diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly-build.yml b/.github/workflows/nightly-build.yml
index 35663ec1c..142932883 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly-build.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
           cache: maven
 
       - name: Build SNAPSHOT
-        run: ./mvnw clean package -pl '!quickfixj-distribution' -B -V -D"maven.javadoc.skip"="true" -D"java.util.logging.config.file"="${{github.workspace}}/quickfixj-core/src/test/resources/logging.properties" -D"http.keepAlive"="false" -D"maven.wagon.http.pool"="false" -D"maven.wagon.httpconnectionManager.ttlSeconds"="120"
+        run: ./mvnw clean package -pl '!quickfixj-distribution' -B -V -D"maven.javadoc.skip"="true" -P"full-fix-latest" -D"java.util.logging.config.file"="${{github.workspace}}/quickfixj-core/src/test/resources/logging.properties" -D"http.keepAlive"="false" -D"maven.wagon.http.pool"="false" -D"maven.wagon.httpconnectionManager.ttlSeconds"="120"
 
       - name: Delete old packages
         continue-on-error: true
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ jobs:
           for i in 1 2 3; do
             ./mvnw deploy -pl '!quickfixj-distribution' -B -V \
             -Dmaven.install.skip=true -DskipTests \
+            -P"full-fix-latest" \
             -D"java.util.logging.config.file"="${{github.workspace}}/quickfixj-core/src/test/resources/logging.properties" \
             --no-transfer-progress && break || sleep 30
           done
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d22bcb205..2e787c848 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -475,6 +475,11 @@
 			<activation>
 				<activeByDefault>false</activeByDefault>
 			</activation>
+			<properties>
+				<!-- Activate the full-fix-latest profile in quickfixj-messages-all so that
+				     releases and deployments to Sonatype Central include all FixLatest classes and fields. -->
+				<quickfixj.fixlatest.build>full</quickfixj.fixlatest.build>
+			</properties>
 			<build>
 				<plugins>
 					<plugin>
diff --git a/quickfixj-messages/quickfixj-messages-all/pom.xml b/quickfixj-messages/quickfixj-messages-all/pom.xml
index cc18b3634..deed13d49 100644
--- a/quickfixj-messages/quickfixj-messages-all/pom.xml
+++ b/quickfixj-messages/quickfixj-messages-all/pom.xml
@@ -90,7 +90,15 @@
 		<profile>
 			<id>full-fix-latest</id>
 			<!-- This profile builds the full fix latest specification to testing that a new version of the full specification
-			     does not introduce issues in the core QuickFIX/J build -->
+			     does not introduce issues in the core QuickFIX/J build.
+			     It is also activated automatically when the 'release' profile is active (via the quickfixj.fixlatest.build property)
+			     so that releases and deployments to Sonatype Central include all FixLatest classes and fields. -->
+			<activation>
+				<property>
+					<name>quickfixj.fixlatest.build</name>
+					<value>full</value>
+				</property>
+			</activation>
 			<build>
 				<plugins>
 					<plugin>