diff --git a/bindings/java/pom.xml.in b/bindings/java/pom.xml.in
index 1052d5aaac76..ac4f2fbb9218 100644
--- a/bindings/java/pom.xml.in
+++ b/bindings/java/pom.xml.in
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.openucx</groupId>
   <artifactId>jucx</artifactId>
-  <version>@VERSION@</version>
+  <version>@VERSION@-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
   <name>jucx</name>
   <url>https://github.com/openucx/ucx</url>
diff --git a/bindings/java/src/main/native/Makefile.am b/bindings/java/src/main/native/Makefile.am
index 09b0ffa9e708..c3fb8fc41a30 100644
--- a/bindings/java/src/main/native/Makefile.am
+++ b/bindings/java/src/main/native/Makefile.am
@@ -55,11 +55,6 @@ libjucx_la_SOURCES = context.cc \
 
 libjucx_la_CXXFLAGS = -fPIC -DPIC -Werror
 
-libjucx_la_LIBADD = $(topdir)/src/ucs/libucs.la \
-                    $(topdir)/src/uct/libuct.la \
-                    $(topdir)/src/ucm/libucm.la \
-                    $(topdir)/src/ucp/libucp.la
-
 libjucx_la_DEPENDENCIES = Makefile.am Makefile.in Makefile
 
 # Compile Java source code and pack to jar
@@ -74,6 +69,10 @@ install-data-hook: package
 clean-local:
 	-rm -rf $(java_build_dir)
 
+# Publish JUCX jar to maven central
+publish:
+	$(MVNCMD) deploy -DskipTests
+
 test:
 	$(MVNCMD) test -DargLine="-XX:OnError='cat hs_err_pid%p.log'"
 docs:
diff --git a/buildlib/azure-pipelines-release.yml b/buildlib/azure-pipelines-release.yml
index 9ade13a2ddff..59267785b602 100644
--- a/buildlib/azure-pipelines-release.yml
+++ b/buildlib/azure-pipelines-release.yml
@@ -22,13 +22,23 @@ stages:
           - bash: ./autogen.sh
             displayName: Setup autotools
 
+          - bash: sed -i -e 's/@VERSION@-SNAPSHOT/@VERSION@/g' bindings/java/pom.xml.in
+            displayName: Set JUCX release version
+
           - bash: |
               set -eE
               gcc --version
-              ./contrib/configure-release
+              ./contrib/configure-release --with-java
               ./contrib/buildrpm.sh -s -t -b
             displayName: Build tarball
 
+          - bash: |
+              set -eE
+              gcc --version
+              make -C bindings/java/src/main/native/Makefile
+              make -C bindings/java/src/main/native/Makefile publish
+            displayName: Make and publish JUCX release jar
+
           - task: GithubRelease@0
             displayName: Create/edit GitHub Draft Release
             inputs:
diff --git a/buildlib/azure-pipelines.yml b/buildlib/azure-pipelines.yml
index ef6343a3bf77..05f65681b09a 100644
--- a/buildlib/azure-pipelines.yml
+++ b/buildlib/azure-pipelines.yml
@@ -135,6 +135,22 @@ stages:
               ./contrib/buildrpm.sh -s -t -b
             displayName: Build tarball
 
+      # Test RPM build
+      - job: publish_jucx
+        displayName: Publish JUCX SNAPSHOT artifact to maven central
+        container: fedora
+        steps:
+          - bash: ./autogen.sh
+            displayName: Setup autotools
+
+          - bash: |
+              set -eE
+              gcc --version
+              ./contrib/configure-release --with-java
+              make -C bindings/java/src/main/native/
+              make -C bindings/java/src/main/native/ publish
+            displayName: Make and publish JUCX jar
+
   - stage: Tests
     dependsOn: [Codestyle]
     jobs: