diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index e67e2a7..981a92e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ jobs:
         name: Get secrets
         with:
           aws_assume_role: ${{ vars.AWS_ROLE_ARN }}
-          ssm_parameter_pairs: '/production/common/releasing/sonatype/username = SONATYPE_USER_NAME,
-          /production/common/releasing/sonatype/password = SONATYPE_PASSWORD,
+          ssm_parameter_pairs: '/production/common/releasing/sonatype/central/username = SONATYPE_USER_NAME,
+          /production/common/releasing/sonatype/central/password = SONATYPE_PASSWORD,
           /production/common/releasing/java/keyId = SIGNING_KEY_ID'
           s3_path_pairs: 'launchdarkly-releaser/java/code-signing-keyring.gpg = code-signing-keyring.gpg'
 
diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index b51c1b4..63731ed 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -3,10 +3,6 @@ import org.gradle.api.tasks.testing.logging.TestExceptionFormat
 import org.gradle.external.javadoc.CoreJavadocOptions
 import org.gradle.external.javadoc.StandardJavadocDocletOptions
 
-// These values come from gradle.properties or command line
-val ossrhUsername: String? by project
-val ossrhPassword: String? by project
-
 buildscript {
     repositories {
         mavenCentral()
@@ -226,7 +222,10 @@ if (project == rootProject) {
     configure<io.github.gradlenexus.publishplugin.NexusPublishExtension> {
         clientTimeout.set(Duration.ofMinutes(2)) // we've seen extremely long delays in creating repositories
         repositories {
-            sonatype()
+            sonatype {
+                nexusUrl.set(uri("https://ossrh-staging-api.central.sonatype.com/service/local/"))
+                snapshotRepositoryUrl.set(uri("https://central.sonatype.com/repository/maven-snapshots/"))
+            }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index a7d4b18..0a27a47 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 # x-release-please-start-version
 version=4.2.0
 # x-release-please-end
-ossrhUsername=
-ossrhPassword=
 
 # See https://github.com/gradle/gradle/issues/11308 regarding the following property
 systemProp.org.gradle.internal.publish.checksums.insecure=true