diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 0d9a7a7..409931a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -122,4 +122,5 @@ jobs:
           gpg-passphrase: ${{ secrets.PGP_PASSPHRASE }}
           revision: ${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}
           java-version: ${{ env.JAVA_VERSION }}
-          maven-version: ${{ env.MAVEN_VERSION }}
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+          maven-version: ${{ env.MAVEN_VERSION }}
+          maven-extra-args: '-pl cds-feature-ord -am'
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diff --git a/cds-feature-ord/pom.xml b/cds-feature-ord/pom.xml
index 6011bf7..1cf54cb 100644
--- a/cds-feature-ord/pom.xml
+++ b/cds-feature-ord/pom.xml
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@
     <name>SAP Cloud Application Programming Model, generation plugin for Open Resource Discovery</name>
     <description>Open Resource Discovery Java plugin feature for SAP Cloud Application Programming Model</description>
 
+    <scm>
+        <connection>scm:git:https://github.com/cap-java/cds-feature-ord.git</connection>
+        <url>https://github.com/cap-java/cds-feature-ord</url>
+    </scm>
+
     <dependencies>
 
         <dependency>
@@ -91,6 +96,23 @@
 
     <build>
         <plugins>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+                <artifactId>flatten-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                <configuration>
+                    <flattenMode>ossrh</flattenMode>>
+                </configuration>
+                <executions>
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>flatten</id>
+                        <phase>process-resources</phase>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>flatten</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                    </execution>
+                </executions>
+            </plugin>
+
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.jacoco</groupId>
                 <artifactId>jacoco-maven-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -143,4 +165,36 @@
             </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>
+
+    <profiles>
+        <profile>
+            <id>deploy-release</id>
+            <build>
+                <plugins>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <executions>
+                            <execution>
+                                <id>sign-artifacts</id>
+                                <goals>
+                                    <goal>sign</goal>
+                                </goals>
+                                <phase>deploy</phase>
+                            </execution>
+                        </executions>
+                    </plugin>
+
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.sonatype.central</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>central-publishing-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <autoPublish>true</autoPublish>
+                            <waitUntil>validated</waitUntil>
+                            <publishingServerId>central</publishingServerId>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </plugin>
+                </plugins>
+            </build>
+        </profile>
+    </profiles>
 </project>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f264ccf..33888ea 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -31,11 +31,6 @@
         </developer>
     </developers>
 
-    <scm>
-        <connection>scm:git:https://github.com/cap-java/cds-feature-ord.git</connection>
-        <url>https://github.com/cap-java/cds-feature-ord</url>
-    </scm>
-
     <properties>
         <revision>6.0.0</revision>
         <jdk.version>17</jdk.version>
@@ -184,7 +179,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
                     <artifactId>flatten-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>1.7.3</version>
+                    <version>1.8.0</version>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.jacoco</groupId>
@@ -245,32 +240,6 @@
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
 
-            <!-- POM FLATTENING FOR CI FRIENDLY VERSIONS -->
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
-                <artifactId>flatten-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <configuration>
-                    <updatePomFile>true</updatePomFile>
-                    <flattenMode>resolveCiFriendliesOnly</flattenMode>
-                </configuration>
-                <executions>
-                    <execution>
-                        <id>flatten</id>
-                        <phase>process-resources</phase>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>flatten</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                    </execution>
-                    <execution>
-                        <id>flatten.clean</id>
-                        <phase>clean</phase>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>clean</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                    </execution>
-                </executions>
-            </plugin>
-
             <plugin>
                 <artifactId>maven-enforcer-plugin</artifactId>
                 <executions>
@@ -309,38 +278,5 @@
             </plugin>
 
         </plugins>
-
     </build>
-
-    <profiles>
-        <profile>
-            <id>deploy-release</id>
-            <build>
-                <plugins>
-                    <plugin>
-                        <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <executions>
-                            <execution>
-                                <id>sign-artifacts</id>
-                                <goals>
-                                    <goal>sign</goal>
-                                </goals>
-                                <phase>deploy</phase>
-                            </execution>
-                        </executions>
-                    </plugin>
-
-                    <plugin>
-                        <groupId>org.sonatype.central</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>central-publishing-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <publishingServerId>central</publishingServerId>
-                            <autoPublish>true</autoPublish>
-                            <waitUntil>published</waitUntil>
-                        </configuration>
-                    </plugin>
-                </plugins>
-            </build>
-        </profile>
-    </profiles>
 </project>
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