diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index eb486ad..ca748fc 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -6,10 +6,13 @@ Utilities to facilitate Java applications development.
 [![License](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-Apache%202.0-blue.svg)](https://github.com/grycap/coreutils/blob/master/LICENSE)
 [![Build Status](https://api.travis-ci.org/grycap/coreutils.svg)](https://travis-ci.org/grycap/coreutils/builds)
 [![Coverage Status](https://coveralls.io/repos/grycap/coreutils/badge.svg?branch=master&service=github)](https://coveralls.io/github/grycap/coreutils?branch=master)
+[![Maven Central](https://maven-badges.herokuapp.com/maven-central/es.upv.grycap.coreutils/coreutils/badge.svg)](https://maven-badges.herokuapp.com/maven-central/es.upv.grycap.coreutils/coreutils)
 
 ## Environment variables
 
-``GRYCAP_TESTS_PRINT_OUTPUT`` set value to ``true`` to print tests output.
+``grycap.tests.print.out`` set value to ``true`` to print tests output.
+
+``grycap.deploy.release`` set value to ``true`` to release the project to the Maven Central repository.
 
 ## Installation
 
diff --git a/coreutils-common/src/main/java/es/upv/grycap/coreutils/common/CoreutilsContext.java b/coreutils-common/src/main/java/es/upv/grycap/coreutils/common/CoreutilsContext.java
index aa35c26..3ad4721 100644
--- a/coreutils-common/src/main/java/es/upv/grycap/coreutils/common/CoreutilsContext.java
+++ b/coreutils-common/src/main/java/es/upv/grycap/coreutils/common/CoreutilsContext.java
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ public enum CoreutilsContext {
 
 	/**
 	 * Gets a client from the registry.
+	 * @param <T> - specific type of client
 	 * @param type - the expected type of client
 	 * @return An instance that matches the specified type, or <tt>null</tt> if no instance with the specified properties is 
 	 *         found in the registry.
@@ -126,6 +127,7 @@ public enum CoreutilsContext {
 
 	/**
 	 * Gets a client from the registry. Callers can optionally specify a classifier.
+	 * @param <T> - specific type of client
 	 * @param type - the expected type of client
 	 * @param classifier - (optional) only clients matching the classifier will be selected 
 	 * @return An instance that matches the specified type and classifier, or <tt>null</tt> if no instance with the specified 
@@ -138,7 +140,8 @@ public enum CoreutilsContext {
 
 	/**
 	 * Gets a client from the registry. In case that no instance with the specified properties is found in the registry, the
-	 * optional supplier will be used to create a new instance that will be registered. 
+	 * optional supplier will be used to create a new instance that will be registered.
+	 * @param <T> - specific type of client
 	 * @param type - the expected type of client
 	 * @param supplier - (optional) client factory
 	 * @return An instance that matches the specified type, or a new instance created with the supplier if no instance with 
@@ -152,6 +155,7 @@ public enum CoreutilsContext {
 	/**
 	 * Gets a client from the registry. Callers can optionally specify a classifier. In case that no instance with the specified 
 	 * properties is found in the registry, the optional supplier will be used to create a new instance that will be registered.
+	 * @param <T> - specific type of client
 	 * @param type - the expected type of client
 	 * @param classifier - (optional) only clients matching the classifier will be selected
 	 * @param supplier - (optional) client factory
@@ -165,6 +169,7 @@ public enum CoreutilsContext {
 
 	/**
 	 * Registers a new shutdown listener for the specified type.
+	 * @param <T> - specific type of shutdown listener
 	 * @param listener - the listener that will be registered
 	 * @param type - the type of the shutdown listener
 	 */
@@ -174,6 +179,7 @@ public enum CoreutilsContext {
 
 	/**
 	 * Registers a new shutdown listener for the specified type with an optional classifier.
+	 * @param <T> - specific type of shutdown listener
 	 * @param listener - the listener that will be registered
 	 * @param type - the type of the shutdown listener
 	 * @param classifier - (optional) add this classifier to the registry
@@ -186,6 +192,7 @@ public enum CoreutilsContext {
 
 	/**
 	 * Unregister a shutdown listener.
+	 * @param <T> - specific type of shutdown listener
 	 * @param type - the type of the shutdown listener	
 	 */
 	public <T extends ShutdownListener> void removeShutdownListener(final Class<T> type) {
@@ -194,6 +201,7 @@ public enum CoreutilsContext {
 
 	/**
 	 * Unregister a shutdown listener.
+	 * @param <T> - specific type of shutdown listener
 	 * @param type - the type of the shutdown listener
 	 * @param classifier - (optional) classifier
 	 */
diff --git a/coreutils-common/src/main/java/es/upv/grycap/coreutils/common/ShutdownHook.java b/coreutils-common/src/main/java/es/upv/grycap/coreutils/common/ShutdownHook.java
index 7f5eb2a..5e58771 100644
--- a/coreutils-common/src/main/java/es/upv/grycap/coreutils/common/ShutdownHook.java
+++ b/coreutils-common/src/main/java/es/upv/grycap/coreutils/common/ShutdownHook.java
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ public class ShutdownHook {
 
 	/**
 	 * Creates an instance of this class and registers it with the JVM.
+	 * @param waitTerminationTimeout - will wait this time on JVM shutdown before raising a timeout exception
 	 */
 	public ShutdownHook(final long waitTerminationTimeout) {
 		final long waitTerminationTimeout2 = WAIT_TERMINATION_TIMEOUT_RANGE.contains(waitTerminationTimeout) ? waitTerminationTimeout 
diff --git a/coreutils-common/src/main/java/es/upv/grycap/coreutils/common/ShutdownListener.java b/coreutils-common/src/main/java/es/upv/grycap/coreutils/common/ShutdownListener.java
index 4d37a1f..ca2ba6e 100644
--- a/coreutils-common/src/main/java/es/upv/grycap/coreutils/common/ShutdownListener.java
+++ b/coreutils-common/src/main/java/es/upv/grycap/coreutils/common/ShutdownListener.java
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ public interface ShutdownListener {
 	
 	/**
 	 * Gets the status of the listener. Implementations should check that the value returned by this method is <tt>true</tt> before entering the stop sequence.
-	 * @return
+	 * @return the current status of this listener
 	 */
 	boolean isRunning();
 
diff --git a/coreutils-common/src/main/java/es/upv/grycap/coreutils/common/concurrent/TaskRunner.java b/coreutils-common/src/main/java/es/upv/grycap/coreutils/common/concurrent/TaskRunner.java
index 2f8835b..214c112 100644
--- a/coreutils-common/src/main/java/es/upv/grycap/coreutils/common/concurrent/TaskRunner.java
+++ b/coreutils-common/src/main/java/es/upv/grycap/coreutils/common/concurrent/TaskRunner.java
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ public class TaskRunner implements ShutdownListener {
 
 	/**
 	 * Submits a new task for execution to the pool of threads managed by this class.
+	 * @param <T> - specific type of supplier
 	 * @param supplier - a function returning the value to be used to complete the returned {@link CompletableFuture}
 	 * @return a {@link CompletableFuture} that the caller can use to track the execution of the task and to register a callback function.
 	 */
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 84956f6..2237328 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -227,34 +227,82 @@ that you distribute must include a readable copy of the "NOTICE" text file.
 		</dependencies>
 	</dependencyManagement>
 	
+	<profiles>
+		<profile>
+			<id>silent</id>
+			<activation>
+				<activeByDefault>true</activeByDefault>
+			</activation>
+		</profile>
+		<profile>
+			<id>sign-release-artifacts</id>
+			<activation>
+				<property>
+					<name>grycap.deploy.release</name>
+					<value>true</value>
+				</property>
+			</activation>
+			<build>
+				<plugins>
+					<!-- Generate project's sources -->
+					<plugin>
+						<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+						<artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
+						<executions>
+							<execution>
+								<id>attach-sources</id>
+								<goals>
+									<goal>jar-no-fork</goal>
+								</goals>
+							</execution>
+						</executions>
+					</plugin>
+					<!-- Generate API documentation -->
+					<plugin>
+						<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+						<artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
+						<executions>
+							<execution>
+								<id>attach-javadocs</id>
+								<goals>
+									<goal>jar</goal>
+								</goals>
+							</execution>
+						</executions>
+					</plugin>
+					<!-- Sign the generated components -->
+					<plugin>
+						<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+						<artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
+						<executions>
+							<execution>
+								<id>sign-artifacts</id>
+								<phase>verify</phase>
+								<goals>
+									<goal>sign</goal>
+								</goals>
+							</execution>
+						</executions>
+					</plugin>
+					<!-- Configure release deployment to the OSSRH Nexus server with the Nexus Staging Maven plugin -->
+					<plugin>
+						<groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
+						<artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+						<extensions>true</extensions>
+						<configuration>
+							<serverId>ossrh</serverId>
+							<nexusUrl>https://oss.sonatype.org/</nexusUrl>
+							<autoReleaseAfterClose>true</autoReleaseAfterClose>
+						</configuration>
+					</plugin>
+				</plugins>
+			</build>
+		</profile>
+	</profiles>
+	
 	<build>
 		<pluginManagement>
-			<plugins>
-				<!-- Prevent Eclipse from executing unnecessary plugins during development -->
-				<plugin>
-					<groupId>org.eclipse.m2e</groupId>
-					<artifactId>lifecycle-mapping</artifactId>
-					<version>${m2e.lifecycle-mapping.version}</version>
-					<configuration>
-						<lifecycleMappingMetadata>
-							<pluginExecutions>
-								<pluginExecution>
-									<pluginExecutionFilter>
-										<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-										<artifactId>maven-enforcer-plugin</artifactId>
-										<versionRange>[1.0.0,)</versionRange>
-										<goals>
-											<goal>enforce</goal>
-										</goals>
-									</pluginExecutionFilter>
-									<action>
-										<ignore />
-									</action>
-								</pluginExecution>
-							</pluginExecutions>
-						</lifecycleMappingMetadata>
-					</configuration>
-				</plugin>
+			<plugins>				
 				<!-- Maven Compiler Plugin -->
 				<plugin>
 					<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
@@ -354,17 +402,7 @@ that you distribute must include a readable copy of the "NOTICE" text file.
 						<quiet>true</quiet>						
 					</configuration>
 				</plugin>
-				<!-- TODO -->
-				<plugin>
-					<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-					<artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
-					<version>2.5.3</version>
-				</plugin>
-				<plugin>
-					<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-					<artifactId>maven-enforcer-plugin</artifactId>
-					<version>1.4.1</version>
-				</plugin>
+				<!-- Configure plugins used in the deployment phase -->				
 				<plugin>
 					<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 					<artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -380,6 +418,11 @@ that you distribute must include a readable copy of the "NOTICE" text file.
 					<artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
 					<version>1.6</version>
 				</plugin>
+				<plugin>
+					<groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
+					<artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+					<version>1.6.6</version>
+				</plugin>
 			</plugins>
 		</pluginManagement>
 		<plugins>
@@ -393,59 +436,7 @@ that you distribute must include a readable copy of the "NOTICE" text file.
 				<groupId>org.eluder.coveralls</groupId>
 				<artifactId>coveralls-maven-plugin</artifactId>
 				<version>4.0.0</version>				
-			</plugin>
-			<!-- Generate project's sources -->
-			<plugin>
-				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-				<artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
-				<executions>
-					<execution>
-						<id>attach-sources</id>
-						<goals>
-							<goal>jar-no-fork</goal>
-						</goals>
-					</execution>
-				</executions>
-			</plugin>
-			<!-- Generate API documentation -->
-			<plugin>
-				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-				<artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-				<executions>
-					<execution>
-						<id>attach-javadocs</id>
-						<goals>
-							<goal>jar</goal>
-						</goals>
-					</execution>
-				</executions>
-			</plugin>
-			<!-- Sign the generated components -->
-			<plugin>
-				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-				<artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
-				<executions>
-					<execution>
-						<id>sign-artifacts</id>
-						<phase>verify</phase>
-						<goals>
-							<goal>sign</goal>
-						</goals>
-					</execution>
-				</executions>
-			</plugin>
-			<!-- Configure release deployment to the OSSRH Nexus server with the Nexus Staging Maven plugin -->
-			<plugin>
-				<groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
-				<artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>1.6.6</version>
-				<extensions>true</extensions>
-				<configuration>
-					<serverId>ossrh</serverId>
-					<nexusUrl>https://oss.sonatype.org/</nexusUrl>
-					<autoReleaseAfterClose>true</autoReleaseAfterClose>
-				</configuration>
-			</plugin>			
+			</plugin>						
 		</plugins>
 	</build>
 	
diff --git a/src/main/scripts/ossrh-deploy.sh b/src/main/scripts/ossrh-deploy.sh
index b29666d..1505847 100755
--- a/src/main/scripts/ossrh-deploy.sh
+++ b/src/main/scripts/ossrh-deploy.sh
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 # http://central.sonatype.org/pages/apache-maven.html
 # http://central.sonatype.org/pages/ossrh-guide.html
 #
+# Note that if autoReleaseAfterClose value is set to true in your POM file, 
+# then the project will be also released to the Maven Central Repository.
+#
 # Recommended use: 1) change to the root directory of your project; and 
 # 2) execute this script.
 ###
@@ -42,7 +45,7 @@ read -p "Confirm deployment of current Maven project to OSSRH (yes/no)? "
 if [ "$REPLY" == "yes" ] ; then
   ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_rsa
   ssh-add -l
-  mvn clean deploy | tee target/ossrh-deploy.log
+  mvn -Dgrycap.deploy.release=true clean deploy | tee ossrh-deploy.log
   ssh-add -D
 else
   echo "Exit without deploy"