diff --git a/java/pom.xml b/java/pom.xml
index 48a64c12..61e1ae9d 100644
--- a/java/pom.xml
+++ b/java/pom.xml
@@ -10,6 +10,27 @@
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
     <name>Lance Parent</name>
+    <description>LanceDB Java API</description>
+    <url>http://lancedb.com/</url>
+
+    <developers>
+        <developer>
+            <name>Lance DB Dev Group</name>
+            <email>dev@lancedb.com</email>
+        </developer>
+    </developers>
+    <licenses>
+        <license>
+            <name>The Apache Software License, Version 2.0</name>
+            <url>http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.txt</url>
+        </license>
+    </licenses>
+
+    <scm>
+        <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:lancedb/lancedb.git</developerConnection>
+        <tag>HEAD</tag>
+        <url>scm:git:git@github.com:lancedb/lancedb.git</url>
+    </scm>
 
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
@@ -126,4 +147,49 @@
             </plugins>
         </pluginManagement>
     </build>
+
+    <profiles>
+        <profile>
+            <id>deploy-to-ossrh</id>
+            <build>
+                <plugins>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.sonatype.central</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>central-publishing-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>0.4.0</version>
+                        <extensions>true</extensions>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <publishingServerId>ossrh</publishingServerId>
+                            <tokenAuth>true</tokenAuth>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </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://s01.oss.sonatype.org/</nexusUrl>
+                            <autoReleaseAfterClose>true</autoReleaseAfterClose>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </plugin>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>1.5</version>
+                        <executions>
+                            <execution>
+                                <id>sign-artifacts</id>
+                                <phase>verify</phase>
+                                <goals>
+                                    <goal>sign</goal>
+                                </goals>
+                            </execution>
+                        </executions>
+                    </plugin>
+                </plugins>
+            </build>
+        </profile>
+    </profiles>
 </project>