diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index b175fa865..059d1640f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           servers: |
             [{
-              "id": "ossrh",
+              "id": "central",
               "username": "${{ secrets.OSSRH_USERNAME }}",
               "password": "${{ secrets.OSSRH_PASSWORD }}"
             }]
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0272134ed..61621a682 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Maven:
     <dependency>
         <groupId>org.asynchttpclient</groupId>
         <artifactId>async-http-client</artifactId>
-        <version>3.0.2</version>
+        <version>3.0.3</version>
     </dependency>
 </dependencies>
 ```
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ Maven:
 Gradle:
 ```groovy
 dependencies {
-    implementation 'org.asynchttpclient:async-http-client:3.0.2'
+    implementation 'org.asynchttpclient:async-http-client:3.0.3'
 }
 ```
 
diff --git a/client/pom.xml b/client/pom.xml
index 9c0cefee3..019e294c0 100644
--- a/client/pom.xml
+++ b/client/pom.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.asynchttpclient</groupId>
         <artifactId>async-http-client-project</artifactId>
-        <version>3.0.2</version>
+        <version>3.0.3</version>
     </parent>
 
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/client/src/main/java/org/asynchttpclient/AsyncHttpClientConfig.java b/client/src/main/java/org/asynchttpclient/AsyncHttpClientConfig.java
index 954628b3d..216dc4ed6 100644
--- a/client/src/main/java/org/asynchttpclient/AsyncHttpClientConfig.java
+++ b/client/src/main/java/org/asynchttpclient/AsyncHttpClientConfig.java
@@ -380,7 +380,10 @@ public interface AsyncHttpClientConfig {
      *
      * @return true if the Authorization header should be stripped, false otherwise.
      */
-    boolean isStripAuthorizationOnRedirect();
+    default boolean isStripAuthorizationOnRedirect() {
+        // By default, we throw, so that existing implementations don't break.
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException("IsStripAuthorizationOnRedirect is not supported by " + getClass().getName());
+    }
 
     enum ResponseBodyPartFactory {
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e2a3f7854..22b72aa2c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
     <groupId>org.asynchttpclient</groupId>
     <artifactId>async-http-client-project</artifactId>
-    <version>3.0.2</version>
+    <version>3.0.3</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
     <name>AHC/Project</name>
@@ -394,15 +394,12 @@
             </plugin>
 
             <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>1.7.0</version>
+                <groupId>org.sonatype.central</groupId>
+                <artifactId>central-publishing-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>0.8.0</version>
                 <extensions>true</extensions>
                 <configuration>
-                    <serverId>ossrh</serverId>
-                    <nexusUrl>https://oss.sonatype.org/</nexusUrl>
-                    <autoReleaseAfterClose>false</autoReleaseAfterClose>
-                    <skipRemoteStaging>false</skipRemoteStaging>
+                    <publishingServerId>central</publishingServerId>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>