diff --git a/ci/config/release-scripts.yml b/ci/config/release-scripts.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..05eab07224
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci/config/release-scripts.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+distribute:
+  optional-deployments:
+    - '.*\\.zip'
diff --git a/ci/pipeline.yml b/ci/pipeline.yml
index 1827f10150..1c11984666 100644
--- a/ci/pipeline.yml
+++ b/ci/pipeline.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,21 @@
 anchors:
+  artifactory-task-params: &artifactory-task-params
+    ARTIFACTORY_SERVER: ((artifactory-server))
+    ARTIFACTORY_USERNAME: ((artifactory-username))
+    ARTIFACTORY_PASSWORD: ((artifactory-password))
+  bintray-task-params: &bintray-task-params
+    BINTRAY_SUBJECT: ((bintray-subject))
+    BINTRAY_REPO: ((bintray-repo))
+    BINTRAY_USERNAME: ((bintray-username))
+    BINTRAY_API_KEY: ((bintray-api-key))
+  docker-resource-source: &docker-resource-source
+    username: ((docker-hub-username))
+    password: ((docker-hub-password))
+    tag: 5.3.x
+  gradle-enterprise-task-params: &gradle-enterprise-task-params
+    GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_ACCESS_KEY: ((gradle_enterprise_secret_access_key))
+    GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_CACHE_USERNAME: ((gradle_enterprise_cache_user.username))
+    GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_CACHE_PASSWORD: ((gradle_enterprise_cache_user.password))
   slack-fail-params: &slack-fail-params
     text: >
       :concourse-failed: <!here> <https://ci.spring.io/teams/${BUILD_TEAM_NAME}/pipelines/${BUILD_PIPELINE_NAME}/jobs/${BUILD_JOB_NAME}/builds/${BUILD_NAME}|${BUILD_PIPELINE_NAME} ${BUILD_JOB_NAME} failed!>
@@ -7,19 +24,10 @@ anchors:
     silent: true
     icon_emoji: ":concourse:"
     username: concourse-ci
-  gradle-enterprise-task-params: &gradle-enterprise-task-params
-    GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_ACCESS_KEY: ((gradle_enterprise_secret_access_key))
-    GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_CACHE_USERNAME: ((gradle_enterprise_cache_user.username))
-    GRADLE_ENTERPRISE_CACHE_PASSWORD: ((gradle_enterprise_cache_user.password))
-  artifactory-task-params: &artifactory-task-params
-    ARTIFACTORY_SERVER: ((artifactory-server))
-    ARTIFACTORY_USERNAME: ((artifactory-username))
-    ARTIFACTORY_PASSWORD: ((artifactory-password))
-  docker-resource-source: &docker-resource-source
-    username: ((docker-hub-username))
-    password: ((docker-hub-password))
-    tag: 5.3.x
-    
+  sontatype-task-params: &sonatype-task-params
+    SONATYPE_USER_TOKEN: ((sonatype-user-token))
+    SONATYPE_PASSWORD_TOKEN: ((sonatype-user-token-password))
+
 resource_types:
 - name: artifactory-resource
   type: docker-image
@@ -364,10 +372,65 @@ jobs:
       params:
         RELEASE_TYPE: RC
         <<: *artifactory-task-params
+- name: stage-release
+  serial: true
+  plan:
+    - get: spring-framework-ci-image
+    - get: git-repo
+      trigger: false
+    - task: stage
+      image: spring-framework-ci-image
+      file: git-repo/ci/tasks/stage-version.yml
+      params:
+        RELEASE_TYPE: RELEASE
+        <<: *gradle-enterprise-task-params
+    - put: artifactory-repo
+      params:
+        <<: *artifactory-params
+        repo: libs-staging-local
+    - put: git-repo
+      params:
+        repository: stage-git-repo
+- name: promote-release
+  serial: true
+  plan:
+    - get: spring-framework-ci-image
+    - get: git-repo
+      trigger: false
+    - get: artifactory-repo
+      trigger: false
+      passed: [stage-release]
+      params:
+        download_artifacts: false
+        save_build_info: true
+    - task: promote
+      image: spring-framework-ci-image
+      file: git-repo/ci/tasks/promote-version.yml
+      params:
+        RELEASE_TYPE: RELEASE
+        <<: *artifactory-task-params
+        <<: *bintray-task-params
+- name: sync-to-maven-central
+  serial: true
+  plan:
+    - get: spring-framework-ci-image
+    - get: git-repo
+    - get: artifactory-repo
+      trigger: true
+      passed: [promote-release]
+      params:
+        download_artifacts: false
+        save_build_info: true
+    - task: sync-to-maven-central
+      image: spring-framework-ci-image
+      file: git-repo/ci/tasks/sync-to-maven-central.yml
+      params:
+        <<: *bintray-task-params
+        <<: *sonatype-task-params
 groups:
-- name: "Build"
+- name: "builds"
   jobs: ["build", "jdk11-build", "jdk14-build", "jdk15-build"]
-- name: "Release"
-  jobs: ["stage-milestone","stage-rc", "promote-milestone","promote-rc"]
-- name: "CI Images"
+- name: "releases"
+  jobs: ["stage-milestone", "stage-rc", "stage-release", "promote-milestone","promote-rc", "promote-release", "sync-to-maven-central"]
+- name: "ci-images"
   jobs: ["build-spring-framework-ci-images"]
diff --git a/ci/scripts/promote-version.sh b/ci/scripts/promote-version.sh
index c27ecb0bc6..020db4f300 100755
--- a/ci/scripts/promote-version.sh
+++ b/ci/scripts/promote-version.sh
@@ -1,13 +1,16 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 source $(dirname $0)/common.sh
+CONFIG_DIR=git-repo/ci/config
 
 version=$( cat artifactory-repo/build-info.json | jq -r '.buildInfo.modules[0].id' | sed 's/.*:.*:\(.*\)/\1/' )
 export BUILD_INFO_LOCATION=$(pwd)/artifactory-repo/build-info.json
 
 java -jar /opt/concourse-release-scripts.jar promote $RELEASE_TYPE $BUILD_INFO_LOCATION > /dev/null || { exit 1; }
 
-java -jar /opt/concourse-release-scripts.jar distribute $RELEASE_TYPE $BUILD_INFO_LOCATION > /dev/null || { exit 1; }
+java -jar /opt/concourse-release-scripts.jar \
+  --spring.config.location=${CONFIG_DIR}/release-scripts.yml \
+  distribute $RELEASE_TYPE $BUILD_INFO_LOCATION > /dev/null || { exit 1; }
 
 echo "Promotion complete"
 echo $version > version/version
diff --git a/ci/scripts/sync-to-maven-central.sh b/ci/scripts/sync-to-maven-central.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..b42631164e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci/scripts/sync-to-maven-central.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+export BUILD_INFO_LOCATION=$(pwd)/artifactory-repo/build-info.json
+version=$( cat artifactory-repo/build-info.json | jq -r '.buildInfo.modules[0].id' | sed 's/.*:.*:\(.*\)/\1/' )
+java -jar /opt/concourse-release-scripts.jar syncToCentral "RELEASE" $BUILD_INFO_LOCATION || { exit 1; }
+
+echo "Sync complete"
+echo $version > version/version
diff --git a/ci/tasks/sync-to-maven-central.yml b/ci/tasks/sync-to-maven-central.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a44af5af16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci/tasks/sync-to-maven-central.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+---
+platform: linux
+inputs:
+- name: git-repo
+- name: artifactory-repo
+outputs:
+- name: version
+params:
+  BINTRAY_REPO:
+  BINTRAY_SUBJECT:
+  BINTRAY_USERNAME:
+  BINTRAY_API_KEY:
+  SONATYPE_USER_TOKEN:
+  SONATYPE_PASSWORD_TOKEN:
+run:
+  path: git-repo/ci/scripts/sync-to-maven-central.sh