diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/org/danilopianini/gradle/mavencentral/PublishOnCentral.kt b/src/main/kotlin/org/danilopianini/gradle/mavencentral/PublishOnCentral.kt
index 110e701e..5459ef2f 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/org/danilopianini/gradle/mavencentral/PublishOnCentral.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/org/danilopianini/gradle/mavencentral/PublishOnCentral.kt
@@ -5,10 +5,8 @@ import org.danilopianini.gradle.mavencentral.MavenConfigurationSupport.configure
 import org.danilopianini.gradle.mavencentral.ProjectExtensions.registerTaskIfNeeded
 import org.danilopianini.gradle.mavencentral.ProjectExtensions.setupMavenCentralPortal
 import org.danilopianini.gradle.mavencentral.tasks.JavadocJar
-import org.danilopianini.gradle.mavencentral.tasks.SourceJar
 import org.gradle.api.Plugin
 import org.gradle.api.Project
-import org.gradle.api.file.CopySpec
 import org.gradle.api.file.DuplicatesStrategy
 import org.gradle.api.plugins.JavaPluginExtension
 import org.gradle.api.publish.PublishingExtension
@@ -16,6 +14,7 @@ import org.gradle.api.publish.maven.MavenPublication
 import org.gradle.api.publish.maven.plugins.MavenPublishPlugin
 import org.gradle.api.publish.maven.tasks.PublishToMavenRepository
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.javadoc.Javadoc
+import org.gradle.jvm.component.internal.DefaultJvmSoftwareComponent
 import org.gradle.jvm.tasks.Jar
 import org.gradle.kotlin.dsl.configure
 import org.gradle.kotlin.dsl.create
@@ -40,8 +39,6 @@ class PublishOnCentral : Plugin<Project> {
         private const val PUBLICATION_NAME = "OSSRH"
 
         private fun Project.javadocJarTask() = project.registerTaskIfNeeded("javadocJar", JavadocJar::class)
-
-        private fun Project.sourcesJarTask() = project.registerTaskIfNeeded("sourcesJar", SourceJar::class)
     }
 
     override fun apply(project: Project) {
@@ -65,21 +62,14 @@ class PublishOnCentral : Plugin<Project> {
                 publications { publications ->
                     if (publications.none { it.name == PUBLICATION_NAME }) {
                         publications.register(PUBLICATION_NAME, MavenPublication::class.java) { publication ->
-                            publication.artifact(project.tasks.withType<Jar>().named("jar"))
-                            val javadocJarTask = project.javadocJarTask()
-                            javadocJarTask.configure {
-                                if (it is JavadocJar) {
-                                    it.from(project.tasks.withType<Javadoc>())
-                                }
-                            }
-                            publication.artifact(javadocJarTask)
-                            javadocJarTask.configure {
-                                if (it is CopySpec) {
-                                    it.duplicatesStrategy = DuplicatesStrategy.INCLUDE
+                            val componentProvider =
+                                project.components.withType<DefaultJvmSoftwareComponent>().named(
+                                    "java",
+                                ) { javaComponent ->
+                                    javaComponent.withJavadocJar()
+                                    javaComponent.withSourcesJar()
                                 }
-                            }
-                            val sourcesJar = project.sourcesJarTask()
-                            publication.artifact(sourcesJar)
+                            publication.from(componentProvider.get())
                             publication.pom.packaging = "jar"
                         }
                         project.logger.debug("Created new publication $PUBLICATION_NAME")
@@ -116,7 +106,8 @@ class PublishOnCentral : Plugin<Project> {
             project.logger.info("Dokka plugin found, hence javadocJar will be configured")
             project.tasks.withType<Javadoc>().configureEach { it.enabled = false }
             project.tasks.withType<Jar>().matching { "javadoc" in it.name }.configureEach { javadocJar ->
-                javadocJar.from(project.tasks.withType<DokkaGenerateTask>())
+                javadocJar.duplicatesStrategy = DuplicatesStrategy.WARN
+                javadocJar.from(project.tasks.withType<DokkaGenerateTask>().matching { "Publication" in it.name })
                 javadocJar.from(
                     project.tasks.withType<DokkaTask>().matching { it.name.contains("html", ignoreCase = true) },
                 )
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/org/danilopianini/gradle/mavencentral/tasks/SourceJar.kt b/src/main/kotlin/org/danilopianini/gradle/mavencentral/tasks/SourceJar.kt
deleted file mode 100644
index 0e51d169..00000000
--- a/src/main/kotlin/org/danilopianini/gradle/mavencentral/tasks/SourceJar.kt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,63 +0,0 @@
-package org.danilopianini.gradle.mavencentral.tasks
-
-import java.io.File
-import org.gradle.api.file.SourceDirectorySet
-import org.gradle.api.tasks.SourceSet
-import org.gradle.api.tasks.SourceSetContainer
-
-/**
- * A task generating a Jar file with the project source code.
- */
-open class SourceJar : JarWithClassifier("sources") {
-    init {
-        description = "Assembles a jar archive containing the sources"
-        sourceSet("main", false)
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Adds the [SourceSet] with the provided [name] to the contents of the [SourceJar].
-     * In case the source set does not exist, if [failOnMissingName] is set, the task throws [IllegalStateException].
-     */
-    @JvmOverloads
-    fun sourceSet(
-        name: String,
-        failOnMissingName: Boolean = true,
-    ) {
-        val sourceSets = project.properties["sourceSets"] as? SourceSetContainer
-        if (sourceSets != null) {
-            val sourceSet = sourceSets.findByName(name)
-            if (sourceSet != null) {
-                sourceSet(sourceSet)
-            } else {
-                check(!failOnMissingName) {
-                    "Project has property 'sourceSets' of type 'SourceSetContainer', but it contains no '$name' entry"
-                }
-            }
-        } else {
-            check(!failOnMissingName) {
-                "Project has no property 'sourceSets' of type 'SourceSetContainer'"
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Adds a [sourceSet] source.
-     */
-    fun sourceSet(sourceSet: SourceSet) {
-        sourceSet(sourceSet.allSource)
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Adds a [sourceDirectorySet] source.
-     */
-    fun sourceSet(sourceDirectorySet: SourceDirectorySet) {
-        from(sourceDirectorySet)
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Adds a [file] source.
-     */
-    fun source(file: File) {
-        from(file)
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/test/resources/org/danilopianini/gradle/test/test0/build.gradle.kts b/src/test/resources/org/danilopianini/gradle/test/test0/build.gradle.kts
index e78eeaa2..5f0e4b86 100644
--- a/src/test/resources/org/danilopianini/gradle/test/test0/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/src/test/resources/org/danilopianini/gradle/test/test0/build.gradle.kts
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ publishOnCentral {
     }
 }
 
+dependencies {
+    api("org.apache.commons:commons-lang3:3.17.0")
+}
+
 tasks.withType<Sign>().configureEach {
     enabled = false
 }
diff --git a/src/test/resources/org/danilopianini/gradle/test/test0/test.yaml b/src/test/resources/org/danilopianini/gradle/test/test0/test.yaml
index ffc5b698..10eda649 100644
--- a/src/test/resources/org/danilopianini/gradle/test/test0/test.yaml
+++ b/src/test/resources/org/danilopianini/gradle/test/test0/test.yaml
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ tests:
               - '\s*<connection>(\s|\n)*scm:git:https://github\.com/test/test-publish-on-central</connection>'
               - '\s*<developerConnection>(\s|\n)*scm:git:https://github\.com/test/test-publish-on-central</developerConnection>'
               - '\s*</scm>'
+              - '\s*<dependencies>'
+              - '\s*<groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>'
   - description: "release and drop tasks get generated"
     configuration:
       tasks: