diff --git a/.github/workflows/central-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/central-publish.yml
index 4750aede6..2ce7e868b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/central-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/central-publish.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ on:
         description: Select environment
         required: true
         options:
-          - CENTRAL
           - DEV CENTRAL
           - STAGE CENTRAL
 
@@ -25,19 +24,6 @@ jobs:
             java-version: 17.0.7
       -   name: Grant execute permission for gradlew
           run: chmod +x gradlew
-      -   name: Ballerina Central Push
-          if: ${{ github.event.inputs.environment == 'CENTRAL' }}
-          env:
-            BALLERINA_DEV_CENTRAL: false
-            BALLERINA_STAGE_CENTRAL: false
-            BALLERINA_CENTRAL_ACCESS_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.BALLERINA_CENTRAL_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
-            packageUser: ${{ secrets.BALLERINA_BOT_USERNAME }}
-            packagePAT: ${{ secrets.BALLERINA_BOT_TOKEN }}
-            GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.BALLERINA_BOT_TOKEN }}
-            nexusUser: ${{ secrets.NEXUS_USERNAME }}
-            nexusPassword: ${{ secrets.NEXUS_PASSWORD }}
-          run: |
-            ./gradlew clean build -PpublishToCentral=true
 
       - name: Ballerina Central Dev Push
         if: ${{ github.event.inputs.environment == 'DEV CENTRAL' }}
@@ -49,7 +35,9 @@ jobs:
           packagePAT: ${{ secrets.BALLERINA_BOT_TOKEN }}
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.BALLERINA_BOT_TOKEN }}
         run: |
+          sed -i 's/version=\(.*\)-SNAPSHOT/version=\1/g' gradle.properties
           ./gradlew clean build -PpublishToCentral=true
+
       - name: Ballerina Central Stage Push
         if: ${{ github.event.inputs.environment == 'STAGE CENTRAL' }}
         env:
@@ -60,4 +48,5 @@ jobs:
           packagePAT: ${{ secrets.BALLERINA_BOT_TOKEN }}
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.BALLERINA_BOT_TOKEN }}
         run: |
+          sed -i 's/version=\(.*\)-SNAPSHOT/version=\1/g' gradle.properties
           ./gradlew clean build -PpublishToCentral=true