diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 452fd98..0020c74 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -14,8 +14,9 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os: [ ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest ]
-        # Keep this list as: all supported LTS JDKs, the latest GA JDK, and the latest EA JDK (if possible)
-        java: [ 11, 17, 21, 22 ]
+        # Keep this list as: all supported LTS JDKs, the latest GA JDK, and optionally the latest EA JDK (if available).
+        # https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/java-se-support-roadmap.html
+        java: [ 11, 17, 21, 23 ]
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -24,12 +25,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           distribution: temurin
           java-version: ${{ matrix.java }}
-      - name: Cache local Maven repository
-        uses: actions/cache@v4
-        with:
-          path: ~/.m2/repository
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-maven-${{ hashFiles('**/pom.xml') }}
-          restore-keys: |
-            ${{ runner.os }}-maven-
+          cache: maven
       - name: Build with Maven
         run: mvn --batch-mode --no-transfer-progress verify
diff --git a/bin/release_to_local_repo.sh b/bin/release_to_local_repo.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 379a1b5..0000000
--- a/bin/release_to_local_repo.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-
-# Uploads the artifacts in ./dist (JAR and src JAR) to the local repo ($HOME/.m2/jboss-repository)
-# so we can do local testing before uploading to the Nexus maven repo
-
-
-# Author: Bela Ban
-
-DIR=`dirname $0`
-DIST=$DIR/../dist/
-POM=$DIR/../pom.xml
-
-JAR=`find $DIST -name "native-*.jar" | grep -v source`
-SRC_JAR=`find $DIST -name "native-*.jar" | grep source`
-
-REPO=file:$HOME/.m2/jboss-repository
-FLAGS="-Dpackaging=jar -DrepositoryId=jboss-releases-repository"
-
-
-echo "Deploying $JAR to $REPO"
-mvn deploy:deploy-file -Dfile=$JAR -Durl=$REPO -DpomFile=$POM $FLAGS
-
-
-echo "Deploying $SRC_JAR to $REPO"
-mvn deploy:deploy-file -Dfile=$SRC_JAR -Durl=$REPO -DpomFile=$POM -Dclassifier=sources $FLAGS
-
diff --git a/bin/release_to_nexus.sh b/bin/release_to_nexus.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 074434a..0000000
--- a/bin/release_to_nexus.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-
-##
-## This script releases a new JGroups version to Nexus. It generates the local artifacts (in target/staging), uploads
-## them to Nexus staging, the closes and releases the upload.
-## Note that if there is an existing artifact in Nexus, the script will fail !
-##
-
-# Author: Bela Ban
-
-
-# DIST=../dist
-POM=`dirname $0`/../pom.xml
-
-# JAR=`find $DIST -name "native-*.jar" | grep -v source`
-# SRC_JAR=`find $DIST -name "native-*.jar" | grep source`
-
-## Release directly, skipping the staging repo
-## REPO=https://repository.jboss.org/nexus/content/repositories/releases/
-
-# REPO=https://repository.jboss.org/nexus/service/local/staging/deploy/maven2
-# FLAGS="-Dpackaging=jar -DrepositoryId=jboss-releases-repository"
-
-
-# echo "Deploying $JAR to $REPO"
-# mvn deploy:deploy-file -Dfile=$JAR -Durl=$REPO -DpomFile=$POM $FLAGS
-
-
-# echo "Deploying $SRC_JAR to $REPO"
-# mvn deploy:deploy-file -Dfile=$SRC_JAR -Durl=$REPO -DpomFile=$POM -Dclassifier=sources $FLAGS
-
-mvn -f $POM -Dmaven.test.skip=true deploy
-