diff --git a/.github/workflows/monstera-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/monstera-publish.yml
index c470504..339e8a1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/monstera-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/monstera-publish.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,13 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   build:
-
+    env:
+      JRELEASER_GPG_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.JRELEASER_GPG_PASSPHRASE }}
+      JRELEASER_GPG_PUBLIC_KEY: ${{ secrets.JRELEASER_GPG_PUBLIC_KEY }}
+      JRELEASER_GPG_SECRET_KEY: ${{ secrets.JRELEASER_GPG_SECRET_KEY }}
+      JRELEASER_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN  }}
+      JRELEASER_MAVENCENTRAL_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.JRELEASER_MAVENCENTRAL_USERNAME }}
+      JRELEASER_MAVENCENTRAL_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.JRELEASER_MAVENCENTRAL_TOKEN }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
       contents: read
@@ -20,14 +26,17 @@ jobs:
         java-version: '11'
         distribution: 'temurin'
         
-    - name: Publish to Maven Central
-      uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@bd5760595778326ba7f1441bcf7e88b49de61a25 # v2.6.0
+    - name: Create Config
+      uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@v3
+      with:
+        arguments: jreleaserConfig
+
+    - name: Publish to local staging repo
+      uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@v3
+      with:
+        arguments: publish
+
+    - name: Release to Maven Central
+      uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@v3
       with:
-        arguments: publishToSonatype closeAndReleaseSonatypeStagingRepository
-      env:
-        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        ORG_GRADLE_PROJECT_signingKey: ${{ secrets.SIGNING_KEY }}
-        ORG_GRADLE_PROJECT_signingKeyId: ${{ secrets.SIGNING_KEY_ID }}
-        ORG_GRADLE_PROJECT_signingPassword: ${{ secrets.SIGNING_PASSWORD }}
-        MAVEN_USER_NAME: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_USER_NAME }}
-        MAVEN_USER_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_USER_PASSWORD }}
+        arguments: jreleaserFullRelease
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index fe3f892..7830461 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 plugins {
     kotlin("jvm") version "2.0.0"
-    id("io.github.gradle-nexus.publish-plugin") version "2.0.0"
     `maven-publish`
-    signing
+    `java-library`
+    id("org.jreleaser") version "1.13.1"
 }
 
-group = "com.lotsofpixelsstudios"
-version = System.getenv("GITHUB_REF")?.removePrefix("refs/tags/") ?: "local"   //use tag name as version
+/*group = "com.lotsofpixelsstudios"*/
+group = "de.matthiasklenz"
+version = System.getenv("GITHUB_REF")?.removePrefix("refs/tags/") ?: "0.5.0-SNAPSHOT1"//"0.1-local"   //use tag name as version
 
 dependencies {
     implementation("org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib")
@@ -34,19 +35,6 @@ java {
     withSourcesJar()
 }
 
-signing {
-    gradle.taskGraph.whenReady {
-        isRequired = allTasks.any { it is PublishToMavenRepository }
-    }
-
-    useInMemoryPgpKeys(
-        System.getenv("ORG_GRADLE_PROJECT_signingKey"),
-        System.getenv("ORG_GRADLE_PROJECT_signingPassword")
-    )
-
-    sign(publishing.publications)
-}
-
 //set the version in the resource files to access it from projects
 gradle.taskGraph.whenReady {
     layout
@@ -72,13 +60,27 @@ repositories {
     mavenCentral()
 }
 
-nexusPublishing {
-    repositories {
-        sonatype {  //only for users registered in Sonatype after 24 Feb 2021
-            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_USER_NAME")
-            password = System.getenv("MAVEN_USER_PASSWORD")
+jreleaser {
+    release {
+        github {
+            skipTag = true
+            skipRelease = true
+        }
+    }
+    signing {
+        setActive("ALWAYS")
+        armored = true
+    }
+    deploy {
+        maven {
+            //Portal Publisher API
+            mavenCentral {
+                register("sonatype") {
+                    setActive("ALWAYS")
+                    url = "https://central.sonatype.com/api/v1/publisher"
+                    stagingRepository(layout.buildDirectory.dir("staging-deploy").get().asFile.path)
+                }
+            }
         }
     }
 }
@@ -111,4 +113,9 @@ publishing {
             }
         }
     }
+    repositories {
+        maven {
+            url = layout.buildDirectory.dir("staging-deploy").get().asFile.toURI()
+        }
+    }
 }