diff --git a/build-helpers/publishing/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/compose/internal/publishing/MavenCentralProperties.kt b/build-helpers/publishing/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/compose/internal/publishing/MavenCentralProperties.kt
index 1fd29edc4d..576041d780 100644
--- a/build-helpers/publishing/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/compose/internal/publishing/MavenCentralProperties.kt
+++ b/build-helpers/publishing/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/compose/internal/publishing/MavenCentralProperties.kt
@@ -23,10 +23,6 @@ class MavenCentralProperties(private val myProject: Project) {
         propertyProvider("maven.central.staging.close.after.upload", defaultValue = "false")
             .map { it.toBoolean() }
 
-    val autoDropOnError: Provider<Boolean> =
-        propertyProvider("maven.central.staging.from.after.error", defaultValue = "false")
-            .map { it.toBoolean() }
-
     val signArtifacts: Boolean
         get() = myProject.findProperty("maven.central.sign") == "true"
 
diff --git a/build-helpers/publishing/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/compose/internal/publishing/UploadToSonatypeTask.kt b/build-helpers/publishing/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/compose/internal/publishing/UploadToSonatypeTask.kt
index d9d8091da7..901a2b330a 100644
--- a/build-helpers/publishing/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/compose/internal/publishing/UploadToSonatypeTask.kt
+++ b/build-helpers/publishing/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/compose/internal/publishing/UploadToSonatypeTask.kt
@@ -30,9 +30,6 @@ abstract class UploadToSonatypeTask : DefaultTask() {
     @get:Internal
     abstract val autoCommitOnSuccess: Property<Boolean>
 
-    @get:Internal
-    abstract val autoDropOnError: Property<Boolean>
-
     @get:Internal
     abstract val version: Property<String>
 
@@ -72,9 +69,6 @@ abstract class UploadToSonatypeTask : DefaultTask() {
                 sonatype.closeStagingRepo(stagingRepo)
             }
         } catch (e: Exception) {
-            if (autoDropOnError.get()) {
-                sonatype.dropStagingRepo(stagingRepo)
-            }
             throw e
         }
     }
diff --git a/build-helpers/publishing/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/compose/internal/publishing/utils/Json.kt b/build-helpers/publishing/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/compose/internal/publishing/utils/Json.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..39efbdc0b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build-helpers/publishing/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/compose/internal/publishing/utils/Json.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2020-2021 JetBrains s.r.o. and respective authors and developers.
+ * Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license that can be found in the LICENSE.txt file.
+ */
+
+package org.jetbrains.compose.internal.publishing.utils
+
+import okhttp3.MediaType.Companion.toMediaType
+
+internal object Json {
+    val mediaType = "application/json".toMediaType()
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/build-helpers/publishing/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/compose/internal/publishing/utils/SonatypeApi.kt b/build-helpers/publishing/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/compose/internal/publishing/utils/SonatypeApi.kt
index 6979b21ed3..59a0ffa4c9 100644
--- a/build-helpers/publishing/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/compose/internal/publishing/utils/SonatypeApi.kt
+++ b/build-helpers/publishing/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/compose/internal/publishing/utils/SonatypeApi.kt
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ interface SonatypeApi {
     fun upload(repo: StagingRepo, module: ModuleToUpload)
     fun stagingProfiles(): StagingProfiles
     fun createStagingRepo(profile: StagingProfile, description: String): StagingRepo
-    fun dropStagingRepo(repo: StagingRepo)
     fun closeStagingRepo(repo: StagingRepo)
 }
 
diff --git a/build-helpers/publishing/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/compose/internal/publishing/utils/SonatypeRestApiClient.kt b/build-helpers/publishing/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/compose/internal/publishing/utils/SonatypeRestApiClient.kt
index e009a1095e..fda0d1637d 100644
--- a/build-helpers/publishing/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/compose/internal/publishing/utils/SonatypeRestApiClient.kt
+++ b/build-helpers/publishing/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/compose/internal/publishing/utils/SonatypeRestApiClient.kt
@@ -76,27 +76,13 @@ class SonatypeRestApiClient(
         return StagingRepo(response, profile)
     }
 
-    override fun dropStagingRepo(repo: StagingRepo) {
-        stagingRepoAction("drop", repo)
-    }
-
     override fun closeStagingRepo(repo: StagingRepo) {
-        stagingRepoAction("finish", repo)
-    }
-
-    private fun stagingRepoAction(
-        action: String, repo: StagingRepo
-    ) {
-        val logRepoDescription = "profileId='${repo.profile.id}', repoId='${repo.id}', description='${repo.description}'"
-        logger.info("Starting '$action': $logRepoDescription")
-        buildRequest("service/local/staging/${repo.profile.id}/$action") {
-            val promoteRequest = StagingRepo.PromoteRequest(
-                StagingRepo.PromoteData(stagedRepositoryId = repo.id, description = repo.description)
-            )
-            post(Xml.serialize(promoteRequest).toRequestBody(Xml.mediaType))
+        logger.info("Closing repository '${repo.id}'")
+        buildRequest("service/local/staging/bulk/close") {
+            val request = "{\"data\":{\"stagedRepositoryIds\":[\"${repo.id}\"]}}"
+            post(Xml.serialize(request).toRequestBody(Json.mediaType))
         }.execute { responseBody ->
-            logger.info("Finished '$action': $logRepoDescription")
-            logger.info("Response: '${responseBody.string()}'")
+            logger.info("Finished closing repository '${repo.id}': '${responseBody.string()}'")
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/compose/build.gradle.kts b/compose/build.gradle.kts
index 061be3c2b1..931fe0118f 100644
--- a/compose/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/compose/build.gradle.kts
@@ -185,7 +185,6 @@ val reuploadArtifactsToMavenCentral by tasks.registering(UploadToSonatypeTask::c
     user.set(mavenCentral.user)
     password.set(mavenCentral.password)
     autoCommitOnSuccess.set(mavenCentral.autoCommitOnSuccess)
-    autoDropOnError.set(mavenCentral.autoDropOnError)
     stagingProfileName.set("org.jetbrains.compose")
 }
 
diff --git a/compose/settings.gradle.kts b/compose/settings.gradle.kts
index 747219d8ff..443f932168 100644
--- a/compose/settings.gradle.kts
+++ b/compose/settings.gradle.kts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ pluginManagement {
             maven("https://maven.pkg.jetbrains.space/public/p/space/maven")
         }
         dependencies {
-            classpath("org.jetbrains.compose.internal.build-helpers:publishing:0.0.2")
+            classpath("org.jetbrains.compose.internal.build-helpers:publishing:0.1.0")
         }
     }
 }