diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
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--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -67,6 +67,10 @@ This step runs integration tests located in the `plugin/src/sbt-test/sv` folder
 
 #### `Release` workflow
 
+> You can skip the release workflow, by adding this text to the commit message:
+
+`[skip release]`
+
 ##### `Push git tag` step
 The step increments the current version and pushes a new git tag
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -185,6 +185,6 @@ This sequence of commands will print all the logs generated during packaging to
 - Gaël Jourdan-Weil (https://github.com/gaeljw)
 
 ## License
-Copyright (C) 2019-2024 HERE Europe B.V.
+Copyright (C) 2019-2025 HERE Europe B.V.
 
 Unless otherwise noted in `LICENSE` files for specific files or directories, the [LICENSE](LICENSE) in the root applies to all content in this repository.