diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c15fe22..3bf5136 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>com.fasterxml</groupId>
     <artifactId>oss-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>58</version>
+    <version>68</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>aalto-xml</artifactId>
@@ -82,13 +82,19 @@ org.xml.sax, org.xml.sax.ext, org.xml.sax.helpers</osgi.import>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.fasterxml.woodstox</groupId>
       <artifactId>woodstox-core</artifactId>
-      <version>6.6.2</version>
+      <version>6.7.0</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
   <build>
     <plugins>
+      <!-- 26-Sep-2025, tatu: Ensure we use new Sonatype Central Portal: -->
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.sonatype.central</groupId>
+        <artifactId>central-publishing-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+      </plugin>
+
       <!--  04-Mar-2019, tatu: Add rudimentary JDK9+ module info. To build with JDK 8
              will have to use `moduleInfoFile` which is not optimal but anything else
             requires  JDK 9+.
diff --git a/release-notes/VERSION b/release-notes/VERSION
index 3d0476e..cc1c2c3 100644
--- a/release-notes/VERSION
+++ b/release-notes/VERSION
@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@ Project: aalto-xml
 = Releases
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-1.3.4 (not yet released)
+1.3.4 (26-Sep-2025)
 
 - Branch "master" renamed as "main"
+- Update to `oss-parent` v68 to switch to Central Portal publishing
 
 1.3.3 (07-Jun-2024)