diff --git a/api/build.gradle b/api/build.gradle
index 6151f5c0f..bc79b3b3c 100644
--- a/api/build.gradle
+++ b/api/build.gradle
@@ -84,10 +84,14 @@ publishing {
 
     repositories {
         maven {
-            name = 'myRepo'
-            def base = 'file:///maven-repo'
-            def releasesRepoUrl = "$base/releases"
-            def snapshotsRepoUrl = "$base/snapshots"
+            credentials {
+                username project.findProperty('nexusUsername') ?: ''
+                password project.findProperty('nexusPassword') ?: ""
+            }
+            name = 'velocity-nexus'
+            def base = 'https://nexus.velocitypowered.com/repository/velocity-artifacts'
+            def releasesRepoUrl = "$base-releases/"
+            def snapshotsRepoUrl = "$base-snapshots/"
             url = version.endsWith('SNAPSHOT') ? snapshotsRepoUrl : releasesRepoUrl
         }
     }