diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index ea14aada4277baeaa3ef061fb8562bcd27445a9f..acf27cf1f728ff56f0c1fa42528776c167ea3be0 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -7,11 +7,13 @@ cache:
 
 before_script:
   - "export GRADLE_USER_HOME=$(pwd)/.gradle"
+  - "echo $SIGNING_secretKey | base64 -d > $GRADLE_USER_HOME/sonatype_upload.gpg"
   - "chmod +x ./gradlew"
 
 stages:
   - "build"
   - "test"
+  - "release"
 
 build:
   stage: "build"
@@ -34,3 +36,13 @@ test:
         - "*/build/reports/*.xml"
   except:
     - "tags"
+
+release:
+  stage: "release"
+  script:
+    - "./gradlew publish"
+  artifacts:
+    paths:
+      - "*/build/libs/*"
+#  only:
+#    - "tags"
diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index e28ee393ae0c8386d26499b35dad767286a6074a..77cb859d0cbd103953518af5bf0311461bcc149a 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ plugins {
   id("org.jetbrains.dokka") version "1.4.20"
   id("maven-publish")
   id("jacoco")
+  id("com.vanniktech.maven.publish") version "0.13.0"
 }
 
 repositories {
@@ -71,62 +72,3 @@ tasks.withType<KotlinCompile> {
     )
   }
 }
-
-tasks {
-  val sourcesJar by registering(Jar::class) {
-    dependsOn(JavaPlugin.CLASSES_TASK_NAME)
-    archiveClassifier.set("sources")
-    from(sourceSets["main"].allSource)
-  }
-
-  val javadocJar by registering(Jar::class) {
-    dependsOn("dokkaJavadoc")
-    archiveClassifier.set("javadoc")
-    from(javadoc)
-  }
-
-  artifacts {
-    archives(sourcesJar)
-    archives(javadocJar)
-    archives(jar)
-  }
-}
-
-publishing {
-  publications {
-    register<MavenPublication>("mavenJava") {
-      from(components["java"])
-      artifact(tasks["sourcesJar"])
-      artifact(tasks["javadocJar"])
-
-      groupId = "de.justjanne"
-      artifactId = "kotlin-bitflags"
-      version = "0.1.0"
-
-      pom.withXml {
-        asNode().apply {
-          appendNode("description", "Simple Bitflags for Kotlin")
-          appendNode("name", rootProject.name)
-          appendNode("url", "https://git.kuschku.de/justJanne/kotlin-bitflags")
-          appendNode("licenses").appendNode("license").apply {
-            appendNode("name", "Mozilla Public License Version 2.0")
-            appendNode("url", "https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/MPL/2.0/")
-          }
-          appendNode("developers").appendNode("developer").apply {
-            appendNode("name", "Janne Mareike Koschinski")
-            appendNode("email", "support@kuschku.de")
-            appendNode("organizationUrl", "https://kuschku.de/")
-          }
-          appendNode("scm").apply {
-            appendNode("connection", "scm:git:https://git.kuschku.de/justJanne/kotlin-bitflags.git")
-            appendNode("developerConnection", "scm:git:ssh://git.kuschku.de:2222/justJanne/kotlin-bitflags.git")
-            appendNode("url", "https://git.kuschku.de/justJanne/kotlin-bitflags")
-          }
-          appendNode("properties").apply {
-            appendNode("project.build.sourceEncoding", "UTF-8")
-          }
-        }
-      }
-    }
-  }
-}
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index cb409ff69d88b04a8b0144ed933fb54244d74951..ad112f06c20833d1fd2c87e8b40396d48d5d46b1 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,2 +1,20 @@
 kotlin.code.style=official
 junit5Version=5.6.0
+
+GROUP=de.justjanne
+VERSION_NAME=1.0.0-RC
+POM_ARTIFACT_ID=kotlin-bitflags
+POM_NAME=kotlin-bitflags
+POM_DESCRIPTION=Simple Bitflags for Kotlin
+
+POM_URL=https://git.kuschku.de/justJanne/kotlin-bitflags
+POM_SCM_URL=https://git.kuschku.de/justJanne/kotlin-bitflags
+POM_SCM_CONNECTION=scm:git:https://git.kuschku.de/justJanne/kotlin-bitflags.git
+POM_SCM_DEV_CONNECTION=scm:git:ssh://git.kuschku.de:2222/justJanne/kotlin-bitflags.git
+
+POM_LICENSE_NAME=Mozilla Public License Version 2.0
+POM_LICENSE_URL=https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/MPL/2.0/
+POM_LICENSE_DIST=repo
+
+POM_DEVELOPER_ID=justJanne
+POM_DEVELOPER_NAME=Janne Mareike Koschinski