diff --git a/Documentation/dev-release-deploy-config.txt b/Documentation/dev-release-deploy-config.txt
index 83c28da644..364e61dde4 100644
--- a/Documentation/dev-release-deploy-config.txt
+++ b/Documentation/dev-release-deploy-config.txt
@@ -3,13 +3,22 @@
 [[deploy-configuration-setting-maven-central]]
 == Deploy Configuration settings for Maven Central
 
-Gerrit Extension API Jar and the Gerrit Plugin API artifacts are stored on
-Maven Central.
+Some Gerrit artifacts (e.g. the Gerrit WAR file, the Gerrit Plugin API
+and the Gerrit Extension API) are published on Maven Central in the
+`com.google.gerrit` repository.
 
-Prerequisites: Set up the Sonatype account (see link:https://docs.sonatype.org/display/Repository/Sonatype+OSS+Maven+Repository+Usage+Guide#SonatypeOSSMavenRepositoryUsageGuide-2.Signup[Sonatype
-Maven Repository Usage Guide]) and put Sonatype user and password in
-~/.m2/settings.xml:
+To be able to publish artifacts to Maven Central some preparations must
+be done:
 
+* Create a Sonatype account as described in the
+link:https://docs.sonatype.org/display/Repository/Sonatype+OSS+Maven+Repository+Usage+Guide#SonatypeOSSMavenRepositoryUsageGuide-2.Signup[
+Sonatype OSS Maven Repository Usage Guide].
++
+Sonatype is the company that runs Maven Central and you need a Sonatype
+account for uploading artifacts to Maven Central.
+
+* Configure your Sonatype user and password in `~/.m2/settings.xml`:
++
 ----
 
   sonatype-nexus-staging
@@ -18,11 +27,30 @@ Maven Repository Usage Guide]) and put Sonatype user and password in
 
 ----
 
-PGP key must be generated and published, see
-link:https://docs.sonatype.org/display/Repository/How+To+Generate+PGP+Signatures+With+Maven[How
-To Generate PGP Signatures With Maven] for details. PGP passphrase can also be
-put in ~/.m2/settings.xml:
+* Request permissions to upload artifacts to the `com.google.gerrit`
+repository on Maven Central:
++
+Ask for this permission by adding a comment on the
+link:https://issues.sonatype.org/browse/OSSRH-7392[OSSRH-7392] Jira
+ticket at Sonatype.
++
+The request needs to be approved by someone who already has this
+permission by commenting on the same issue.
 
+* Generate and publish a PGP key
++
+Generate and publish a PGP key as described in
+link:https://docs.sonatype.org/display/Repository/How+To+Generate+PGP+Signatures+With+Maven[
+How To Generate PGP Signatures With Maven].
++
+Please be aware that after publishing your public key it may take a
+while until it is visible to the Sonatype server.
++
+The PGP key is needed to be able to sign the artifacts before the
+upload to Maven Central.
++
+The PGP passphrase can be put in `~/.m2/settings.xml`:
++
 ----
 
   
@@ -39,9 +67,12 @@ put in ~/.m2/settings.xml:
   
 
 ----
-
++
 It can also be included in the key chain on OS X.
 
+[[deploy-configuration-settings-xml]]
+== Deploy Configuration in Maven `settings.xml`
+
 Gerrit Subproject Artifacts are stored on
 link:https://developers.google.com/storage/[Google Cloud Storage].
 Via the link:https://code.google.com/apis/console/?noredirect[API Console] the
@@ -57,9 +88,6 @@ Jar.
 +
 Bucket to store Gerrit Subproject Artifacts (e.g. `gwtjsonrpc` etc.).
 
-[[deploy-configuration-settings-xml]]
-== Deploy Configuration in Maven `settings.xml`
-
 To upload artifacts to a bucket the user must authenticate with a
 username and password. The username and password need to be retrieved
 from the link:https://code.google.com/apis/console/?noredirect[API Console]:
diff --git a/Documentation/dev-release.txt b/Documentation/dev-release.txt
index ff854dfeeb..82edad9d85 100644
--- a/Documentation/dev-release.txt
+++ b/Documentation/dev-release.txt
@@ -164,31 +164,121 @@ Commit the changes and create the release tag on the new commit:
 ** make sure you are signed in with your Gmail account
 ** manually upload the Gerrit WAR file by using the `Upload` button
 
+[[publish-to-maven-central]]
+==== Publish the Gerrit artifacts to Maven Central
+
+* Make sure you have done the
+link:dev-release-deploy-config.html#deploy-configuration-setting-maven-central[
+configuration] for deploying to Maven Central
+
+* Make sure that the version is updated in the `VERSION` file and in
+the `pom.xml` files as described in the link:#update-versions[Update
+Versions and Create Release Tag] section.
+
 * Push the WAR to Maven Central:
 +
 ----
   buck build war_deploy
 ----
 
-[[extension-and-plugin-api]]
-==== Publish the Extension and Plugin API Jars
-
-* Make sure you have done the
-link:dev-release-deploy-config.html#deploy-configuration-setting-maven-central[
-configuration needed for deployment]
-
-* Push the Jars to Maven Central:
+* Push the plugin artifacts to Maven Central:
 +
 ----
   buck build api_deploy
 ----
-
-* Troubleshooting: to see the commands that are execured in Buck build process
-environment variable VERBOSE can be set:
++
+For troubleshooting, the environment variable `VERBOSE` can be set. This
+prints out the commands that are executed by the Buck build process:
 +
 ----
   VERBOSE=1 buck build api_deploy
 ----
++
+If no artifacts are uploaded, clean the `buck-out` folder and retry:
++
+----
+  rm -rf buck-out
+----
+
+* Push the plugin Maven archetypes to Maven Central:
++
+----
+  ./tools/plugin_archetype_deploy.sh
+----
+
+* To where the artifacts are uploaded depends on the `GERRIT_VERSION` in
+the `VERSION` file:
+
+** SNAPSHOT versions are directly uploaded into the Sonatype snapshots
+repository and no further action is needed:
++
+https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots/com/google/gerrit/
+
+** Release versions are uploaded into a staging repository in the
+link:https://oss.sonatype.org/[Sonatype Nexus Server].
+
+* Verify the staging repository
++
+How to do this is described in the
+link:https://docs.sonatype.org/display/Repository/Sonatype+OSS+Maven+Repository+Usage+Guide#SonatypeOSSMavenRepositoryUsageGuide-8.a.1.ClosingaStagingRepository[
+Sonatype OSS Maven Repository Usage Guide].
+
+** Go to the link:https://oss.sonatype.org/[Sonatype Nexus Server] and
+sign in with your Sonatype credentials.
+
+** Click in the left navigation bar under `Build Promotion` on
+`Staging Repositories` and find the `comgooglegerrit-XXXX` staging
+repository.
+
+** Verify its content
++
+While the staging repository is open you can upload further content and
+also replace uploaded artifacts. If something is wrong with the staging
+repository you can drop it by selecting it and clicking on `Drop`.
+
+** Run Sonatype validations on the staging repository
++
+Select the staging repository and click on `Close`. This runs the
+Sonatype validations on the staging repository. The repository will
+only be closed if everything is OK. A closed repository cannot be
+modified anymore, but you may still drop it if you find any issues.
+
+** Test closed staging repository
++
+Once a repository is closed you can find the URL to it in the `Summary`
+section, e.g. https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/comgooglegerrit-1029
++
+Use this URL for further testing of the artifacts in this repository,
+e.g. to try building a plugin against the plugin API in this repository
+update the version in the `pom.xml` and configure the repository:
++
+----
+  
+    
+      gerrit-staging-repository
+      https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/comgooglegerrit-1029
+    
+  
+----
+
+* Release the staging repository
++
+How to release a staging repository is described in the
+link:https://docs.sonatype.org/display/Repository/Sonatype+OSS+Maven+Repository+Usage+Guide#SonatypeOSSMavenRepositoryUsageGuide-8.a.2.ReleasingaStagingRepository[
+Sonatype OSS Maven Repository Usage Guide].
++
+[WARNING]
+Releasing artifacts to Maven Central cannot be undone!
+
+** Find the closed staging repository in the
+link:https://oss.sonatype.org/[Sonatype Nexus Server], select it and
+click on `Release`.
+
+** It may take up to 2 hours until the artifacts appear on Maven
+Central:
++
+https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/releases/com/google/gerrit/
+
 
 
 [[push-stable]]
@@ -319,17 +409,6 @@ included in the next Gerrit release. Update the Gerrit version in the
 for review and get it merged.
 
 
-[[publish-plugins-archetypes-to-maven-central]]
-=== Publish plugin archetypes to Maven Central
-
-Make sure you have done the
-link:dev-release-deploy-config.html#deploy-configuration-setting-maven-central[
-configuration needed for deployment]
-
-----
-  ./tools/plugin_archetype_deploy.sh
-----
-
 [[merge-stable]]
 === Merge `stable` into `master`
 
diff --git a/gerrit-gwtui/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/client/Dispatcher.java b/gerrit-gwtui/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/client/Dispatcher.java
index 0a9bd24e2f..2ad9a5e1ad 100644
--- a/gerrit-gwtui/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/client/Dispatcher.java
+++ b/gerrit-gwtui/src/main/java/com/google/gerrit/client/Dispatcher.java
@@ -673,6 +673,12 @@ public class Dispatcher {
 
           if ("".equals(panel)) {
             if (isChangeScreen2()) {
+              if (Gerrit.isSignedIn()
+                  && DiffView.UNIFIED_DIFF.equals(Gerrit.getUserAccount()
+                      .getGeneralPreferences().getDiffView())) {
+                return new PatchScreen.Unified(id, patchIndex, patchSetDetail,
+                    patchTable, top, baseId);
+              }
               return new SideBySide2(baseId, id.getParentKey(), id.get(),
                   side, line);
             }
@@ -693,8 +699,7 @@ public class Dispatcher {
                 top, //
                 baseId //
             );
-          } else if (("cm".equals(panel) && Gerrit.getConfig().getNewFeatures())
-              || ("".equals(panel) && isChangeScreen2())) {
+          } else if ("cm".equals(panel) && Gerrit.getConfig().getNewFeatures()) {
             if (Gerrit.isSignedIn()
                 && DiffView.UNIFIED_DIFF.equals(Gerrit.getUserAccount()
                     .getGeneralPreferences().getDiffView())) {