diff --git a/aws-lambda-java-events-sdk-transformer/pom.xml b/aws-lambda-java-events-sdk-transformer/pom.xml
index 9b6afece1..d719ec8ac 100644
--- a/aws-lambda-java-events-sdk-transformer/pom.xml
+++ b/aws-lambda-java-events-sdk-transformer/pom.xml
@@ -160,18 +160,16 @@
             </executions>
           </plugin>
           <plugin>
-            <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
-            <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-            <version>1.6.3</version>
+            <groupId>org.sonatype.central</groupId>
+            <artifactId>central-publishing-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+            <version>0.8.0</version>
             <extensions>true</extensions>
             <configuration>
-              <serverId>sonatype-nexus-staging</serverId>
-              <nexusUrl>https://aws.oss.sonatype.org/</nexusUrl>
-              <autoReleaseAfterClose>false</autoReleaseAfterClose>
+              <publishingServerId>central</publishingServerId>
             </configuration>
           </plugin>
         </plugins>
       </build>
     </profile>
   </profiles>
-</project>
+</project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/aws-lambda-java-events/pom.xml b/aws-lambda-java-events/pom.xml
index 925273e9b..30c2746ab 100644
--- a/aws-lambda-java-events/pom.xml
+++ b/aws-lambda-java-events/pom.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
-         xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
-         xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 https://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
+    xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+    xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 https://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
     <groupId>com.amazonaws</groupId>
@@ -152,20 +152,18 @@
                         </executions>
                     </plugin>
                     <plugin>
-                        <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>1.6.3</version>
+                        <groupId>org.sonatype.central</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>central-publishing-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>0.8.0</version>
                         <extensions>true</extensions>
                         <configuration>
-                            <serverId>sonatype-nexus-staging</serverId>
-                            <nexusUrl>https://aws.oss.sonatype.org/</nexusUrl>
-                            <autoReleaseAfterClose>false</autoReleaseAfterClose>
+                            <publishingServerId>central</publishingServerId>
                         </configuration>
                     </plugin>
                     <plugin>
                         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                         <artifactId>maven-resources-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>3.2.0</version>
+                        <version>3.3.1</version>
                         <configuration>
                             <encoding>UTF-8</encoding>
                         </configuration>
@@ -173,7 +171,7 @@
                     <plugin>
                         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                         <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>3.8.1</version>
+                        <version>3.11.0</version>
                         <configuration>
                             <annotationProcessorPaths>
                                 <path>
@@ -189,4 +187,4 @@
             </build>
         </profile>
     </profiles>
-</project>
+</project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/aws-lambda-java-log4j2/README.md b/aws-lambda-java-log4j2/README.md
index b1b739b69..f13121750 100644
--- a/aws-lambda-java-log4j2/README.md
+++ b/aws-lambda-java-log4j2/README.md
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ If using maven shade plugin, set the plugin configuration as follows
   <plugin>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
     <artifactId>maven-shade-plugin</artifactId>
-    <version>2.4.3</version>
+    <version>3.6.1</version>
     <executions>
       <execution>
         <phase>package</phase>
diff --git a/aws-lambda-java-log4j2/pom.xml b/aws-lambda-java-log4j2/pom.xml
index b33300ef2..6a357d985 100644
--- a/aws-lambda-java-log4j2/pom.xml
+++ b/aws-lambda-java-log4j2/pom.xml
@@ -134,18 +134,16 @@
                         </executions>
                     </plugin>
                     <plugin>
-                        <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>1.6.3</version>
+                        <groupId>org.sonatype.central</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>central-publishing-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>0.8.0</version>
                         <extensions>true</extensions>
                         <configuration>
-                            <serverId>sonatype-nexus-staging</serverId>
-                            <nexusUrl>https://aws.oss.sonatype.org/</nexusUrl>
-                            <autoReleaseAfterClose>false</autoReleaseAfterClose>
+                            <publishingServerId>central</publishingServerId>
                         </configuration>
                     </plugin>
                 </plugins>
             </build>
         </profile>
     </profiles>
-</project>
+</project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/aws-lambda-java-serialization/pom.xml b/aws-lambda-java-serialization/pom.xml
index 7d5a7103b..7fa472118 100644
--- a/aws-lambda-java-serialization/pom.xml
+++ b/aws-lambda-java-serialization/pom.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
-         xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
+    xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
     <groupId>com.amazonaws</groupId>
@@ -169,14 +169,12 @@
                         </executions>
                     </plugin>
                     <plugin>
-                        <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>1.6.3</version>
+                        <groupId>org.sonatype.central</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>central-publishing-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>0.8.0</version>
                         <extensions>true</extensions>
                         <configuration>
-                            <serverId>sonatype-nexus-staging</serverId>
-                            <nexusUrl>https://aws.oss.sonatype.org/</nexusUrl>
-                            <autoReleaseAfterClose>false</autoReleaseAfterClose>
+                            <publishingServerId>central</publishingServerId>
                         </configuration>
                     </plugin>
                 </plugins>
diff --git a/aws-lambda-java-tests/pom.xml b/aws-lambda-java-tests/pom.xml
index da07133c1..598bbfcff 100644
--- a/aws-lambda-java-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/aws-lambda-java-tests/pom.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
-         xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
+    xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
     <groupId>com.amazonaws</groupId>
@@ -220,14 +220,12 @@
                         </executions>
                     </plugin>
                     <plugin>
-                        <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>1.6.3</version>
+                        <groupId>org.sonatype.central</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>central-publishing-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>0.8.0</version>
                         <extensions>true</extensions>
                         <configuration>
-                            <serverId>sonatype-nexus-staging</serverId>
-                            <nexusUrl>https://aws.oss.sonatype.org/</nexusUrl>
-                            <autoReleaseAfterClose>false</autoReleaseAfterClose>
+                            <publishingServerId>central</publishingServerId>
                         </configuration>
                     </plugin>
                 </plugins>
@@ -240,7 +238,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.8.1</version>
+                <version>3.11.0</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <source>${maven.compiler.source}</source>
                     <target>${maven.compiler.target}</target>
@@ -254,4 +252,4 @@
             </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>
-</project>
+</project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/experimental/aws-lambda-java-profiler/examples/function/profiling-example/pom.xml b/experimental/aws-lambda-java-profiler/examples/function/profiling-example/pom.xml
index c7465bfd8..ac1001009 100644
--- a/experimental/aws-lambda-java-profiler/examples/function/profiling-example/pom.xml
+++ b/experimental/aws-lambda-java-profiler/examples/function/profiling-example/pom.xml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-shade-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>3.2.4</version>
+          <version>3.6.1</version>
           <configuration>
           </configuration>
           <executions>
diff --git a/samples/custom-serialization/fastJson/HelloWorldFunction/pom.xml b/samples/custom-serialization/fastJson/HelloWorldFunction/pom.xml
index 7d3c44246..2a963ca21 100644
--- a/samples/custom-serialization/fastJson/HelloWorldFunction/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/custom-serialization/fastJson/HelloWorldFunction/pom.xml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-shade-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>3.2.4</version>
+          <version>3.6.1</version>
           <configuration>
           </configuration>
           <executions>
diff --git a/samples/custom-serialization/gson/HelloWorldFunction/pom.xml b/samples/custom-serialization/gson/HelloWorldFunction/pom.xml
index fd4271824..47d04926a 100644
--- a/samples/custom-serialization/gson/HelloWorldFunction/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/custom-serialization/gson/HelloWorldFunction/pom.xml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-shade-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>3.2.4</version>
+          <version>3.6.1</version>
           <configuration>
           </configuration>
           <executions>
diff --git a/samples/custom-serialization/jackson-jr/HelloWorldFunction/build.gradle b/samples/custom-serialization/jackson-jr/HelloWorldFunction/build.gradle
index 71c89b7ac..480abfded 100644
--- a/samples/custom-serialization/jackson-jr/HelloWorldFunction/build.gradle
+++ b/samples/custom-serialization/jackson-jr/HelloWorldFunction/build.gradle
@@ -14,5 +14,7 @@ dependencies {
     implementation 'com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-annotations:2.15.2'
 }
 
-sourceCompatibility = 21
-targetCompatibility = 21
+java {
+    sourceCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_21
+    targetCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_21
+}
diff --git a/samples/custom-serialization/moshi/HelloWorldFunction/pom.xml b/samples/custom-serialization/moshi/HelloWorldFunction/pom.xml
index 2773ef1f1..60277f10b 100644
--- a/samples/custom-serialization/moshi/HelloWorldFunction/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/custom-serialization/moshi/HelloWorldFunction/pom.xml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-shade-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>3.2.4</version>
+          <version>3.6.1</version>
           <configuration>
           </configuration>
           <executions>
diff --git a/samples/custom-serialization/request-stream-handler/HelloWorldFunction/pom.xml b/samples/custom-serialization/request-stream-handler/HelloWorldFunction/pom.xml
index f6ca21bf7..15e16439d 100644
--- a/samples/custom-serialization/request-stream-handler/HelloWorldFunction/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/custom-serialization/request-stream-handler/HelloWorldFunction/pom.xml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-shade-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>3.2.4</version>
+          <version>3.6.1</version>
           <configuration>
           </configuration>
           <executions>
diff --git a/samples/kinesis-firehose-event-handler/pom.xml b/samples/kinesis-firehose-event-handler/pom.xml
index 56c959244..fbd93b64f 100644
--- a/samples/kinesis-firehose-event-handler/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/kinesis-firehose-event-handler/pom.xml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit-jupiter</artifactId>
-            <version>RELEASE</version>
+            <version>5.9.2</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>