diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 52aaa49a..ec30762f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -167,6 +167,28 @@
                 </plugins>
             </build>
         </profile>
+
+        <!-- Profile for deploying to Sonatype OSSRH -->
+
+        <profile>
+            <id>central</id>
+            <build>
+                <pluginManagement>
+                    <plugins>
+                        <plugin>
+                            <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
+                            <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                            <extensions>true</extensions>
+                            <configuration>
+                                <serverId>ossrh</serverId>
+                                <nexusUrl>https://s01.oss.sonatype.org/</nexusUrl>
+                                <autoReleaseAfterClose>true</autoReleaseAfterClose>
+                            </configuration>
+                        </plugin>
+                    </plugins>
+                </pluginManagement>
+            </build>
+        </profile>
     </profiles>
 
     <scm>