diff --git a/docs/src/main/sphinx/client/cli.md b/docs/src/main/sphinx/client/cli.md
index 9df5771b46d7..d70341af0012 100644
--- a/docs/src/main/sphinx/client/cli.md
+++ b/docs/src/main/sphinx/client/cli.md
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Versions before 350 are not supported.
 (cli-installation)=
 ## Installation
 
-Download {maven_download}`cli`, rename it to `trino`, make it executable with
+Download {download_gh}`cli`, rename it to `trino`, make it executable with
 `chmod +x`, and run it to show the version of the CLI:
 
 ```text
diff --git a/docs/src/main/sphinx/client/jdbc.md b/docs/src/main/sphinx/client/jdbc.md
index 34e113c7edf3..05c6d91fbc69 100644
--- a/docs/src/main/sphinx/client/jdbc.md
+++ b/docs/src/main/sphinx/client/jdbc.md
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Versions before 350 are not supported.
 (jdbc-installation)=
 ## Installation
 
-Download {maven_download}`jdbc` and add it to the classpath of your Java application.
+Download {download_mc}`jdbc` and add it to the classpath of your Java application.
 
 The driver is also available from Maven Central:
 
diff --git a/docs/src/main/sphinx/develop/example-http.md b/docs/src/main/sphinx/develop/example-http.md
index e6ebc9817f5d..76688f7da29d 100644
--- a/docs/src/main/sphinx/develop/example-http.md
+++ b/docs/src/main/sphinx/develop/example-http.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ image](/installation/containers).
 Follow the [plugin installation instructions](plugins-installation) and
 optionally use the [trino-packages
 project](https://github.com/trinodb/trino-packages) or manually download the
-plugin archive {maven_download}`example-http`.
+plugin archive {download_gh}`example-http`.
 
 ## Code
 
diff --git a/docs/src/main/sphinx/ext/download.py b/docs/src/main/sphinx/ext/download.py
index 058f2c0e9558..2dce7a7c4ef2 100644
--- a/docs/src/main/sphinx/ext/download.py
+++ b/docs/src/main/sphinx/ext/download.py
@@ -84,8 +84,15 @@ def filename(artifact, version, extension):
     extension = '.' + extension if extension else ''
     return artifact + '-' + version + extension
 
+# Download from Maven Central
+def download_mc_url(artifact, version, extension):
+    base = 'https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/io/trino'
+    file = filename(artifact, version, extension)
+    return '%s/%s/%s/%s' % (base, artifact, version, file)
+
 
-def download_url(artifact, version, extension):
+# Download from GitHub Releases
+def download_gh_url(artifact, version, extension):
     base = 'https://github.com/trinodb/trino/releases/download'
     file = filename(artifact, version, extension)
     return '%s/%s/%s' % (base, version, file)
@@ -93,7 +100,7 @@ def download_url(artifact, version, extension):
 
 def setup(app):
     # noinspection PyDefaultArgument,PyUnusedLocal
-    def download_link_role(role, rawtext, text, lineno, inliner, options={}, content=[]):
+    def download_gh_link_role(role, rawtext, text, lineno, inliner, options={}, content=[]):
         version = app.config.release
 
         if not text in ARTIFACTS:
@@ -103,12 +110,30 @@ def download_link_role(role, rawtext, text, lineno, inliner, options={}, content
         artifact, extension = ARTIFACTS[text]
 
         title = filename(artifact, version, extension)
-        uri = download_url(artifact, version, extension)
+        uri = download_gh_url(artifact, version, extension)
 
         node = nodes.reference(title, title, internal=False, refuri=uri)
 
         return [node], []
-    app.add_role('maven_download', download_link_role)
+
+    def download_mc_link_role(role, rawtext, text, lineno, inliner, options={}, content=[]):
+        version = app.config.release 
+
+        if not text in ARTIFACTS:
+            inliner.reporter.error('Unsupported download type: ' + text, line=lineno)
+            return [], []
+
+        artifact, extension = ARTIFACTS[text]
+
+        title = filename(artifact, version, extension)
+        uri = download_mc_url(artifact, version, extension)
+
+        node = nodes.reference(title, title, internal=False, refuri=uri)
+
+        return [node], []       
+    
+    app.add_role('download_gh', download_gh_link_role)
+    app.add_role('download_mc', download_mc_link_role)
 
     return {
         'parallel_read_safe': True,
diff --git a/docs/src/main/sphinx/installation/deployment.md b/docs/src/main/sphinx/installation/deployment.md
index 356a2b32fe3b..7c95182e06d2 100644
--- a/docs/src/main/sphinx/installation/deployment.md
+++ b/docs/src/main/sphinx/installation/deployment.md
@@ -42,12 +42,12 @@ Docker image](https://hub.docker.com/r/trinodb/trino).
 
 ## Installing Trino
 
-Download the Trino server tarball, {maven_download}`server`, and unpack it. The
+Download the Trino server tarball, {download_gh}`server`, and unpack it. The
 tarball contains a single top-level directory, `trino-server-|trino_version|`,
 which we call the *installation* directory.
 
 The default tarball contains all plugins and must be configured for use. The
-minimal `server-core` tarball, {maven_download}`server-core`, contains a minimal
+minimal `server-core` tarball, {download_gh}`server-core`, contains a minimal
 set of essential plugins, and it is therefore mostly suitable as a base for
 custom tarball creation.
 
diff --git a/docs/src/main/sphinx/installation/plugins.md b/docs/src/main/sphinx/installation/plugins.md
index b366731aa13b..6537ca6f41cf 100644
--- a/docs/src/main/sphinx/installation/plugins.md
+++ b/docs/src/main/sphinx/installation/plugins.md
@@ -147,221 +147,221 @@ with the listed coordinates.
 * - ai-functions
   - [](/functions/ai)
   - [io.trino:trino-ai-functions](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=io.trino%3Atrino-ai-functions)
-  - {maven_download}`ai-functions`  
+  - {download_gh}`ai-functions`  
 * - bigquery
   - [](/connector/bigquery)
   - [io.trino:trino-bigquery](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=io.trino%3Atrino-bigquery)
-  - {maven_download}`bigquery`
+  - {download_gh}`bigquery`
 * - blackhole
   - [](/connector/blackhole)
   - [io.trino:trino-blackhole](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=io.trino%3Atrino-blackhole)
-  - {maven_download}`blackhole`
+  - {download_gh}`blackhole`
 * - cassandra
   - [](/connector/cassandra)
   - [io.trino:trino-cassandra](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=io.trino%3Atrino-cassandra)
-  - {maven_download}`cassandra`
+  - {download_gh}`cassandra`
 * - clickhouse
   - [](/connector/clickhouse)
   - [io.trino:trino-clickhouse](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=io.trino%3Atrino-clickhouse)
-  - {maven_download}`clickhouse`
+  - {download_gh}`clickhouse`
 * - delta-lake
   - [](/connector/delta-lake)
   - [io.trino:trino-delta-lake](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=io.trino%3Atrino-delta-lake)
-  - {maven_download}`delta-lake`
+  - {download_gh}`delta-lake`
 * - druid
   - [](/connector/druid)
   - [io.trino:trino-druid](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=io.trino%3Atrino-druid)
-  - {maven_download}`druid`
+  - {download_gh}`druid`
 * - duckdb
   - [](/connector/duckdb)
   - [io.trino:trino-duckdb](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=io.trino%3Atrino-duckdb)
-  - {maven_download}`duckdb`
+  - {download_gh}`duckdb`
 * - elasticsearch
   - [](/connector/elasticsearch)
   - [io.trino:trino-elasticsearch](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=io.trino%3Atrino-elasticsearch)
-  - {maven_download}`elasticsearch`
+  - {download_gh}`elasticsearch`
 * - example-http
   - [](/develop/example-http)
   - [io.trino:trino-example-http](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=io.trino%3Atrino-example-http)
-  - {maven_download}`example-http`
+  - {download_gh}`example-http`
 * - exasol
   - [](/connector/exasol)
   - [io.trino:trino-exasol](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=io.trino%3Atrino-exasol)
-  - {maven_download}`exasol`
+  - {download_gh}`exasol`
 * - exchange-filesystem
   - [](/admin/fault-tolerant-execution) exchange file system
   - [io.trino:trino-exchange-filesystem](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=io.trino%3Atrino-exchange-filesystem)
-  - {maven_download}`exchange-filesystem`
+  - {download_gh}`exchange-filesystem`
 * - exchange-hdfs
   - [](/admin/fault-tolerant-execution) exchange file system for HDFS
   - [io.trino:trino-exchange-hdfs](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=io.trino%3Atrino-exchange-hdfs)
-  - {maven_download}`exchange-hdfs`
+  - {download_gh}`exchange-hdfs`
 * - faker
   - [](/connector/faker)
   - [io.trino:trino-faker](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=io.trino%3Atrino-faker)
-  - {maven_download}`faker`
+  - {download_gh}`faker`
 * - functions-python
   - [](/udf/python)
   - [io.trino:trino-functions-python](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=io.trino%3Atrino-functions-python)
-  - {maven_download}`functions-python`
+  - {download_gh}`functions-python`
 * - geospatial
   - [](/functions/geospatial)
   - [io.trino:trino-geospatial](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=io.trino%3Atrino-geospatial)
-  - {maven_download}`geospatial`
+  - {download_gh}`geospatial`
 * - google-sheets
   - [](/connector/googlesheets)
   - [io.trino:trino-google-sheets](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=io.trino%3Atrino-google-sheets)
-  - {maven_download}`google-sheets`
+  - {download_gh}`google-sheets`
 * - hive
   - [](/connector/hive)
   - [io.trino:trino-hive](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=io.trino%3Atrino-hive)
-  - {maven_download}`hive`
+  - {download_gh}`hive`
 * - http-event-listener
   - [](/admin/event-listeners-http)
   - [io.trino:trino-http-event-listener](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=io.trino%3Atrino-http-event-listener)
-  - {maven_download}`http-event-listener`
+  - {download_gh}`http-event-listener`
 * - http-server-event-listener
   - HTTP server event listener
   - [io.trino:trino-http-server-event-listener](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=io.trino%3Atrino-http-server-event-listener)
-  - {maven_download}`http-server-event-listener`
+  - {download_gh}`http-server-event-listener`
 * - hudi
   - [](/connector/hudi)
   - [io.trino:trino-hudi](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=io.trino%3Atrino-hudi)
-  - {maven_download}`hudi`
+  - {download_gh}`hudi`
 * - iceberg
   - [](/connector/iceberg)
   - [io.trino:trino-iceberg](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=io.trino%3Atrino-iceberg)
-  - {maven_download}`iceberg`
+  - {download_gh}`iceberg`
 * - ignite
   - [](/connector/ignite)
   - [io.trino:trino-ignite](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=io.trino%3Atrino-ignite)
-  - {maven_download}`ignite`
+  - {download_gh}`ignite`
 * - jmx
   - [](/connector/jmx)
   - [io.trino:trino-jmx](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=io.trino%3Atrino-jmx)
-  - {maven_download}`jmx`
+  - {download_gh}`jmx`
 * - kafka
   - [](/connector/kafka)
   - [io.trino:trino-kafka](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=io.trino%3Atrino-kafka)
-  - {maven_download}`kafka`
+  - {download_gh}`kafka`
 * - kafka-event-listener
   - [](/admin/event-listeners-kafka)
   - [io.trino:trino-kafka-event-listener](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=io.trino%3Atrino-kafka-event-listener)
-  - {maven_download}`kafka-event-listener`
+  - {download_gh}`kafka-event-listener`
 * - loki
   - [](/connector/loki)
   - [io.trino:trino-loki](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=io.trino%3Atrino-loki)
-  - {maven_download}`loki`
+  - {download_gh}`loki`
 * - mariadb
   - [](/connector/mariadb)
   - [io.trino:trino-mariadb](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=io.trino%3Atrino-mariadb)
-  - {maven_download}`mariadb`
+  - {download_gh}`mariadb`
 * - memory
   - [](/connector/memory)
   - [io.trino:trino-memory](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=io.trino%3Atrino-memory)
-  - {maven_download}`memory`
+  - {download_gh}`memory`
 * - ml
   - [](/functions/ml)
   - [io.trino:trino-ml](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=io.trino%3Atrino-ml)
-  - {maven_download}`ml`
+  - {download_gh}`ml`
 * - mongodb
   - [](/connector/mongodb)
   - [io.trino:trino-mongodb](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=io.trino%3Atrino-mongodb)
-  - {maven_download}`mongodb`
+  - {download_gh}`mongodb`
 * - mysql
   - [](/connector/mysql)
   - [io.trino:trino-mysql](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=io.trino%3Atrino-mysql)
-  - {maven_download}`mysql`
+  - {download_gh}`mysql`
 * - mysql-event-listener
   - [](/admin/event-listeners-mysql)
   - [io.trino:trino-mysql-event-listener](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=io.trino%3Atrino-mysql-event-listener)
-  - {maven_download}`mysql-event-listener`
+  - {download_gh}`mysql-event-listener`
 * - opa
   - [](/security/opa-access-control)
   - [io.trino:trino-opa](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=io.trino%3Atrino-opa)
-  - {maven_download}`opa`
+  - {download_gh}`opa`
 * - openlineage
   - [](/admin/event-listeners-openlineage)
   - [io.trino:trino-openlineage](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=io.trino%3Atrino-openlineage)
-  - {maven_download}`openlineage`
+  - {download_gh}`openlineage`
 * - opensearch
   - [](/connector/opensearch)
   - [io.trino:trino-opensearch](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=io.trino%3Atrino-opensearch)
-  - {maven_download}`opensearch`
+  - {download_gh}`opensearch`
 * - oracle
   - [](/connector/oracle)
   - [io.trino:trino-oracle](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=io.trino%3Atrino-oracle)
-  - {maven_download}`oracle`
+  - {download_gh}`oracle`
 * - password-authenticators
   - Password authentication
   - [io.trino:trino-password-authenticators](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=io.trino%3Atrino-password-authenticators)
-  - {maven_download}`password-authenticators`
+  - {download_gh}`password-authenticators`
 * - pinot
   - [](/connector/pinot)
   - [io.trino:trino-pinot](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=io.trino%3Atrino-pinot)
-  - {maven_download}`pinot`
+  - {download_gh}`pinot`
 * - postgresql
   - [](/connector/postgresql)
   - [io.trino:trino-postgresql](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=io.trino%3Atrino-postgresql)
-  - {maven_download}`postgresql`
+  - {download_gh}`postgresql`
 * - prometheus
   - [](/connector/prometheus)
   - [io.trino:trino-prometheus](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=io.trino%3Atrino-prometheus)
-  - {maven_download}`prometheus`
+  - {download_gh}`prometheus`
 * - ranger
   - [](/security/ranger-access-control)
   - [io.trino:trino-ranger](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=io.trino%3Atrino-ranger)
-  - {maven_download}`ranger`
+  - {download_gh}`ranger`
 * - redis
   - [](/connector/redis)
   - [io.trino:trino-redis](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=io.trino%3Atrino-redis)
-  - {maven_download}`redis`
+  - {download_gh}`redis`
 * - redshift
   - [](/connector/redshift)
   - [io.trino:trino-redshift](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=io.trino%3Atrino-redshift)
-  - {maven_download}`redshift`
+  - {download_gh}`redshift`
 * - resource-group-managers
   - [](/admin/resource-groups)
   - [io.trino:trino-resource-group-managers](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=io.trino%3Atrino-resource-group-managers)
-  - {maven_download}`resource-group-managers`
+  - {download_gh}`resource-group-managers`
 * - session-property-managers
   - [](/admin/session-property-managers)
   - [io.trino:trino-session-property-managers](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=io.trino%3Atrino-session-property-managers)
-  - {maven_download}`session-property-managers`
+  - {download_gh}`session-property-managers`
 * - singlestore
   - [](/connector/singlestore)
   - [io.trino:trino-singlestore](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=io.trino%3Atrino-singlestore)
-  - {maven_download}`singlestore`
+  - {download_gh}`singlestore`
 * - snowflake
   - [](/connector/snowflake)
   - [io.trino:trino-snowflake](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=io.trino%3Atrino-snowflake)
-  - {maven_download}`snowflake`
+  - {download_gh}`snowflake`
 * - spooling-filesystem
   - Server side support for [](protocol-spooling)
   - [io.trino:trino-spooling-filesystem](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=io.trino%3Atrino-spooling-filesystem)
-  - {maven_download}`spooling-filesystem`
+  - {download_gh}`spooling-filesystem`
 * - sqlserver
   - [](/connector/sqlserver)
   - [io.trino:trino-sqlserver](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=io.trino%3Atrino-sqlserver)
-  - {maven_download}`sqlserver`
+  - {download_gh}`sqlserver`
 * - teradata-functions
   - [](/functions/teradata)
   - [io.trino:trino-teradata-functions](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=io.trino%3Atrino-teradata-functions)
-  - {maven_download}`teradata-functions`
+  - {download_gh}`teradata-functions`
 * - thrift
   - [](/connector/thrift)
   - [io.trino:trino-thrift](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=io.trino%3Atrino-thrift)
-  - {maven_download}`thrift`
+  - {download_gh}`thrift`
 * - tpcds
   - [](/connector/tpcds)
   - [io.trino:trino-tpcds](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=io.trino%3Atrino-tpcds)
-  - {maven_download}`tpcds`
+  - {download_gh}`tpcds`
 * - tpch
   - [](/connector/tpch)
   - [io.trino:trino-tpch](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=io.trino%3Atrino-tpch)
-  - {maven_download}`tpch`
+  - {download_gh}`tpch`
 * - vertica
   - [](/connector/vertica)
   - [io.trino:trino-vertica](https://central.sonatype.com/search?q=io.trino%3Atrino-vertica)
-  - {maven_download}`vertica`
+  - {download_gh}`vertica`
 :::
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/service/trino-verifier/README.md b/service/trino-verifier/README.md
index f23a6d655cb9..31e893d5b7f6 100644
--- a/service/trino-verifier/README.md
+++ b/service/trino-verifier/README.md
@@ -43,13 +43,12 @@ test.gateway=jdbc:trino://localhost:8081
 thread-count=1
 ```
 
-Lastly, download the [Maven verifier plugin][maven_download] for the same 
-release as your Trino instance by navigating to the directory for that 
+Lastly, download the [Maven verifier
+plugin](https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/io/trino/trino-verifier/) for the
+same release as your Trino instance by navigating to the directory for that
 release, and selecting the ``trino-verifier-*.jar`` file. Once it is downloaded,
 rename it to `verifier`, make it executable with `chmod +x`, then run it:
 
-[maven_download]: https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/io/trino/trino-verifier/
-
 ```
 ./verifier config.properties
 ```