diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index d1f841d..e66fba1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -35,10 +35,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build with Gradle
         run: ./gradlew build
 
-      - name: Publish with Gradle
+      - name: Publish to GitHub Packages with Gradle
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        run: ./gradlew publish
+        run: ./gradlew publishAllPublicationsToGitHubPackagesRepository
 
       - name: Cleanup Gradle cache
         run: |
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 00a657b..2487061 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,10 +4,14 @@ emotionml-checker-java Changelog
 [Unreleased]
 ------------
 
+[v1.2.1] (2022-01-07)
+-------------------
+
 ### Changes
 
 - Upgraded Gradle to v7.3.3
 - Upgraded test dependencies
+- Released to Maven Central
 
 [v1.2] (2021-12-22)
 -------------------
@@ -28,6 +32,7 @@ Release published to Bintray, indexed in JCenter
 Initial release
 
 [Unreleased]: https://github.com/marytts/emotionml-checker-java
+[v1.2.1]: https://github.com/marytts/emotionml-checker-java/releases/tag/v1.2.1
 [v1.2]: https://github.com/marytts/emotionml-checker-java/releases/tag/v1.2
 [v1.1]: https://github.com/marytts/emotionml-checker-java/releases/tag/v1.1
 [v1.0]: https://github.com/marytts/emotionml-checker-java/releases/tag/emotionml-checker-java-1.0
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e5b3704..a12bdb0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -8,9 +8,43 @@ A generic implementation of EmotionML checks, in Java.
 Dependency resolution
 ---------------------
 
+### Releases
+
+As of v1.2.1, release artifacts for this component is available via Maven Central.
+
+#### Gradle
+
+Add this to your `build.gradle`:
+
+```gradle
+repositories {
+    mavenCentral()
+}
+
+dependencies {
+    implementation group: 'de.dfki.mary', name: 'emotionml-checker-java', version: '1.2.1'
+}
+```
+
+#### Maven
+
+Add this to your `pom.xml`:
+
+```xml
+<dependency>
+    <groupId>de.dfki.mary</groupId>
+    <artifactId>emotionml-checker-java</artifactId>
+    <version>1.2.1</version>
+</dependency>
+```
+
+### Snapshots
+
+Snapshot releases are hosted via GitHub Packages.
+
 Ensure you have a valid GitHub personal access token with `read:packages` scope.
 
-### Gradle
+#### Gradle
 
 Configure your GitHub usename and token as Gradle properties `GitHubPackagesUsername` and `GitHubPackagesPassword`, respectively.
 
@@ -33,11 +67,11 @@ repositories {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    implementation group: 'de.dfki.mary', name: 'emotionml-checker-java', version: '1.2'
+    implementation group: 'de.dfki.mary', name: 'emotionml-checker-java', version: '1.3-SNAPSHOT'
 }
 ```
 
-### Maven
+#### Maven
 
 Configure your Maven `settings.xml` to [authenticate to GitHub Packages](https://docs.github.com/en/packages/working-with-a-github-packages-registry/working-with-the-apache-maven-registry).
 
@@ -47,7 +81,7 @@ Then, add this to your `pom.xml`:
 <dependency>
     <groupId>de.dfki.mary</groupId>
     <artifactId>emotionml-checker-java</artifactId>
-    <version>1.2</version>
+    <version>1.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 75cb1c4..0f96bb9 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -2,12 +2,15 @@ plugins {
     id 'java-library'
     id 'application'
     id 'maven-publish'
+    id 'signing'
 }
 
 group 'de.dfki.mary'
 version '1.3-SNAPSHOT'
 description 'A generic implementation of EmotionML checks, in Java'
 
+ext.isReleaseVersion = !version.endsWith("SNAPSHOT")
+
 repositories {
     mavenCentral()
 }
@@ -47,10 +50,12 @@ publishing {
             pom {
                 name = project.name
                 description = project.description
+                def projectUrl = 'https://github.com/marytts/emotionml-checker-java'
+                url = projectUrl
                 licenses {
                     license {
                         name = 'Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal'
-                        url = 'https://spdx.org/licenses/CC0-1.0.html'
+                        url = 'https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/'
                     }
                 }
                 developers {
@@ -58,6 +63,15 @@ publishing {
                         id = 'marc1s'
                         name = 'Marc Schröder'
                     }
+                    developer {
+                        id = 'psibre'
+                        name = 'Ingmar Steiner'
+                    }
+                }
+                scm {
+                    connection = "scm:git:${projectUrl}.git"
+                    developerConnection = 'scm:git:ssh://github.com:marytts/emotionml-checker-java.git'
+                    url = "$projectUrl/tree/master"
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -71,5 +85,17 @@ publishing {
                 password = System.env.GITHUB_TOKEN
             }
         }
+        if (isReleaseVersion) {
+            maven {
+                name = 'OSSRH'
+                url = 'https://s01.oss.sonatype.org/service/local/staging/deploy/maven2/'
+                credentials(PasswordCredentials)
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
+
+signing {
+    required { isReleaseVersion }
+    sign publishing.publications.mavenJava
+}