diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-new-version.yml b/.github/workflows/release-new-version.yml
index 8c940e714..641ba991a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-new-version.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-new-version.yml
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ jobs:
           name: ${{ needs.maven-central-release.outputs.releaseVersion }}
           tag: ${{ needs.maven-central-release.outputs.releaseTag }}
           allowUpdates: true
-          prerelease: true
+          draft: true
           artifacts: target/*.jar
           token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 06a049fbb..ccb25d2b2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
     <!-- plugin versions a-z -->
     <plugin.animalsniffer.version>1.24</plugin.animalsniffer.version>
     <plugin.build-helper-maven-version>3.6.0</plugin.build-helper-maven-version>
-    <plugin.central-publishing.version>0.7.0</plugin.central-publishing.version>
+    <plugin.central-publishing.version>0.9.0</plugin.central-publishing.version>
     <plugin.maven-antrun.version>3.1.0</plugin.maven-antrun.version>
     <plugin.maven-assembly.version>3.7.1</plugin.maven-assembly.version>
     <plugin.maven-compiler.version>3.14.0</plugin.maven-compiler.version>