diff --git a/.evergreen/publish.sh b/.evergreen/publish.sh
index 9a3e9eb405..ee21c7f215 100755
--- a/.evergreen/publish.sh
+++ b/.evergreen/publish.sh
@@ -18,12 +18,12 @@ export ORG_GRADLE_PROJECT_signingKey="${SIGNING_KEY}"
 export ORG_GRADLE_PROJECT_signingPassword=${SIGNING_PASSWORD}
 
 if [ "$RELEASE" == "true" ]; then
-  TASK="publishArchives"
+  TASK="publishArchives closeAndReleaseSonatypeStagingRepository"
 else
   TASK="publishSnapshots"
 fi
 
-SYSTEM_PROPERTIES="-Dorg.gradle.internal.publish.checksums.insecure=true -Dorg.gradle.internal.http.connectionTimeout=120000 -Dorg.gradle.internal.http.socketTimeout=120000"
+SYSTEM_PROPERTIES="-Dorg.gradle.internal.publish.checksums.insecure=true"
 
 ./gradlew -version
 ./gradlew ${SYSTEM_PROPERTIES} --stacktrace --info  ${TASK} # Scala 2.13 is published as result of this gradle execution.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cc0fe3b913..1fbad5f2d7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ time.
 ## Binaries
 
 Binaries and dependency information for Maven, Gradle, Ivy and others can be found at
-[http://search.maven.org](http://search.maven.org/#search%7Cga%7C1%7Cg%3A%22org.mongodb%22%20AND%20a%3A%22mongodb-driver-sync%22).
+[https://central.sonatype.com/search](https://central.sonatype.com/search?namespace=org.mongodb&name=mongodb-driver-sync).
 
 Example for Maven:
 
@@ -100,12 +100,19 @@ Snapshot builds are also published regulary via Sonatype.
 Example for Maven:
 
 ```xml
-    <repositories>
-        <repository>
-            <id>sonatype-snapshot</id>
-            <url>https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots/</url>
-        </repository>
-    </repositories>
+<repositories>
+    <repository>
+        <name>Central Portal Snapshots</name>
+        <id>central-portal-snapshots</id>
+        <url>https://central.sonatype.com/repository/maven-snapshots/</url>
+        <releases>
+            <enabled>false</enabled>
+        </releases>
+        <snapshots>
+            <enabled>true</enabled>
+        </snapshots>
+    </repository>
+</repositories>
 ```
 
 ## Build
diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 287017f0ed..3112e2c59b 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -13,8 +13,37 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
+import java.time.Duration
 
 plugins {
     id("eclipse")
     id("idea")
+    alias(libs.plugins.nexus.publish)
+}
+
+val nexusUsername: Provider<String> = providers.gradleProperty("nexusUsername")
+val nexusPassword: Provider<String> = providers.gradleProperty("nexusPassword")
+
+nexusPublishing {
+    packageGroup.set("org.mongodb")
+    repositories {
+        sonatype {
+            username.set(nexusUsername)
+            password.set(nexusPassword)
+
+            // central portal URLs
+            nexusUrl.set(uri("https://ossrh-staging-api.central.sonatype.com/service/local/"))
+            snapshotRepositoryUrl.set(uri("https://central.sonatype.com/repository/maven-snapshots/"))
+        }
+    }
+
+    connectTimeout.set(Duration.ofMinutes(5))
+    clientTimeout.set(Duration.ofMinutes(30))
+
+    transitionCheckOptions {
+        // We have many artifacts and Maven Central can take a long time on its compliance checks.
+        // Set the timeout for waiting for the repository to close to a comfortable 50 minutes.
+        maxRetries.set(300)
+        delayBetween.set(Duration.ofSeconds(10))
+    }
 }
diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/conventions/publishing.gradle.kts b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/conventions/publishing.gradle.kts
index 8347959b23..b243ce7df2 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/conventions/publishing.gradle.kts
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/conventions/publishing.gradle.kts
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@ plugins {
 
 val signingKey: Provider<String> = providers.gradleProperty("signingKey")
 val signingPassword: Provider<String> = providers.gradleProperty("signingPassword")
-val nexusUsername: Provider<String> = providers.gradleProperty("nexusUsername")
-val nexusPassword: Provider<String> = providers.gradleProperty("nexusPassword")
 @Suppress("UNCHECKED_CAST") val gitVersion: Provider<String> = project.findProperty("gitVersion") as Provider<String>
 
 tasks.withType<AbstractPublishToMaven>().configureEach {
@@ -45,25 +43,8 @@ tasks.withType<AbstractPublishToMaven>().configureEach {
 
 val localBuildRepo: Provider<Directory> = rootProject.layout.buildDirectory.dir("repo")
 
-val sonatypeRepositoryReleaseUrl: Provider<String> = provider {
-    if (version.toString().endsWith("SNAPSHOT")) {
-        "https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots/"
-    } else {
-        "https://oss.sonatype.org/service/local/staging/deploy/maven2/"
-    }
-}
-
 publishing {
     repositories {
-        maven {
-            url = uri(sonatypeRepositoryReleaseUrl)
-            if (nexusUsername.isPresent && nexusPassword.isPresent) {
-                credentials {
-                    username = nexusUsername.get()
-                    password = nexusPassword.get()
-                }
-            }
-        }
 
         // publish to local dir, for artifact tracking and testing
         // `./gradlew publishMavenPublicationToLocalBuildRepository`
@@ -141,7 +122,8 @@ tasks.register("publishSnapshots") {
     description = "Publishes snapshots to Sonatype"
 
     if (version.toString().endsWith("-SNAPSHOT")) {
-        dependsOn(tasks.withType<PublishToMavenRepository>())
+        dependsOn(tasks.named("publishAllPublicationsToLocalBuildRepository"))
+        dependsOn(tasks.named("publishToSonatype"))
     }
 }
 
@@ -168,7 +150,8 @@ tasks.register("publishArchives") {
         }
     }
     if (gitVersionMatch) {
-        dependsOn(tasks.withType<PublishToMavenRepository>())
+        dependsOn(tasks.named("publishAllPublicationsToLocalBuildRepository"))
+        dependsOn(tasks.named("publishToSonatype"))
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index eab637a8b4..7341edcda1 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ plugin-dokka = "1.8.10"
 plugin-download = "5.6.0"
 plugin-graalvm = "0.9.23"
 plugin-optional-base = "7.0.0"
+plugin-nexus-publish = "2.0.0"
 plugin-shadow = "8.3.6"
 plugin-spotbugs = "6.0.15"
 plugin-spotless = "6.14.0"
@@ -207,6 +208,7 @@ download = { id = "de.undercouch.download", version.ref = "plugin-download" }
 graalvm-buildtools = { id = "org.graalvm.buildtools.native", version.ref = "plugin-graalvm" }
 kotlin = { id = "org.jetbrains.kotlin.jvm", version.ref = "kotlin" }
 kotlin-serialization = { id = "org.jetbrains.kotlin.plugin.serialization", version.ref = "kotlin" }
+nexus-publish = { id = "io.github.gradle-nexus.publish-plugin", version.ref = "plugin-nexus-publish" }
 optional = { id = "nebula.optional-base", version.ref = "plugin-optional-base" }
 shadow = { id = "com.gradleup.shadow", version.ref = "plugin-shadow" }
 spotbugs = { id = "com.github.spotbugs", version.ref = "plugin-spotbugs" }