diff --git a/.github/workflows/android-release.yml b/.github/workflows/android-release.yml
index 09cbfa9cd..e0a3c1854 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/android-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/android-release.yml
@@ -127,28 +127,20 @@ jobs:
             platform/android/MapLibreAndroid/build/outputs/aar/MapLibreAndroid-${{ matrix.RENDERER }}-${{ env.buildtype }}-${{ needs.android-create-release.outputs.version_tag }}.aar
             platform/android/build/debug-symbols-maplibre-android-${{ matrix.RENDERER }}-${{ env.buildtype }}-${{ needs.android-create-release.outputs.version_tag }}.tar.gz
 
-      - name: Prepare MavenCentral release
-        env:
-          GPG_KEY_CONTENTS: ${{ secrets.GPG_KEY_CONTENTS }}
-        run: |
-          echo "${GPG_KEY_CONTENTS}" | base64 -d > signing-key.gpg
-        shell: bash
-
       - name: Publish to MavenCentral
         run: |
           renderer=${{ matrix.RENDERER }}
           if [ "$renderer" = "opengl" ]; then
-            ./gradlew :MapLibreAndroid:publishOpengl${{ env.buildtype }}PublicationToSonatypeRepository
-            ./gradlew :MapLibreAndroid:publishDefault${{ env.buildtype }}PublicationToSonatypeRepository
+            ./gradlew :MapLibreAndroid:publishOpengl${{ env.buildtype }}PublicationToMavenCentralRepository
+            ./gradlew :MapLibreAndroid:publishDefault${{ env.buildtype }}PublicationToMavenCentralRepository
           else
-            ./gradlew :MapLibreAndroid:publishVulkan${{ env.buildtype }}PublicationToSonatypeRepository
+            ./gradlew :MapLibreAndroid:publishVulkan${{ env.buildtype }}PublicationToMavenCentralRepository
           fi
         env:
-          MAVEN_CENTRAL_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_CENTRAL_USERNAME }}
-          MAVEN_CENTRAL_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_CENTRAL_PASSWORD }}
-          SIGNING_KEY_ID: ${{ secrets.SIGNING_KEY_ID }}
-          SIGNING_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.SIGNING_PASSWORD }}
-          SONATYPE_STAGING_PROFILE_ID: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_STAGING_PROFILE_ID }}
+          ORG_GRADLE_PROJECT_mavenCentralUsername: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_CENTRAL_USERNAME }}
+          ORG_GRADLE_PROJECT_mavenCentralPassword: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_CENTRAL_PASSWORD }}
+          ORG_GRADLE_PROJECT_signingInMemoryKey: ${{ secrets.SIGNING_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+          ORG_GRADLE_PROJECT_signingInMemoryKeyPassword: ${{ secrets.SIGNING_PASSWORD }}
 
   finilize-release:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -170,13 +162,9 @@ jobs:
           distribution: "temurin"
           java-version: "17"
 
-      - name: Close Sonatype staging repository
-        run: ./gradlew closeSonatypeStagingRepository
-        working-directory: platform/android
-        env:
-          MAVEN_CENTRAL_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_CENTRAL_USERNAME }}
-          MAVEN_CENTRAL_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_CENTRAL_PASSWORD }}
-          SONATYPE_STAGING_PROFILE_ID: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_STAGING_PROFILE_ID }}
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@a0853c24544627f65ddf259abe73b1d18a591444 # v4
+        with:
+          node-version-file: ".nvmrc"
 
       - run: npm install
         working-directory: .
diff --git a/platform/android/build.gradle.kts b/platform/android/build.gradle.kts
index a992c50ae..0915ac305 100644
--- a/platform/android/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/platform/android/build.gradle.kts
@@ -1,21 +1,6 @@
 plugins {
-    alias(libs.plugins.nexusPublishPlugin)
     alias(libs.plugins.kotlinter) apply false
     alias(libs.plugins.kotlinAndroid) apply false
     id("com.jaredsburrows.license") version "0.9.8" apply false
     id("maplibre.dependencies")
-    id("maplibre.publish-root")
-}
-
-
-nexusPublishing {
-    repositories {
-        sonatype {
-            stagingProfileId.set(extra["sonatypeStagingProfileId"] as String?)
-            username.set(extra["mavenCentralUsername"] as String?)
-            password.set(extra["mavenCentralPassword"] as String?)
-            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/platform/android/buildSrc/build.gradle.kts b/platform/android/buildSrc/build.gradle.kts
index 4cdaa0204..3bbc201d1 100644
--- a/platform/android/buildSrc/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/platform/android/buildSrc/build.gradle.kts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ repositories {
 
 dependencies {
     implementation("com.vanniktech:gradle-dependency-graph-generator-plugin:0.3.0")
+    implementation("com.vanniktech:gradle-maven-publish-plugin:0.34.0")
     implementation("com.android.tools.build:gradle:8.6.0")
     implementation("com.android.application:com.android.application.gradle.plugin:8.6.0")
     implementation("commons-collections:commons-collections:3.2.2")
diff --git a/platform/android/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/maplibre.gradle-publish.gradle.kts b/platform/android/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/maplibre.gradle-publish.gradle.kts
index 7d0b157f5..23ddaa253 100644
--- a/platform/android/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/maplibre.gradle-publish.gradle.kts
+++ b/platform/android/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/maplibre.gradle-publish.gradle.kts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import org.gradle.api.Task
 import org.gradle.kotlin.dsl.get
 import java.util.Locale
 
@@ -5,8 +6,29 @@ plugins {
     `maven-publish`
     signing
     id("com.android.library")
+    id("com.vanniktech.maven.publish.base")
     id("maplibre.artifact-settings")
-    id("maplibre.publish-root")
+}
+
+
+afterEvaluate {
+    mavenPublishing {
+        publishToMavenCentral()
+        signAllPublications()
+    }
+}
+
+// Configure task dependencies after all tasks are created
+gradle.projectsEvaluated {
+    // Explicitly configure publish tasks to depend on their corresponding signing tasks
+    // This fixes Gradle's implicit dependency validation warnings
+    // Since some publications may share components (e.g., defaultdebug and opengldebug both use openglDebug),
+    // we ensure all signing tasks complete before any publish task
+    tasks.filter { it.name.startsWith("publish") && it.name.endsWith("PublicationToMavenCentralRepository") }.forEach { publishTask ->
+        tasks.filter { it.name.startsWith("sign") && it.name.endsWith("Publication") }.forEach { signingTask ->
+            publishTask.dependsOn(signingTask)
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 tasks.register<Javadoc>("androidJavadocs") {
@@ -89,14 +111,6 @@ fun configureMavenPublication(
 }
 
 
-// workaround for https://github.com/gradle/gradle/issues/26091#issuecomment-1836156762
-// https://github.com/gradle-nexus/publish-plugin/issues/208
-tasks {
-    withType<PublishToMavenRepository> {
-        dependsOn(withType<Sign>())
-    }
-}
-
 afterEvaluate {
     configureMavenPublication("opengl", "defaultrelease", "", "")
     configureMavenPublication("opengl", "defaultdebug", "-debug", " (Debug)", "Debug")
@@ -119,7 +133,3 @@ afterEvaluate {
         }
     }
 }
-
-signing {
-    sign(publishing.publications)
-}
diff --git a/platform/android/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/maplibre.publish-root.gradle.kts b/platform/android/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/maplibre.publish-root.gradle.kts
deleted file mode 100644
index e70c2a3f0..000000000
--- a/platform/android/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/maplibre.publish-root.gradle.kts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-extra["signing.keyId"] = System.getenv("SIGNING_KEY_ID")
-extra["signing.password"] = System.getenv("SIGNING_PASSWORD")
-extra["signing.secretKeyRingFile"] = "${projectDir}/../signing-key.gpg"
-extra["mavenCentralUsername"] = System.getenv("MAVEN_CENTRAL_USERNAME")
-extra["mavenCentralPassword"] = System.getenv("MAVEN_CENTRAL_PASSWORD")
-extra["sonatypeStagingProfileId"] = System.getenv("SONATYPE_STAGING_PROFILE_ID")