diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 8ac1e3cf..66a30e19 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ plugins {
     // Publishing of JAR to Nexus instances (e.g., OSSRH)
     // https://github.com/gradle-nexus/publish-plugin
     id "io.github.gradle-nexus.publish-plugin" version "2.0.0"
-    id "io.freefair.maven-publish-java" version "9.0.0"
+    id "io.freefair.maven-publish-java" version "9.1.0"
 }
 
 group = 'edu.kit.datamanager'
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ dependencies {
     // read from and write to zip files
     implementation group: 'net.lingala.zip4j', name: 'zip4j', version: '2.11.5'
     // compare json documents in tests
-    implementation 'com.github.fslev:json-compare:7.1'
+    implementation 'com.github.fslev:json-compare:7.2'
     // url validator
     implementation group: 'commons-validator', name: 'commons-validator', version: '1.10.0'
     // logging
diff --git a/gradle/profile-release.gradle b/gradle/profile-release.gradle
index 471eedc8..b9a0d003 100644
--- a/gradle/profile-release.gradle
+++ b/gradle/profile-release.gradle
@@ -49,15 +49,11 @@ javadoc {
 //see https://github.com/gradle-nexus/publish-plugin
 nexusPublishing {
     repositories {
-        //select sonatype repository as publication destination 
-        //uses pre-configured URLs, e.g. https://oss.sonatype.org/
-        sonatype()
-        //for alternate publication desination define nexusUrl and snapshotRepositoryUrl
-        //also relevant for users registered in Sonatype after 24 Feb 2021
-        //sonatype {
-        //    nexusUrl.set(uri("https://s01.oss.sonatype.org/service/local/"))
-        //    snapshotRepositoryUrl.set(uri("https://s01.oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots/"))
-        //}
+        //select sonatype repository as publication destination
+        sonatype {
+            nexusUrl.set(uri("https://ossrh-staging-api.central.sonatype.com/service/local/"))
+            snapshotRepositoryUrl.set(uri("https://central.sonatype.com/repository/maven-snapshots/"))
+        }
     }
 }