diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index e1693ff..4a1d25e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -40,10 +40,7 @@ jobs:
                   git config --local user.email "aissemble-noreply@bah.com"
                   git config --local user.name "Github Actions"
                   git checkout -b ${{ inputs.releaseVersion }}-release
-                  mvn -B release:clean release:prepare release:perform -Possrh-release -DreleaseVersion=${{ inputs.releaseVersion }} -DdevelopmentVersion=${{ inputs.developmentVersion }}
-                  mvn release:update-versions -DdevelopmentVersion=${{ inputs.developmentVersion }}
-                  mvn clean install
-                  mvn scm:checkin -Dmessage=":arrow_up: push example modules to version ${{ inputs.developmentVersion }}"
+                  mvn -B release:prepare release:perform -Possrh-release -DreleaseVersion=${{ inputs.releaseVersion }} -DdevelopmentVersion=${{ inputs.developmentVersion }}
               env:
                   MAVEN_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_CENTRAL_REPO_TOKEN_USER }}
                   MAVEN_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_CENTRAL_REPO_TOKEN_KEY }}
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1e8fecb..16eb728 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -28,11 +28,11 @@
     <distributionManagement>
         <snapshotRepository>
             <id>ossrh</id>
-            <url>https://s01.oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots</url>
+            <url>https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots</url>
         </snapshotRepository>
         <repository>
             <id>ossrh</id>
-            <url>https://s01.oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/releases/</url>
+            <url>https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/releases/</url>
         </repository>
     </distributionManagement>
 
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@
                     <version>${version.nexus.staging.plugin}</version>
                     <configuration>
                         <serverId>ossrh</serverId>
-                        <nexusUrl>https://s01.oss.sonatype.org/</nexusUrl>
+                        <nexusUrl>https://oss.sonatype.org/</nexusUrl>
                         <!-- Automatically release staging repository and make deployed artifacts available on
                              Maven Central. This mitigates the need to manually log into the OSSRH Nexus instance
                              and release the staging repository -->
@@ -255,6 +255,11 @@
             <id>ossrh-release</id>
             <build>
                 <plugins>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <extensions>true</extensions>
+                    </plugin>
                     <plugin>
                         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                         <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>