diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 2dee087..7208d39 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -136,11 +136,6 @@ jobs:
         PACKAGES_CENTRAL_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PACKAGES_CENTRAL_TOKEN }}
         MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE }}
 
-    # Required or Sonatype plugin 0.11.0 will fail
-    - name: Downgrade Maven version to 3.9
-      run: |
-        sed -i -E '/^distributionUrl=/s/[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+/3.9.11/g' .mvn/wrapper/maven-wrapper.properties
-
     - name: Set up JDK
       uses: actions/setup-java@v6
       with: # running setup-java again overwrites the settings.xml
diff --git a/src/pom.xml b/src/pom.xml
index 732dd82..95ceeff 100644
--- a/src/pom.xml
+++ b/src/pom.xml
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
 				<plugin>
 					<groupId>org.sonatype.central</groupId>
 					<artifactId>central-publishing-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-					<version>0.11.0</version>
+					<version>0.12.0</version>
 				</plugin>
 			</plugins>
 		</pluginManagement>