobufVersion$archPostFix"
     }
 
     plugins {
         id(grpcJavaPlugin) {
-            artifact = "io.grpc:protoc-gen-grpc-java:$ioGrpcVersion"
+            artifact = "io.grpc:protoc-gen-grpc-java:$ioGrpcVersion$archPostFix"
         }
     }