diff --git a/.kokoro/release/common.sh b/.kokoro/release/common.sh
index d5738d430..a594cfb28 100755
--- a/.kokoro/release/common.sh
+++ b/.kokoro/release/common.sh
@@ -38,3 +38,26 @@ signing.gnupg.passphrase=${GPG_PASSPHRASE}
 ossrhUsername=${SONATYPE_USERNAME}
 ossrhPassword=${SONATYPE_PASSWORD}" > $1
 }
+
+create_settings_xml_file() {
+  echo "
+<settings>
+  <servers>
+    <server>
+      <id>ossrh</id>
+      <username>${SONATYPE_USERNAME}</username>
+      <password>${SONATYPE_PASSWORD}</password>
+    </server>
+    <server>
+      <id>sonatype-nexus-staging</id>
+      <username>${SONATYPE_USERNAME}</username>
+      <password>${SONATYPE_PASSWORD}</password>
+    </server>
+    <server>
+      <id>sonatype-nexus-snapshots</id>
+      <username>${SONATYPE_USERNAME}</username>
+      <password>${SONATYPE_PASSWORD}</password>
+    </server>
+  </servers>
+</settings>" > $1
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 49045e407..ec08f04cc 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -212,6 +212,10 @@
             </path>
           </annotationProcessorPaths>
           <release>8</release>
+          <compilerArgs>
+            <arg>-Xlint:unchecked</arg>
+            <arg>-Xlint:deprecation</arg>
+          </compilerArgs>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
       <plugin>