diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 1d0ae23..c90fe37 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -26,4 +26,4 @@ jobs:
           cache: maven
 
       - name: 'Build and test'
-        run: ./mvnw clean verify
+        run: ./mvnw clean test
diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5cc2de8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+name: Publish package to the Maven Central Repository
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ master ]
+jobs:
+  publish:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Setup Java and Maven
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+        with:
+          java-version: '11'
+          distribution: 'adopt'
+          server-id: ossrh
+          server-username: MAVEN_USERNAME
+          server-password: MAVEN_PASSWORD
+          gpg-private-key: ${{ secrets.GPG_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+          gpg-passphrase: GPG_PASSPHRASE
+      - name: Deploy to Maven Central
+        run: ./mvnw clean deploy -Pdeploy
+        env:
+          MAVEN_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.NEXUS_USERNAME }}
+          MAVEN_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.NEXUS_PASSWORD }}
+          GPG_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.GPG_PASSPHRASE }}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2eb8355..674c516 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
     <groupId>org.testng</groupId>
     <artifactId>testng-ant</artifactId>
-    <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
     <name>testng-ant</name>
     <description>TestNG task for Ant</description>
@@ -25,6 +25,13 @@
             <version>${ant.version}</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
+        <!-- We will need atleast TestNG 7.10.2 or higher -->
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.testng</groupId>
+            <artifactId>testng</artifactId>
+            <version>[7.10.2,)</version>
+            <scope>provided</scope>
+        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
             <artifactId>ant-testutil</artifactId>
@@ -37,11 +44,6 @@
             <version>3.23.1</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.testng</groupId>
-            <artifactId>testng</artifactId>
-            <version>7.9.0</version>
-        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
     <build>
@@ -85,24 +87,76 @@
                 </plugin>
             </plugins>
         </pluginManagement>
-        <plugins>
-            <plugin>
-                <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
-                <configuration>
-                    <descriptorRefs>
-                        <descriptorRef>jar-with-dependencies</descriptorRef>
-                    </descriptorRefs>
-                </configuration>
-                <executions>
-                    <execution>
-                        <id>make-assembly</id> <!-- this is used for inheritance merges -->
-                        <phase>package</phase> <!-- bind to the packaging phase -->
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>single</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                    </execution>
-                </executions>
-            </plugin>
-        </plugins>
     </build>
+
+    <profiles>
+        <profile>
+            <id>deploy</id>
+            <build>
+                <plugins>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>1.7.0</version>
+                        <extensions>true</extensions>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <serverId>ossrh</serverId>
+                            <nexusUrl>https://oss.sonatype.org/</nexusUrl>
+                            <autoReleaseAfterClose>true</autoReleaseAfterClose>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </plugin>
+
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>3.3.1</version>
+                        <executions>
+                            <execution>
+                                <id>attach-sources</id>
+                                <goals>
+                                    <goal>jar-no-fork</goal>
+                                </goals>
+                            </execution>
+                        </executions>
+                    </plugin>
+
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>3.7.0</version>
+                        <executions>
+                            <execution>
+                                <id>attach-javadocs</id>
+                                <goals>
+                                    <goal>jar</goal>
+                                </goals>
+                            </execution>
+                        </executions>
+                    </plugin>
+
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>3.2.4</version>
+                        <executions>
+                            <execution>
+                                <id>sign-artifacts</id>
+                                <phase>verify</phase>
+                                <goals>
+                                    <goal>sign</goal>
+                                </goals>
+                                <configuration>
+                                    <!-- Prevent `gpg` from using pinentry programs -->
+                                    <gpgArguments>
+                                        <arg>--pinentry-mode</arg>
+                                        <arg>loopback</arg>
+                                    </gpgArguments>
+                                </configuration>
+                            </execution>
+                        </executions>
+                    </plugin>
+                </plugins>
+            </build>
+        </profile>
+    </profiles>
 </project>
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/testng/TestNGAntTask.java b/src/main/java/org/testng/TestNGAntTask.java
index fb313ec..f6daa30 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/testng/TestNGAntTask.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/testng/TestNGAntTask.java
@@ -149,7 +149,6 @@ public class TestNGAntTask extends Task {
   private String m_testName = "Ant test";
   private Boolean m_skipFailedInvocationCounts;
   private String m_methods;
-  private Mode mode = Mode.testng;
   private boolean forkJvm = true;
   private boolean m_ignoreMissedTestNames;
 
@@ -382,14 +381,16 @@ public void setTestName(String s) {
     m_testName = s;
   }
 
+  @Deprecated
   // TestNG settings
   public void setJUnit(boolean value) {
-    mode = value ? Mode.junit : Mode.testng;
+    //No Op
   }
 
+  @Deprecated
   // TestNG settings
   public void setMode(Mode mode) {
-    this.mode = mode;
+    //No Op
   }
 
   public void setForkJvm(boolean forkJvm) {
@@ -576,14 +577,6 @@ protected List<String> createArguments() {
     addReporterConfigs(argv);
     addIntegerIfNotNull(argv, CommandLineArgs.SUITE_THREAD_POOL_SIZE, m_suiteThreadPoolSize);
     addStringIfNotNull(argv, CommandLineArgs.XML_PATH_IN_JAR, m_xmlPathInJar);
-    switch (mode) {
-      case junit:
-        addBooleanIfTrue(argv, CommandLineArgs.JUNIT, TRUE);
-        break;
-      case mixed:
-        addBooleanIfTrue(argv, CommandLineArgs.MIXED, TRUE);
-        break;
-    }
     addXmlFiles(argv);
     return argv;
   }