diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-new-release.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-new-release.yml
index 38b3c0d61..b7318042e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-new-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-new-release.yml
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ jobs:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/trigger-maven-publish.yaml
     secrets: inherit
     with:
-      version: $RELEASE_VERSION
+      version: ${{ needs.release-version.outputs.RELEASE_VERSION }}
 
   docker-release:
     name: Publish Docker images
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ jobs:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/trigger-docker-publish.yaml
     secrets: inherit
     with:
-      docker_tag: $RELEASE_VERSION
+      docker_tag: ${{ needs.release-version.outputs.RELEASE_VERSION }}
 
   # Release: Helm Charts
   helm-release:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/trigger-docker-publish.yaml b/.github/workflows/trigger-docker-publish.yaml
index 296d72994..0413d8c1d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/trigger-docker-publish.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/trigger-docker-publish.yaml
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ on:
       docker_tag:
         description: 'Explicitly specify the Docker tag. Note that SHA and latest are added automatically.'
         required: false
+        type: string
 
   workflow_call:
     inputs:
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Log inputs
         run: |
-          echo "Input Version: ${{ inputs.version }}, Input namespace: ${{ inputs.namespace}}"
+          echo "Input Version: ${{ inputs.docker_tag }}, Input namespace: ${{ inputs.namespace}}"
       - uses: ./.github/actions/publish-docker-image
         name: Publish ${{ matrix.variant.img }}
         with:
diff --git a/DEPENDENCIES b/DEPENDENCIES
index bae5d3237..dab595236 100644
--- a/DEPENDENCIES
+++ b/DEPENDENCIES
@@ -706,7 +706,7 @@ maven/mavencentral/software.amazon.awssdk/profiles/2.27.2, , restricted, clearly
 maven/mavencentral/software.amazon.awssdk/protocol-core/2.26.27, Apache-2.0, approved, clearlydefined
 maven/mavencentral/software.amazon.awssdk/protocol-core/2.27.2, , restricted, clearlydefined
 maven/mavencentral/software.amazon.awssdk/regions/2.26.27, Apache-2.0, approved, clearlydefined
-maven/mavencentral/software.amazon.awssdk/regions/2.27.2, , restricted, clearlydefined
+maven/mavencentral/software.amazon.awssdk/regions/2.27.2, Apache-2.0, approved, clearlydefined
 maven/mavencentral/software.amazon.awssdk/retries-spi/2.26.27, Apache-2.0, approved, clearlydefined
 maven/mavencentral/software.amazon.awssdk/retries-spi/2.27.2, Apache-2.0, approved, clearlydefined
 maven/mavencentral/software.amazon.awssdk/retries/2.26.27, Apache-2.0, approved, clearlydefined