diff --git a/.ci/maven-settings.xml b/.ci/maven-settings.xml
index 57efd0c8e..d918c6f1d 100644
--- a/.ci/maven-settings.xml
+++ b/.ci/maven-settings.xml
@@ -3,14 +3,27 @@
    xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/SETTINGS/1.2.0 https://maven.apache.org/xsd/settings-1.2.0.xsd">
    <servers>
       <server>
-         <id>sonatype-ossrh</id>
-         <username>${env.SONATYPE_OSSRH_USER}</username>
-         <password>${env.SONATYPE_OSSRH_USER_TOKEN}</password>
+         <id>central.sonatype.com</id>
+         <username>${env.SONATYPE_CENTRAL_USER}</username>
+         <password>${env.SONATYPE_CENTRAL_TOKEN}</password>
+         <configuration>
+            <!-- https://maven.apache.org/guides/mini/guide-resolver-transport.html#timeouts -->
+            <connectTimeout>10000</connectTimeout>
+            <requestTimeout>30000</requestTimeout>
+         </configuration>
       </server>
       <server>
          <id>github-commits</id>
          <username>${env.GITHUB_USER}</username>
          <password>${env.GITHUB_API_KEY}</password>
       </server>
+      <server>
+         <id>central</id>
+         <configuration>
+            <!-- https://maven.apache.org/guides/mini/guide-resolver-transport.html#timeouts -->
+            <connectTimeout>10000</connectTimeout>
+            <requestTimeout>30000</requestTimeout>
+         </configuration>
+      </server>
    </servers>
 </settings>
diff --git a/.ci/release-trigger.sh b/.ci/release-trigger.sh
index b10af3c36..e57318b06 100644
--- a/.ci/release-trigger.sh
+++ b/.ci/release-trigger.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # this file is evaluated by .ci/build.sh
 
-POM_CURRENT_VERSION="1.0.6-SNAPSHOT" # perform release if pom.xml matches this version
-POM_RELEASE_VERSION="1.1.0" # next release version
+POM_CURRENT_VERSION="1.1.1-SNAPSHOT" # perform release if pom.xml matches this version
+POM_RELEASE_VERSION="1.2.0" # next release version
 
 DRY_RUN=false # is dry run?
 SKIP_TESTS=true # skip tests during release build?
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d5951f588..fc92f92a9 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ check for new dependency/plugin updates using:
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.vegardit.maven</groupId>
     <artifactId>vegardit-maven-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>6.1.1</version>
+    <version>6.1.2</version>
   </parent>
 
   <groupId>com.vegardit.no-npe</groupId>