diff --git a/.github/workflows/hotfix-release.yml b/.github/workflows/hotfix-release.yml
index 072da2a7..2bace0fc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/hotfix-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/hotfix-release.yml
@@ -27,6 +27,22 @@ on:
       version:
         description: 'Version'
         required: true
+      release_docker_image:
+        description: 'Should we release the Docker image?'
+        required: true
+        default: 'yes'
+        type: choice
+        options:
+          - 'yes'
+          - 'no'
+      release_edc:
+        description: 'Should we release the EDC extension?'
+        required: true
+        default: 'yes'
+        type: choice
+        options:
+          - 'yes'
+          - 'no'
 
 jobs:
   build:
@@ -59,8 +75,16 @@ jobs:
           git tag v${{ inputs.version }}
           git push origin v${{ inputs.version }}
   call-image-release:
+    if: ${{ inputs.release_docker_image == 'yes' }}
     uses: ./.github/workflows/publish-image-registry.yml
     needs: build
     secrets: inherit
     with:
       tag: v${{ inputs.version }}
+  call-edc-maven-central-publish:
+    if: ${{ inputs.release_edc == 'yes' }}
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/publish-edc-ext-to-maven-central.yml
+    needs: build
+    secrets: inherit
+    with:
+      tag: v${{ inputs.version }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-edc-ext-to-maven-central.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-edc-ext-to-maven-central.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8f4e5bd3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-edc-ext-to-maven-central.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+################################################################################
+# Copyright (c) 2024 Robert Bosch Manufacturing Solutions GmbH and others
+# Copyright (c) 2024 Contributors to the Eclipse Foundation
+#
+# See the NOTICE file(s) distributed with this work for additional
+# information regarding copyright ownership.
+#
+# This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
+# terms of the Apache License, Version 2.0 which is available at
+# https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+# WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+# License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+################################################################################
+
+---
+
+name: Publish EDC extension to Maven Central
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      tag:
+        type: string
+        description: The name of the tag from which we would like to build an artifact
+        required: true
+
+jobs:
+  maven-release:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout if workflow_dispatch
+        if: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' }}
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ inputs.tag }}
+      - name: setup-java
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+        with:
+          distribution: temurin
+          java-version: 17
+          server-id: ossrh
+          server-username: MAVEN_USERNAME
+          server-password: MAVEN_PASSWORD
+      - name: Setup Maven Action
+        uses: s4u/setup-maven-action@v1.7.0
+        with:
+          java-version: 17
+      - name: List Keys (set up GPG)
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          gpg -K --keyid-format=long
+      - name: Import GPG Private Key
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          echo "use-agent" >> ~/.gnupg/gpg.conf
+          echo "pinentry-mode loopback" >> ~/.gnupg/gpg.conf
+          echo -e "${{ secrets.ORG_GPG_PRIVATE_KEY }}" | gpg --import --batch
+          for fpr in $(gpg --list-keys --with-colons | awk -F: '/fpr:/ {print $10}' | sort -u);
+          do
+            echo -e "5\\ny\\n" |  gpg --batch --command-fd 0 --expert --edit-key $fpr trust;
+          done
+      - name: Publish to the Maven Central Repository
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          mvn clean verify nexus-staging:deploy -Dgpg.passphrase=${{ secrets.ORG_GPG_PASSPHRASE }} -f libraries/edc-extension/pom.xml -P release-to-central
+        env:
+          MAVEN_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.ORG_OSSRH_USERNAME }}
+          MAVEN_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.ORG_OSSRH_PASSWORD }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index e18e2678..345e401f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -27,6 +27,22 @@ on:
       version:
         description: 'Version'
         required: true
+      release_docker_image:
+        description: 'Should we release the Docker image?'
+        required: true
+        default: 'yes'
+        type: choice
+        options:
+          - 'yes'
+          - 'no'
+      release_edc:
+        description: 'Should we release the EDC extension?'
+        required: true
+        default: 'yes'
+        type: choice
+        options:
+          - 'yes'
+          - 'no'
 
 jobs:
   build:
@@ -64,8 +80,16 @@ jobs:
           git push origin release
           git push origin v${{ inputs.version }}
   call-image-release:
+    if: ${{ inputs.release_docker_image == 'yes' }}
     uses: ./.github/workflows/publish-image-registry.yml
     needs: build
     secrets: inherit
+    with:
+      tag: v${{ inputs.version }}
+  call-edc-maven-central-publish:
+    if: ${{ inputs.release_edc == 'yes' }}
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/publish-edc-ext-to-maven-central.yml
+    needs: build
+    secrets: inherit
     with:
       tag: v${{ inputs.version }}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/libraries/edc-extension/pom.xml b/libraries/edc-extension/pom.xml
index 83ce97f5..1ecbded0 100644
--- a/libraries/edc-extension/pom.xml
+++ b/libraries/edc-extension/pom.xml
@@ -37,16 +37,22 @@
    <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
    <organization>
-      <name>${organization}</name>
-      <url>${url}</url>
+      <name>Tractus-X project</name>
+      <url>https://projects.eclipse.org/projects/automotive.tractusx</url>
    </organization>
 
+   <scm>
+      <url>https://github.com/eclipse-tractusx/sldt-digital-twin-registry/</url>
+      <connection>scm:git:https://github.com/eclipse-tractusx/sldt-digital-twin-registry.git</connection>
+      <developerConnection>scm:git:https://github.com/eclipse-tractusx/sldt-digital-twin-registry.git</developerConnection>
+   </scm>
+
    <licenses>
       <license>
-         <name>${licence_name}</name>
-         <url>${licence_url}</url>
-         <distribution>${licence_distribution}</distribution>
-         <comments>${licence_comments}</comments>
+         <name>Apache License, Version 2.0</name>
+         <url>https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.txt</url>
+         <distribution>repo</distribution>
+         <comments>An Eclipse Project</comments>
       </license>
    </licenses>
 
@@ -111,26 +117,74 @@
    </dependencies>
 
    <build>
+      <resources>
+         <resource>
+            <directory>${project.parent.basedir}</directory>
+            <includes>
+               <include>LICENSE</include>
+               <include>NOTICE.md</include>
+               <include>DEPENDENCIES</include>
+            </includes>
+            <targetPath>META-INF/</targetPath>
+         </resource>
+         <resource>
+            <directory>${project.basedir}/src/main/resources</directory>
+         </resource>
+      </resources>
       <plugins>
          <plugin>
             <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
             <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
          </plugin>
-
          <plugin>
             <groupId>io.github.git-commit-id</groupId>
             <artifactId>git-commit-id-maven-plugin</artifactId>
          </plugin>
-
          <plugin>
             <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
             <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
          </plugin>
-
          <plugin>
             <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-            <artifactId>maven-deploy-plugin</artifactId>
+            <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
+         </plugin>
+         <plugin>
+            <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+            <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
          </plugin>
       </plugins>
    </build>
+
+   <profiles>
+      <profile>
+         <id>release-to-central</id>
+         <activation>
+            <activeByDefault>false</activeByDefault>
+         </activation>
+         <build>
+            <plugins>
+               <plugin>
+                  <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                  <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
+               </plugin>
+               <plugin>
+                  <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
+                  <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+               </plugin>
+            </plugins>
+         </build>
+      </profile>
+   </profiles>
+
+   <distributionManagement>
+      <snapshotRepository>
+         <id>ossrh</id>
+         <url>https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots</url>
+      </snapshotRepository>
+      <repository>
+         <id>ossrh</id>
+         <url>https://oss.sonatype.org/service/local/staging/deploy/maven2/</url>
+      </repository>
+   </distributionManagement>
+
 </project>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1327b9bd..93e69205 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -438,15 +438,67 @@
 						</systemPropertyVariables>
 					</configuration>
 				</plugin>
+				<plugin>
+					<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+					<artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
+					<version>3.6.3</version>
+					<executions>
+						<execution>
+							<id>attach-javadocs</id>
+							<goals>
+								<goal>jar</goal>
+							</goals>
+						</execution>
+					</executions>
+				</plugin>
+				<plugin>
+					<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+					<artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
+					<version>3.3.1</version>
+					<executions>
+						<execution>
+							<id>attach-sources</id>
+							<goals>
+								<goal>jar-no-fork</goal>
+							</goals>
+						</execution>
+					</executions>
+				</plugin>
+				<plugin>
+					<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+					<artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
+					<version>3.2.2</version>
+					<executions>
+						<execution>
+							<id>sign-artifacts</id>
+							<phase>verify</phase>
+							<goals>
+								<goal>sign</goal>
+							</goals>
+						</execution>
+					</executions>
+				</plugin>
+				<plugin>
+					<groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
+					<artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+					<version>1.6.13</version>
+					<extensions>true</extensions>
+					<configuration>
+						<serverId>ossrh</serverId>
+						<nexusUrl>https://oss.sonatype.org/</nexusUrl>
+						<!-- TODO: change to true! -->
+						<autoReleaseAfterClose>false</autoReleaseAfterClose>
+					</configuration>
+				</plugin>
 				<plugin>
 					<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 					<artifactId>maven-deploy-plugin</artifactId>
 					<version>2.8.2</version>
 				</plugin>
 				<plugin>
-				<groupId>org.openapitools</groupId>
-				<artifactId>openapi-generator-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>6.2.1</version>
+					<groupId>org.openapitools</groupId>
+					<artifactId>openapi-generator-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+					<version>6.2.1</version>
 				</plugin>
 			</plugins>
 		</pluginManagement>