diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 218a76cd00..9f59c7f282 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ out.svg
 /java/org/ruby_lang/prism/AbstractNodeVisitor.java
 /java/org/ruby_lang/prism/Loader.java
 /java/org/ruby_lang/prism/Nodes.java
+/java-wasm/src/test/resources/prism.wasm
 /lib/prism/compiler.rb
 /lib/prism/dispatcher.rb
 /lib/prism/dot_visitor.rb
diff --git a/java-wasm/README.md b/java-wasm/README.md
index 2ff93a66d7..1c9eaee85e 100644
--- a/java-wasm/README.md
+++ b/java-wasm/README.md
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 This dir contains the chicory-prism artifact, a version of prism compiled to WASM and then AOT compiled to JVM bytecode by the Chicory project.
 
+## Building
+
 Generate the templated sources:
 
 ```
@@ -21,3 +23,7 @@ mvn -f java-wasm/pom.xml clean package
 This should build the chicory-wasm jar file and pass some basic tests.
 
 The jar will be under `java-wasm/target/chicory-prism-#####-SNAPSHOT.jar` or can be installed by using `install` instead of `pacakge` in the `mvn` command line above.
+
+## Releasing
+
+Pass `-Prelease` to enable release plugins for Maven Central (optional for snapshots) and run the `deploy` target for `mvn`.
diff --git a/java-wasm/pom.xml b/java-wasm/pom.xml
index 587e094ab7..67c9316f77 100644
--- a/java-wasm/pom.xml
+++ b/java-wasm/pom.xml
@@ -62,10 +62,64 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.jruby</groupId>
       <artifactId>jruby-complete</artifactId>
-      <version>10.0.2.0</version>
+      <version>10.0.3.0</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
+  <profiles>
+    <profile>
+      <id>release</id>
+      <build>
+        <plugins>
+          <plugin>
+            <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
+            <executions>
+              <execution>
+                <id>attach-sources</id>
+                <goals>
+                  <goal>jar-no-fork</goal>
+                </goals>
+              </execution>
+            </executions>
+          </plugin>
+          <plugin>
+            <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
+            <executions>
+              <execution>
+                <id>attach-javadocs</id>
+                <goals>
+                  <goal>jar</goal>
+                </goals>
+              </execution>
+            </executions>
+            <configuration>
+              <doclint>none</doclint>
+            </configuration>
+          </plugin>
+          <plugin>
+            <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
+            <version>3.2.4</version>
+            <executions>
+              <execution>
+                <id>sign-artifacts</id>
+                <phase>verify</phase>
+                <goals>
+                  <goal>sign</goal>
+                </goals>
+              </execution>
+            </executions>
+            <configuration>
+              <gpgArguments>
+                <gpgArgument>--pinentry-mode</gpgArgument>
+                <gpgArgument>loopback</gpgArgument>
+              </gpgArguments>
+            </configuration>
+          </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+      </build>
+    </profile>
+  </profiles>
+
   <build>
     <plugins>
       <plugin>
@@ -97,26 +151,26 @@
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
       <plugin>
-          <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-          <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>3.5.4</version>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>3.5.4</version>
       </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
         <artifactId>build-helper-maven-plugin</artifactId>
         <version>3.6.1</version>
         <executions>
-            <execution>
-                <phase>generate-sources</phase>
-                <goals>
-                    <goal>add-source</goal>
-                </goals>
-                <configuration>
-                    <sources>
-                        <source>../java</source>
-                    </sources>
-                </configuration>
-            </execution>
+          <execution>
+            <phase>generate-sources</phase>
+            <goals>
+              <goal>add-source</goal>
+            </goals>
+            <configuration>
+              <sources>
+                <source>../java</source>
+              </sources>
+            </configuration>
+          </execution>
         </executions>
       </plugin>
       <plugin>
@@ -136,6 +190,15 @@
           </execution>
         </executions>
       </plugin>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.sonatype.central</groupId>
+        <artifactId>central-publishing-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>0.7.0</version>
+        <extensions>true</extensions>
+        <configuration>
+          <publishingServerId>central</publishingServerId>
+        </configuration>
+      </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
 
diff --git a/java-wasm/src/test/resources/prism.wasm b/java-wasm/src/test/resources/prism.wasm
deleted file mode 100755
index 6d712590fc..0000000000
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