diff --git a/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-boot-tests/pom.xml b/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-boot-tests/pom.xml
index 32b79e4de..1629e0d62 100644
--- a/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-boot-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/dapr-spring/dapr-spring-boot-tests/pom.xml
@@ -47,6 +47,13 @@
         <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
       </plugin>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.sonatype.central</groupId>
+        <artifactId>central-publishing-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+        <configuration>
+          <skipPublishing>true</skipPublishing>
+        </configuration>
+      </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
 </project>
diff --git a/sdk-tests/pom.xml b/sdk-tests/pom.xml
index 7ceded677..9e8ed10a6 100644
--- a/sdk-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/sdk-tests/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
     <maven.compiler.source>17</maven.compiler.source>
     <maven.compiler.target>17</maven.compiler.target>
     <maven.deploy.skip>true</maven.deploy.skip>
-    <central-publishing-maven-plugin.skipPublishing>true</central-publishing-maven-plugin.skipPublishing>
     <dapr.sdk.version>1.14.2-rc-5</dapr.sdk.version>
     <dapr.sdk.alpha.version>0.14.2-rc-5</dapr.sdk.alpha.version>
     <protobuf.output.directory>${project.build.directory}/generated-sources</protobuf.output.directory>
@@ -297,6 +296,13 @@
           </execution>
         </executions>
       </plugin>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.sonatype.central</groupId>
+        <artifactId>central-publishing-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+        <configuration>
+          <skipPublishing>true</skipPublishing>
+        </configuration>
+      </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
 
diff --git a/spring-boot-examples/consumer-app/pom.xml b/spring-boot-examples/consumer-app/pom.xml
index 112e7a072..68d4309c3 100644
--- a/spring-boot-examples/consumer-app/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-examples/consumer-app/pom.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
   <name>consumer-app</name>
   <description>Spring Boot, Testcontainers and Dapr Integration Examples :: Consumer App</description>
 
-
   <dependencyManagement>
     <dependencies>
       <dependency>
@@ -101,6 +100,13 @@
           <skip>true</skip>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.sonatype.central</groupId>
+        <artifactId>central-publishing-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+        <configuration>
+          <skipPublishing>true</skipPublishing>
+        </configuration>
+      </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
 
diff --git a/spring-boot-examples/pom.xml b/spring-boot-examples/pom.xml
index 22c79473f..3e7fc2514 100644
--- a/spring-boot-examples/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-examples/pom.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 
   <properties>
     <maven.deploy.skip>true</maven.deploy.skip>
-    <central-publishing-maven-plugin.skipPublishing>true</central-publishing-maven-plugin.skipPublishing>
   </properties>
 
   <modules>
@@ -49,6 +48,13 @@
           <skip>true</skip>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.sonatype.central</groupId>
+        <artifactId>central-publishing-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+        <configuration>
+          <skipPublishing>true</skipPublishing>
+        </configuration>
+      </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
 </project>
diff --git a/spring-boot-examples/producer-app/pom.xml b/spring-boot-examples/producer-app/pom.xml
index 0e64059f6..a47f05f21 100644
--- a/spring-boot-examples/producer-app/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-examples/producer-app/pom.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
   <name>producer-app</name>
   <description>Spring Boot, Testcontainers and Dapr Integration Examples :: Producer App</description>
 
-
   <dependencyManagement>
     <dependencies>
       <dependency>
@@ -102,6 +101,13 @@
           <skip>true</skip>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.sonatype.central</groupId>
+        <artifactId>central-publishing-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+        <configuration>
+          <skipPublishing>true</skipPublishing>
+        </configuration>
+      </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
 </project>