diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 8bd0f3c..2cb3393 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -121,22 +121,22 @@ jobs:
         git config --global user.name "GitHub Actions"
         git pull
     
-    - name: Set up JDK OSSRH
+    - name: Set up JDK
       uses: actions/setup-java@v4
       with: # running setup-java again overwrites the settings.xml
         java-version: '17'
         distribution: 'temurin'
-        server-id: ossrh
+        server-id: sonatype-central-portal
         server-username: MAVEN_CENTRAL_USERNAME
         server-password: MAVEN_CENTRAL_TOKEN
         gpg-passphrase: MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE
         gpg-private-key: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_GPG_PRIVATE_KEY }}
 
-    - name: Publish to OSSRH
-      run: ../mvnw -B deploy -Possrh -DskipTests
+    - name: Publish to Central Portal
+      run: ../mvnw -B deploy -P publish-sonatype-central-portal -DskipTests
       env:
-        MAVEN_CENTRAL_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.S01_OSS_SONATYPE_MAVEN_USERNAME }}
-        MAVEN_CENTRAL_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.S01_OSS_SONATYPE_MAVEN_TOKEN }}
+        MAVEN_CENTRAL_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_MAVEN_CENTRAL_PORTAL_USERNAME }}
+        MAVEN_CENTRAL_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_MAVEN_CENTRAL_PORTAL_TOKEN }}
         MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE }}
       working-directory: ${{ env.PRIMARY_MAVEN_MODULE }}
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/test-deploy.yml
index 03f5339..8a85891 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-deploy.yml
@@ -13,21 +13,21 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     
-    - name: Set up JDK OSSRH
+    - name: Set up JDK
       uses: actions/setup-java@v4
       with: # running setup-java again overwrites the settings.xml
         distribution: 'temurin'
         java-version: '17'
-        server-id: ossrh
+        server-id: sonatype-central-portal
         server-username: MAVEN_CENTRAL_USERNAME
         server-password: MAVEN_CENTRAL_TOKEN
         gpg-passphrase: MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE
         gpg-private-key: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_GPG_PRIVATE_KEY }}
 
-    - name: Publish to OSSRH
-      run: ../mvnw -B deploy -Possrh -DskipTests
+    - name: Publish to Central Portal
+      run: ../mvnw -B deploy -P publish-sonatype-central-portal -DskipTests
       working-directory: ${{ env.PRIMARY_MAVEN_MODULE }}
       env:
-        MAVEN_CENTRAL_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.S01_OSS_SONATYPE_MAVEN_USERNAME }}
-        MAVEN_CENTRAL_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.S01_OSS_SONATYPE_MAVEN_TOKEN }}
+        MAVEN_CENTRAL_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_MAVEN_CENTRAL_PORTAL_USERNAME }}
+        MAVEN_CENTRAL_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_MAVEN_CENTRAL_PORTAL_TOKEN }}
         MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE }}
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 116a656..5c85054 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ hs_err_pid*
 .idea/*
 !.idea/saveactions_settings.xml
 !.idea/checkstyle-idea.xml
+!.idea/externalDependencies.xml
 
 !.idea/inspectionProfiles/
 .idea/inspectionProfiles/*
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 14ff7c2..547b515 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# 1.2.1
+* Migrated deployment to _Sonatype Maven Central Portal_ [#155](https://github.com/xdev-software/standard-maven-template/issues/155)
+* Updated dependencies
+
 # 1.2.0
 * Remove testcontainer's dependency [onto JUnit 4](https://github.com/xdev-software/testcontainers-junit4-mock/?tab=readme-ov-file)
 * Update default Selenium version to ``4.32.0``
diff --git a/testcontainers-selenium/pom.xml b/testcontainers-selenium/pom.xml
index e00f584..a82e7ea 100644
--- a/testcontainers-selenium/pom.xml
+++ b/testcontainers-selenium/pom.xml
@@ -52,41 +52,6 @@
 		<skipTests>true</skipTests>
 	</properties>
 
-	<repositories>
-		<!-- The order of definitions matters. Explicitly defining central here 
-			to make sure it has the highest priority. -->
-		<repository>
-			<id>central</id>
-			<url>https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2</url>
-			<snapshots>
-				<enabled>false</enabled>
-			</snapshots>
-		</repository>
-	</repositories>
-
-	<pluginRepositories>
-		<!-- The order of definitions matters. Explicitly defining central here 
-			to make sure it has the highest priority. -->
-		<pluginRepository>
-			<id>central</id>
-			<url>https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2</url>
-			<snapshots>
-				<enabled>false</enabled>
-			</snapshots>
-		</pluginRepository>
-	</pluginRepositories>
-
-	<distributionManagement>
-		<snapshotRepository>
-			<id>ossrh</id>
-			<url>https://s01.oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots</url>
-		</snapshotRepository>
-		<repository>
-			<id>ossrh</id>
-			<url>https://s01.oss.sonatype.org/service/local/staging/deploy/maven2/</url>
-		</repository>
-	</distributionManagement>
-
 	<dependencies>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.testcontainers</groupId>
@@ -293,7 +258,7 @@
 			</properties>
 		</profile>
 		<profile>
-			<id>ossrh</id>
+			<id>publish-sonatype-central-portal</id>
 			<build>
 				<plugins>
 					<plugin>
@@ -337,16 +302,13 @@
 					</plugin>
 					
 					<plugin>
-						<groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
-						<artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-						<version>1.7.0</version>
+						<groupId>org.sonatype.central</groupId>
+						<artifactId>central-publishing-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+						<version>0.7.0</version>
 						<extensions>true</extensions>
 						<configuration>
-							<serverId>ossrh</serverId>
-							<nexusUrl>https://s01.oss.sonatype.org/</nexusUrl>
-							<!-- Sometimes OSSRH is really slow -->
-							<stagingProgressTimeoutMinutes>30</stagingProgressTimeoutMinutes>
-							<autoReleaseAfterClose>true</autoReleaseAfterClose>
+							<publishingServerId>sonatype-central-portal</publishingServerId>
+							<autoPublish>true</autoPublish>
 						</configuration>
 					</plugin>
 				</plugins>