diff --git a/CLAUDE.md b/CLAUDE.md
index 60f2f88..622b193 100644
--- a/CLAUDE.md
+++ b/CLAUDE.md
@@ -107,6 +107,27 @@ The project uses Docker-based cross-compilation toolchains (see `docker/` direct
 - Run tests before creating PR: `./sbt test`
 - Format code: `./sbt scalafmtAll`
 
+### Release Process
+The project uses sbt's built-in Sonatype integration for publishing:
+
+```bash
+# 1. Stage artifacts to Sonatype
+./sbt publishSigned
+
+# 2. Release to Maven Central
+./sbt sonaRelease
+```
+
+**Prerequisites:**
+- Set up Sonatype credentials in `~/.sbt/1.0/sonatype.sbt`:
+  ```scala
+  credentials += Credentials("Sonatype Nexus Repository Manager",
+                            "s01.oss.sonatype.org",
+                            "<username>",
+                            "<password>")
+  ```
+- Configure PGP signing for artifact signing
+
 ### Common Development Tasks
 - When making changes to native code, rebuild with `make clean-native native`
 - For Java/Scala changes, use `./sbt ~test` for continuous testing
diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 4e3ab52..fa62a9c 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -5,8 +5,11 @@ organization     := "org.xerial.snappy"
 organizationName := "xerial.org"
 description      := "snappy-java: A fast compression/decompression library"
 
-sonatypeProfileName   := "org.xerial"
-ThisBuild / publishTo := sonatypePublishToBundle.value
+ThisBuild / publishTo := {
+  val nexus = "https://s01.oss.sonatype.org/"
+  if (isSnapshot.value) Some("snapshots" at nexus + "content/repositories/snapshots")
+  else Some("releases" at nexus + "service/local/staging/deploy/maven2")
+}
 licenses              := Seq("Apache-2.0" -> url("https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html"))
 homepage              := Some(url("https://github.com/xerial/snappy-java"))
 scmInfo := Some(
diff --git a/project/build.properties b/project/build.properties
index fa5667a..138bc7a 100755
--- a/project/build.properties
+++ b/project/build.properties
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-sbt.version=1.10.11
+sbt.version=1.11.3
 
diff --git a/project/plugins.sbt b/project/plugins.sbt
index 6dcc73c..38b57e6 100755
--- a/project/plugins.sbt
+++ b/project/plugins.sbt
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-addSbtPlugin("org.xerial.sbt" % "sbt-sonatype" % "3.12.2")
 addSbtPlugin("com.github.sbt" % "sbt-pgp"      % "2.3.1")
 addSbtPlugin("com.github.sbt" % "sbt-osgi"     % "0.10.0")
 addSbtPlugin("org.scalameta"  % "sbt-scalafmt" % "2.5.5")