diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 1c59b50..a425e65 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -38,11 +38,11 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Build & Publish to Maven
         env:
-          SONATYPE_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_USERNAME }}
-          SONATYPE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_PASSWORD }}
-          SIGNING_KEY: ${{ secrets.SIGNING_KEY }}
-          SIGNING_KEY_ID: ${{ secrets.SIGNING_KEY_ID }}
-          SIGNING_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.SIGNING_PASSWORD }}
+          ORG_GRADLE_PROJECT_mavenCentralUsername: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_USERNAME }}
+          ORG_GRADLE_PROJECT_mavenCentralPassword: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_PASSWORD }}
+          ORG_GRADLE_PROJECT_signingInMemoryKey: ${{ secrets.SIGNING_KEY }}
+          ORG_GRADLE_PROJECT_signingInMemoryKeyId: ${{ secrets.SIGNING_KEY_ID }}
+          ORG_GRADLE_PROJECT_signingInMemoryKeyPassword: ${{ secrets.SIGNING_PASSWORD }}
         run: |
           chmod +x ./gradlew
           ./gradlew :lib:publishToMavenLocal :lib:publish --stacktrace --no-daemon
diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index d74d949..b2d3656 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 plugins {
 	alias(libs.plugins.android.library) apply false
+	alias(libs.plugins.publish) apply false
 }
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index dc46f4a..94c399e 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 [versions]
 agp = "8.8.1"
+publish = "0.30.0"
 
 [libraries]
 
 [plugins]
 android-library = { id = "com.android.library", version.ref = "agp" }
+publish = { id = "com.vanniktech.maven.publish", version.ref = "publish" }
diff --git a/lib/build.gradle.kts b/lib/build.gradle.kts
index b6a5a0a..9fcf060 100644
--- a/lib/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/lib/build.gradle.kts
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 @file:Suppress("UnstableApiUsage")
 
+import com.vanniktech.maven.publish.SonatypeHost
+
+
 plugins {
-	id("signing")
-	id("maven-publish")
 	alias(libs.plugins.android.library)
+	alias(libs.plugins.publish)
 }
 
 android {
@@ -55,72 +57,32 @@ android {
 		sourceCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_17
 		targetCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_17
 	}
-
-	publishing {
-		singleVariant("release") {
-			withSourcesJar()
-			withJavadocJar()
-		}
-	}
 }
 
-publishing {
-	publications {
-		register<MavenPublication>("libunbound") {
-			artifactId = "libunbound"
-			group = "dev.rushii"
-			version = "1.0.0"
-
-			pom {
-				name.set("LibUnbound")
-				description.set("Android native library for interfacing with compiled hermes dynamically ")
-				url.set("https://github.com/unbound-app/libunbound-android")
-				licenses {
-					license {
-						name.set("GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0")
-						url.set("https://github.com/unbound-app/libunbound-android/LICENSE")
-					}
-				}
-				developers {
-					developer {
-						name = "rushii"
-						url = "https://github.com/rushiiMachine"
-					}
-				}
-				scm {
-					connection.set("scm:git:https://github.com/unbound-app/libunbound-android.git")
-					url.set("https://github.com/unbound-app/libunbound-android")
-				}
-			}
+mavenPublishing {
+	publishToMavenCentral(SonatypeHost.CENTRAL_PORTAL)
+	coordinates("dev.rushii", "libunbound", "1.0.0")
 
-			afterEvaluate {
-				from(components.getByName("release"))
+	pom {
+		name = "LibUnbound"
+		description = "Android native library for interfacing with compiled hermes dynamically"
+		inceptionYear = "2025"
+		url = "https://github.com/unbound-app/libunbound-android"
+		licenses {
+			license {
+				name = "GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0"
+				url = "https://github.com/unbound-app/libunbound-android/blob/master/LICENSE"
 			}
 		}
-	}
-	repositories {
-		val sonatypeUsername = System.getenv("SONATYPE_USERNAME")
-		val sonatypePassword = System.getenv("SONATYPE_PASSWORD")
-
-		if (sonatypeUsername == null || sonatypePassword == null)
-			mavenLocal()
-		else {
-			signing {
-				useInMemoryPgpKeys(
-					System.getenv("SIGNING_KEY_ID"),
-					System.getenv("SIGNING_KEY"),
-					System.getenv("SIGNING_PASSWORD"),
-				)
-				sign(publishing.publications)
-			}
-
-			maven {
-				credentials {
-					username = sonatypeUsername
-					password = sonatypePassword
-				}
-				setUrl("https://s01.oss.sonatype.org/service/local/staging/deploy/maven2/")
+		developers {
+			developer {
+				name = "rushii"
+				url = "https://github.com/rushiiMachine"
 			}
 		}
+		scm {
+			url = "https://github.com/unbound-app/libunbound-android"
+			connection = "scm:git:https://github.com/unbound-app/libunbound-android.git"
+		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/lib/src/main/java/dev/rushii/libunbound/LibUnbound.java b/lib/src/main/java/dev/rushii/libunbound/LibUnbound.java
index 870d037..1c6c9ac 100644
--- a/lib/src/main/java/dev/rushii/libunbound/LibUnbound.java
+++ b/lib/src/main/java/dev/rushii/libunbound/LibUnbound.java
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 
 /**
  * JNI interface to the native side of this library.
+ * This class can only be loaded after the Hermes native library ({@code libhermes.so}) has been loaded into the process.
+ * If Hermes has not yet been loaded, a {@link RuntimeException} will be thrown upon loading this class.
  */
 @SuppressWarnings("unused")
 public class LibUnbound {
@@ -15,10 +17,8 @@ public class LibUnbound {
 
 	/**
 	 * Obtains the Hermes Bytecode (HBC) version that the Hermes runtime supports.
-	 * This method can only be called after the Hermes native lib has been loaded into the process.
 	 *
 	 * @throws IllegalStateException If Hermes has not yet been loaded.
-	 * @throws RuntimeException      If failing to find the required native symbol.
 	 */
 	public static int getHermesRuntimeBytecodeVersion() {
 		if (cachedBytecodeVersion > 0)