diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-android.yaml b/.github/workflows/publish-android.yaml
index 26ab381..bb86761 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-android.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-android.yaml
@@ -57,5 +57,4 @@ jobs:
           ORG_GRADLE_PROJECT_ossrhPassword: ${{ secrets.NEXUS_PASSWORD }}
         run: |
           cd bdk-android
-          ./gradlew publishToSonatype
-#          ./gradlew publishToSonatype closeAndReleaseSonatypeStagingRepository
+          ./gradlew publishToSonatype closeAndReleaseSonatypeStagingRepository
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-jvm.yaml b/.github/workflows/publish-jvm.yaml
index 56c14f1..19668b3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-jvm.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-jvm.yaml
@@ -98,5 +98,4 @@ jobs:
           ORG_GRADLE_PROJECT_ossrhPassword: ${{ secrets.NEXUS_PASSWORD }}
         run: |
           cd bdk-jvm
-          ./gradlew publishToSonatype
-#          ./gradlew publishToSonatype closeAndReleaseSonatypeStagingRepository
+          ./gradlew publishToSonatype closeAndReleaseSonatypeStagingRepository
diff --git a/bdk-android/build.gradle.kts b/bdk-android/build.gradle.kts
index 0894966..2ac37fb 100644
--- a/bdk-android/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/bdk-android/build.gradle.kts
@@ -11,6 +11,13 @@ plugins {
     id("io.github.gradle-nexus.publish-plugin") version "1.1.0"
 }
 
+// These properties are required here so that the nexus publish-plugin
+// finds a staging profile with the correct group (group is otherwise set as "")
+// and knows whether to publish to a SNAPSHOT repository or not
+// https://github.com/gradle-nexus/publish-plugin#applying-the-plugin
+group = "org.bitcoindevkit"
+version = "0.10.0"
+
 nexusPublishing {
     repositories {
         create("sonatype") {
diff --git a/bdk-android/lib/build.gradle.kts b/bdk-android/lib/build.gradle.kts
index 12cb804..7e2659e 100644
--- a/bdk-android/lib/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/bdk-android/lib/build.gradle.kts
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ afterEvaluate {
                 groupId = "org.bitcoindevkit"
                 artifactId = "bdk-android"
                 version = "0.10.0-SNAPSHOT"
+
                 from(components["release"])
                 pom {
                     name.set("bdk-android")
diff --git a/bdk-jvm/build.gradle.kts b/bdk-jvm/build.gradle.kts
index 3e3984f..32e01f1 100644
--- a/bdk-jvm/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/bdk-jvm/build.gradle.kts
@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@ plugins {
     id("io.github.gradle-nexus.publish-plugin") version "1.1.0"
 }
 
+// These properties are required here so that the nexus publish-plugin
+// finds a staging profile with the correct group (group is otherwise set as "")
+// and knows whether to publish to a SNAPSHOT repository or not
+// https://github.com/gradle-nexus/publish-plugin#applying-the-plugin
+group = "org.bitcoindevkit"
+version = "0.10.0"
+
 nexusPublishing {
     repositories {
         create("sonatype") {
diff --git a/bdk-jvm/lib/build.gradle.kts b/bdk-jvm/lib/build.gradle.kts
index 49625de..06afea7 100644
--- a/bdk-jvm/lib/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/bdk-jvm/lib/build.gradle.kts
@@ -49,13 +49,11 @@ afterEvaluate {
     publishing {
         publications {
             create<MavenPublication>("maven") {
-
                 groupId = "org.bitcoindevkit"
                 artifactId = "bdk-jvm"
                 version = "0.10.0-SNAPSHOT"
 
                 from(components["java"])
-
                 pom {
                     name.set("bdk-jvm")
                     description.set("Bitcoin Dev Kit Kotlin language bindings.")