diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index dd003aee041d56afca6cb24f7bdb22dd101d1a72..de56c80bb1f117e514f19e285e627757dca4f742 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 
 ## 3.1.1
 
+* Added nexus staging deployment plugin.
+* Removed explicit version from licensing plugin.
+
 ## 3.1.0
 
 * Added abstraction code for tinkerpop transactions which ease usage of transactions within ferma.
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a1f10ee48072fd623961fa9e940153288d4593af..7187be3d55e24f951ff5777c902563be54ec3ea0 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -228,16 +228,24 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.jacoco</groupId>
                 <artifactId>jacoco-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>com.mycila.maven-license-plugin</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-license-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>1.10.b1</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <skipExistingHeaders>false</skipExistingHeaders>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                <extensions>true</extensions>
+                <configuration>
+                    <serverId>ossrh</serverId>
+                    <nexusUrl>https://oss.sonatype.org/</nexusUrl>
+                    <autoReleaseAfterClose>true</autoReleaseAfterClose>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>