diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/pklJavaExecutable.gradle.kts b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/pklJavaExecutable.gradle.kts
index c5aca821..a5801262 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/pklJavaExecutable.gradle.kts
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/pklJavaExecutable.gradle.kts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import org.gradle.kotlin.dsl.support.serviceOf
 
 plugins {
   id("pklJavaLibrary")
-  id("pklPublishLibrary")
+  //  id("pklPublishLibrary")
   id("com.github.johnrengelman.shadow")
 }
 
@@ -98,34 +98,34 @@ tasks.check {
   dependsOn(testStartJavaExecutableOnOtherJdks)
 }
 
-publishing {
-  publications {
-    // need to put in `afterEvaluate` because `artifactId` cannot be set lazily.
-    project.afterEvaluate {
-      register<MavenPublication>("javaExecutable") {
-        artifactId = executableSpec.javaPublicationName.get()
+// publishing {
+//  publications {
+//    // need to put in `afterEvaluate` because `artifactId` cannot be set lazily.
+//    project.afterEvaluate {
+//      register<MavenPublication>("javaExecutable") {
+//        artifactId = executableSpec.javaPublicationName.get()
+//
+//        artifact(javaExecutable.map { it.outputs.files.singleFile }) {
+//          classifier = null
+//          extension = "bin"
+//          builtBy(javaExecutable)
+//        }
+//
+//        pom {
+//          url = executableSpec.website
+//          description =
+//            executableSpec.documentationName.map { name ->
+//              """
+//            $name executable for Java.
+//            Can be executed directly, or with `java -jar <path/to/jpkl>`.
+//            Requires Java 17 or higher.
+//            """
+//                .trimIndent()
+//            }
+//        }
+//      }
+//    }
+//  }
+// }
 
-        artifact(javaExecutable.map { it.outputs.files.singleFile }) {
-          classifier = null
-          extension = "jar"
-          builtBy(javaExecutable)
-        }
-
-        pom {
-          url = executableSpec.website
-          description =
-            executableSpec.documentationName.map { name ->
-              """
-            $name executable for Java.
-            Can be executed directly, or with `java -jar <path/to/jpkl>`.
-            Requires Java 17 or higher.
-            """
-                .trimIndent()
-            }
-        }
-      }
-    }
-  }
-}
-
-signing { project.afterEvaluate { sign(publishing.publications["javaExecutable"]) } }
+// signing { project.afterEvaluate { sign(publishing.publications["javaExecutable"]) } }
diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/pklNativeExecutable.gradle.kts b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/pklNativeExecutable.gradle.kts
index 9ed058b7..b55c5c0e 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/pklNativeExecutable.gradle.kts
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/pklNativeExecutable.gradle.kts
@@ -20,8 +20,7 @@ plugins {
   id("pklGraalVm")
   id("pklJavaLibrary")
   id("pklNativeLifecycle")
-  // TODO: re-enable maven publishing
-  //  id("pklPublishLibrary")
+  id("pklPublishLibrary")
   id("com.github.johnrengelman.shadow")
 }
 
@@ -171,122 +170,122 @@ val assembleNativeAlpineLinuxAmd64 by tasks.existing { wraps(alpineExecutableAmd
 
 val assembleNativeWindowsAmd64 by tasks.existing { wraps(windowsExecutableAmd64) }
 
-// publishing {
-//  publications {
-//    // need to put in `afterEvaluate` because `artifactId` cannot be set lazily.
-//    project.afterEvaluate {
-//      create<MavenPublication>("macExecutableAmd64") {
-//        artifactId = "${executableSpec.publicationName.get()}-macos-amd64"
-//        artifact(stagedMacAmd64Executable.singleFile) {
-//          classifier = null
-//          extension = "bin"
-//          builtBy(stagedMacAmd64Executable)
-//        }
-//        pom {
-//          name = "${executableSpec.publicationName.get()}-macos-amd64"
-//          url = executableSpec.website
-//          description =
-//            executableSpec.documentationName.map { name ->
-//              "Native $name executable for macOS/amd64."
-//            }
-//        }
-//      }
-//
-//      create<MavenPublication>("macExecutableAarch64") {
-//        artifactId = "${executableSpec.publicationName.get()}-macos-aarch64"
-//        artifact(stagedMacAarch64Executable.singleFile) {
-//          classifier = null
-//          extension = "bin"
-//          builtBy(stagedMacAarch64Executable)
-//        }
-//        pom {
-//          name = "${executableSpec.publicationName.get()}-macos-aarch64"
-//          url = executableSpec.website
-//          description =
-//            executableSpec.documentationName.map { name ->
-//              "Native $name executable for macOS/aarch64."
-//            }
-//        }
-//      }
-//
-//      create<MavenPublication>("linuxExecutableAmd64") {
-//        artifactId = "${executableSpec.publicationName.get()}-linux-amd64"
-//        artifact(stagedLinuxAmd64Executable.singleFile) {
-//          classifier = null
-//          extension = "bin"
-//          builtBy(stagedLinuxAmd64Executable)
-//        }
-//        pom {
-//          name = "${executableSpec.publicationName.get()}-linux-amd64"
-//          url = executableSpec.website
-//          description =
-//            executableSpec.documentationName.map { name ->
-//              "Native $name executable for linux/amd64."
-//            }
-//        }
-//      }
-//
-//      create<MavenPublication>("linuxExecutableAarch64") {
-//        artifactId = "${executableSpec.publicationName.get()}-linux-aarch64"
-//        artifact(stagedLinuxAarch64Executable.singleFile) {
-//          classifier = null
-//          extension = "bin"
-//          builtBy(stagedLinuxAarch64Executable)
-//        }
-//        pom {
-//          name = "${executableSpec.publicationName.get()}-linux-aarch64"
-//          url = executableSpec.website
-//          description =
-//            executableSpec.documentationName.map { name ->
-//              "Native $name executable for linux/aarch64."
-//            }
-//        }
-//      }
-//
-//      create<MavenPublication>("alpineLinuxExecutableAmd64") {
-//        artifactId = "${executableSpec.publicationName.get()}-alpine-linux-amd64"
-//        artifact(stagedAlpineLinuxAmd64Executable.singleFile) {
-//          classifier = null
-//          extension = "bin"
-//          builtBy(stagedAlpineLinuxAmd64Executable)
-//        }
-//        pom {
-//          name = "${executableSpec.publicationName.get()}-alpine-linux-amd64"
-//          url = executableSpec.website
-//          description =
-//            executableSpec.documentationName.map { name ->
-//              "Native $name executable for linux/amd64 and statically linked to musl."
-//            }
-//        }
-//      }
-//
-//      create<MavenPublication>("windowsExecutableAmd64") {
-//        artifactId = "${executableSpec.publicationName.get()}-windows-amd64"
-//        artifact(stagedWindowsAmd64Executable.singleFile) {
-//          classifier = null
-//          extension = "exe"
-//          builtBy(stagedWindowsAmd64Executable)
-//        }
-//        pom {
-//          name = "${executableSpec.publicationName.get()}-windows-amd64"
-//          url = executableSpec.website
-//          description =
-//            executableSpec.documentationName.map { name ->
-//              "Native $name executable for windows/amd64."
-//            }
-//        }
-//      }
-//    }
-//  }
-// }
-//
-// signing {
-//  project.afterEvaluate {
-//    sign(publishing.publications["linuxExecutableAarch64"])
-//    sign(publishing.publications["linuxExecutableAmd64"])
-//    sign(publishing.publications["macExecutableAarch64"])
-//    sign(publishing.publications["macExecutableAmd64"])
-//    sign(publishing.publications["alpineLinuxExecutableAmd64"])
-//    sign(publishing.publications["windowsExecutableAmd64"])
-//  }
-// }
+publishing {
+  publications {
+    // need to put in `afterEvaluate` because `artifactId` cannot be set lazily.
+    project.afterEvaluate {
+      create<MavenPublication>("macExecutableAmd64") {
+        artifactId = "${executableSpec.publicationName.get()}-macos-amd64"
+        artifact(stagedMacAmd64Executable.singleFile) {
+          classifier = null
+          extension = "bin"
+          builtBy(stagedMacAmd64Executable)
+        }
+        pom {
+          name = "${executableSpec.publicationName.get()}-macos-amd64"
+          url = executableSpec.website
+          description =
+            executableSpec.documentationName.map { name ->
+              "Native $name executable for macOS/amd64."
+            }
+        }
+      }
+
+      create<MavenPublication>("macExecutableAarch64") {
+        artifactId = "${executableSpec.publicationName.get()}-macos-aarch64"
+        artifact(stagedMacAarch64Executable.singleFile) {
+          classifier = null
+          extension = "bin"
+          builtBy(stagedMacAarch64Executable)
+        }
+        pom {
+          name = "${executableSpec.publicationName.get()}-macos-aarch64"
+          url = executableSpec.website
+          description =
+            executableSpec.documentationName.map { name ->
+              "Native $name executable for macOS/aarch64."
+            }
+        }
+      }
+
+      create<MavenPublication>("linuxExecutableAmd64") {
+        artifactId = "${executableSpec.publicationName.get()}-linux-amd64"
+        artifact(stagedLinuxAmd64Executable.singleFile) {
+          classifier = null
+          extension = "bin"
+          builtBy(stagedLinuxAmd64Executable)
+        }
+        pom {
+          name = "${executableSpec.publicationName.get()}-linux-amd64"
+          url = executableSpec.website
+          description =
+            executableSpec.documentationName.map { name ->
+              "Native $name executable for linux/amd64."
+            }
+        }
+      }
+
+      create<MavenPublication>("linuxExecutableAarch64") {
+        artifactId = "${executableSpec.publicationName.get()}-linux-aarch64"
+        artifact(stagedLinuxAarch64Executable.singleFile) {
+          classifier = null
+          extension = "bin"
+          builtBy(stagedLinuxAarch64Executable)
+        }
+        pom {
+          name = "${executableSpec.publicationName.get()}-linux-aarch64"
+          url = executableSpec.website
+          description =
+            executableSpec.documentationName.map { name ->
+              "Native $name executable for linux/aarch64."
+            }
+        }
+      }
+
+      create<MavenPublication>("alpineLinuxExecutableAmd64") {
+        artifactId = "${executableSpec.publicationName.get()}-alpine-linux-amd64"
+        artifact(stagedAlpineLinuxAmd64Executable.singleFile) {
+          classifier = null
+          extension = "bin"
+          builtBy(stagedAlpineLinuxAmd64Executable)
+        }
+        pom {
+          name = "${executableSpec.publicationName.get()}-alpine-linux-amd64"
+          url = executableSpec.website
+          description =
+            executableSpec.documentationName.map { name ->
+              "Native $name executable for linux/amd64 and statically linked to musl."
+            }
+        }
+      }
+
+      create<MavenPublication>("windowsExecutableAmd64") {
+        artifactId = "${executableSpec.publicationName.get()}-windows-amd64"
+        artifact(stagedWindowsAmd64Executable.singleFile) {
+          classifier = null
+          extension = "exe"
+          builtBy(stagedWindowsAmd64Executable)
+        }
+        pom {
+          name = "${executableSpec.publicationName.get()}-windows-amd64"
+          url = executableSpec.website
+          description =
+            executableSpec.documentationName.map { name ->
+              "Native $name executable for windows/amd64."
+            }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+signing {
+  project.afterEvaluate {
+    sign(publishing.publications["linuxExecutableAarch64"])
+    sign(publishing.publications["linuxExecutableAmd64"])
+    sign(publishing.publications["macExecutableAarch64"])
+    sign(publishing.publications["macExecutableAmd64"])
+    sign(publishing.publications["alpineLinuxExecutableAmd64"])
+    sign(publishing.publications["windowsExecutableAmd64"])
+  }
+}
diff --git a/docs/modules/release-notes/pages/0.29.adoc b/docs/modules/release-notes/pages/0.29.adoc
index e6631b63..c1cec1eb 100644
--- a/docs/modules/release-notes/pages/0.29.adoc
+++ b/docs/modules/release-notes/pages/0.29.adoc
@@ -381,9 +381,11 @@ Code that references the name from the lexical scope will continue to work as-is
 
 To learn more about name resolution, consult the xref:language-reference:index.adoc#name-resolution[language reference].
 
-=== Native executables are not published to Maven Central
+=== jpkl is not published to Maven Central
 
-Due to a breakage in release pipeline, the `pkl` native executables are no longer published to Maven Central (https://github.com/apple/pkl/pull/1146[#1146]).
+Due to a breakage in release pipeline, the `jpkl` executable is not published to Maven Central (https://github.com/apple/pkl/pull/1147[#1147]).
+
+It is still available to download as a GitHub release asset.
 
 == Miscellaneous [small]#🐸#