diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e9fd3441
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+
+name: Pulsar-Spark Release
+
+on:
+  release:
+    types: [created]
+
+jobs:
+  upload:
+    name: Upload Release files
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: Set up JDK 1.8
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v1
+        with:
+          java-version: 1.8
+
+      - name: Release Maven package
+        uses: samuelmeuli/action-maven-publish@v1
+        with:
+          gpg_private_key: ${{ secrets.GPG_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+          gpg_passphrase: ${{ secrets.PASSPHRASE }}
+          nexus_username: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_USERNAME }}
+          nexus_password: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_PASSWORD }}
+          server_id: ossrh
+          maven_profiles: release
+          maven_goals_phases: clean deploy
+          maven_args: -DskipTests
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index cb65e344..53f88d1d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -73,10 +73,11 @@
     <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.7.0</maven-compiler-plugin.version>
     <maven-dependency-plugin.version>3.1.1</maven-dependency-plugin.version>
     <maven-shade-plugin.version>3.1.0</maven-shade-plugin.version>
-    <maven-source-plugin.version>2.2.1</maven-source-plugin.version>
+    <maven-source-plugin.version>3.2.0</maven-source-plugin.version>
     <maven-surefire-plugin.version>2.21.0</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
     <scala-maven-plugin.version>4.0.2</scala-maven-plugin.version>
     <scalatest-maven-plugin.version>2.0.0</scalatest-maven-plugin.version>
+    <nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version>1.6.8</nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version>
   </properties>
 
   <!-- dependencies for all modules -->
@@ -161,6 +162,19 @@
 
   <build>
     <plugins>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>${maven-source-plugin.version}</version>
+        <executions>
+          <execution>
+            <id>attach-sources</id>
+            <goals>
+              <goal>jar-no-fork</goal>
+            </goals>
+          </execution>
+        </executions>
+      </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
         <version>${maven-compiler-plugin.version}</version>
@@ -215,6 +229,12 @@
         <artifactId>scala-maven-plugin</artifactId>
         <version>${scala-maven-plugin.version}</version>
         <executions>
+          <execution>
+            <id>attach-javadocs</id>
+            <goals>
+                <goal>doc-jar</goal>
+            </goals>
+          </execution>
           <execution>
             <id>eclipse-add-source</id>
             <goals>
@@ -365,6 +385,43 @@
     </plugins>
   </build>
   <profiles>
+    <profile>
+      <id>release</id>
+      <build>
+        <plugins>
+          <plugin>
+            <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
+            <executions>
+              <execution>
+                <id>sign-artifacts</id>
+                <phase>verify</phase>
+                <goals>
+                  <goal>sign</goal>
+                </goals>
+              </execution>
+            </executions>
+            <configuration>
+              <!-- Prevent `gpg` from using pinentry programs -->
+              <gpgArguments>
+                <arg>--pinentry-mode</arg>
+                <arg>loopback</arg>
+              </gpgArguments>
+            </configuration>
+          </plugin>
+          <plugin>
+            <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
+            <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+            <version>${nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version}</version>
+            <extensions>true</extensions>
+            <configuration>
+              <serverId>ossrh</serverId>
+              <nexusUrl>https://oss.sonatype.org/</nexusUrl>
+              <autoReleaseAfterClose>true</autoReleaseAfterClose>
+            </configuration>
+          </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+      </build>
+    </profile>
   </profiles>
   <repositories>
     <repository>
@@ -379,9 +436,13 @@
     </repository>
   </repositories>
   <distributionManagement>
+    <snapshotRepository>
+      <id>ossrh</id>
+      <url>https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots</url>
+    </snapshotRepository>
     <repository>
-      <id>streamnative</id>
-      <url>https://api.bintray.com/maven/streamnative/maven/io.streamnative.pulsar-spark/;publish=1</url>
+      <id>ossrh</id>
+      <url>https://oss.sonatype.org/service/local/staging/deploy/maven2/</url>
     </repository>
   </distributionManagement>
 </project>