diff --git a/.github/workflows/deployment.yml b/.github/workflows/deployment.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..54457d905
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/deployment.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+# For more information see:
+#  * https://docs.github.com/en/actions/learn-github-actions
+#  * https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-workflows/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions
+#  * https://github.com/actions/setup-java/blob/v3.13.0/docs/advanced-usage.md#Publishing-using-Apache-Maven
+#
+
+name: Deployment workflow
+
+on:
+    release:
+      types: [published]
+  
+jobs:
+    publish:
+      runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+      permissions:
+        contents: read
+        packages: write
+      steps:
+        - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        - name: Set up Java for publishing to Maven Central Repository
+          uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+          with:
+            # Use lowest supported LTS Java version
+            java-version: '8'
+            distribution: 'temurin'
+            server-id: ossrh  # Value of the distributionManagement/repository/id field of the pom.xml
+            server-username: MAVEN_USERNAME # env variable for username in deploy
+            server-password: MAVEN_PASSWORD # env variable for token in deploy
+            gpg-private-key: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_GPG_PRIVATE_KEY }} # Value of the GPG private key to import
+            gpg-passphrase: MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE # env variable for GPG private key passphrase
+    
+        - name: Publish to the Maven Central Repository
+          run: mvn --batch-mode deploy
+          env:
+            MAVEN_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_USERNAME }}
+            MAVEN_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_TOKEN }}
+            MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE }}
+        # - name: Set up Java for publishing to GitHub Packages
+        #   uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+        #   with:
+        #     # Use lowest supported LTS Java version
+        #     java-version: '8'
+        #     distribution: 'temurin'
+        # - name: Publish to GitHub Packages
+        #   run: mvn --batch-mode deploy
+        #   env:
+        #     GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 80c111d5c..ba0efd12d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -21,12 +21,6 @@
     </description>
     <url>https://github.com/douglascrockford/JSON-java</url>
 
-    <parent>
-        <groupId>org.sonatype.oss</groupId>
-        <artifactId>oss-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>9</version>
-    </parent>
-
     <scm>
         <url>https://github.com/douglascrockford/JSON-java.git</url>
         <connection>scm:git:git://github.com/douglascrockford/JSON-java.git</connection>
@@ -52,6 +46,20 @@
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
     </properties>
 
+
+    <distributionManagement>
+        <repository>
+            <id>ossrh</id>
+            <name>Central Repository OSSRH</name>
+            <url>https://oss.sonatype.org/service/local/staging/deploy/maven2/</url>
+        </repository>
+        <snapshotRepository>
+            <id>ossrh</id>
+            <url>https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots</url>
+        </snapshotRepository>
+    </distributionManagement>
+
+
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>junit</groupId>