diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 8e8a8741e7..2a8e5b572e 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -253,8 +253,8 @@ kotlinPublications {
     fairDokkaJars = false
 
     sonatypeSettings(
-        project.findProperty("kds.sonatype.user") as String?,
-        project.findProperty("kds.sonatype.password") as String?,
+        project.findProperty("kds.sonatype.central.username") as String?,
+        project.findProperty("kds.sonatype.central.password") as String?,
         "dataframe project, v. ${project.version}",
     )
 
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 935572d7c5..1dac5c8d48 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ kotlin = "2.2.0" # needs jupyter compatibility with Kotlin 2.1 to update
 kotlinpoet = "2.2.0"
 
 dokka = "2.0.0"
-libsPublisher = "2.2.0-rc3-dev-57"
+libsPublisher = "2.2.0-dev-61"
 
 # "Bootstrap" version of the dataframe, used in the build itself to generate @DataSchema APIs,
 # dogfood Gradle / KSP plugins in tests and idea-examples modules