diff --git a/.github/workflows/prepareRelease.yml b/.github/workflows/prepareRelease.yml
index a022d33d8b6..f67fabda7d3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/prepareRelease.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/prepareRelease.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Update Main Versions
       run: mvn -U -ntp -f eclipse-platform-parent org.eclipse.tycho:tycho-versions-plugin:set-version -DnewVersion=${{ github.event.milestone.title }}.0-SNAPSHOT -Dmodules=../eclipse.platform.releng.prereqs.sdk
     - name: Update Release Versions
-      run: mvn -ntp -f eclipse-platform-parent/pom.xml --non-recursive org.eclipse.tycho:tycho-versions-plugin:set-property -Dproperties=releaseNumberSDK,releaseNumberPlatform,releaseName -DnewReleaseName=${{ steps.get-release-name.outputs.name }} -DnewReleaseNumberSDK=${{ github.event.milestone.title }} -DnewReleaseNumberPlatform=${{ github.event.milestone.title }}
+      run: mvn -ntp -f eclipse-platform-parent/pom.xml --non-recursive org.eclipse.tycho:tycho-versions-plugin:set-property -Dproperties=releaseVersion,releaseName -DnewReleaseName=${{ steps.get-release-name.outputs.name }} -DnewreleaseVersion=${{ github.event.milestone.title }}
     - name: Create Pull Request for Release ${{ github.event.milestone.title }}
       uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@5e914681df9dc83aa4e4905692ca88beb2f9e91f # v7.0.5
       with:
diff --git a/eclipse-platform-parent/pom.xml b/eclipse-platform-parent/pom.xml
index bcf350af0a4..17cd40b3fb8 100644
--- a/eclipse-platform-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/eclipse-platform-parent/pom.xml
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
       See bug 328139.
     -->
     <releaseName>2025-03</releaseName>
+    <releaseVersion>4.35</releaseVersion>
     <!--
       The releaseNumbers below, for SDK and Platform, might be
       thought of as the "marketing number" or "branding number",
@@ -64,8 +65,8 @@
       but we'd still want the "marketing number" to be increased to reflect
       "a new yearly release".
     -->
-    <releaseNumberSDK>4.35</releaseNumberSDK>
-    <releaseNumberPlatform>4.35</releaseNumberPlatform>
+    <releaseNumberSDK>${releaseVersion}</releaseNumberSDK>
+    <releaseNumberPlatform>${releaseVersion}</releaseNumberPlatform>
 
     <tycho.version>4.0.10</tycho.version>