diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 075aff7..6e45c93 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -89,7 +89,8 @@
                             <publishingServerId>central</publishingServerId>
                             <autoPublish>true</autoPublish>
                             <tokenAuth>true</tokenAuth>
-                            <waitUntil>published</waitUntil>
+                            <!-- Wait until artifacts are uploaded and validated, then let publishing complete asynchronously. -->
+                            <waitUntil>validated</waitUntil>
                         </configuration>
                     </plugin>