diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 5e623ba..0441e1c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   release:
     name: Release
-    runs-on: ubuntu-18.04
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
@@ -31,12 +31,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set release version
         run: |
           VERSION=${{ github.event.inputs.version }}
-          sed -i -e "s/^\:project-version\:\ .*/:project-version: $VERSION/g" README.adoc
-          git add README.adoc
-          git config --global user.email "41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
-          git config --global user.name "GitHub Action"
-          git commit -a -m "Releasing version $VERSION"
-          git push origin master
+          ./mvnw versions:set -DnewVersion=$VERSION
 
       - name: Build
         run: ./mvnw --no-transfer-progress -B --file pom.xml verify
@@ -57,6 +52,16 @@ jobs:
           JRELEASER_GPG_PUBLIC_KEY: ${{ secrets.GPG_PUBLIC_KEY}}
           JRELEASER_GPG_SECRET_KEY: ${{ secrets.GPG_SECRET_KEY }}
           JRELEASER_SLACK_WEBHOOK: ${{ secrets.JRELEASER_SLACK_WEBHOOK }}
+          
+      - name: Commit release version
+        run: |
+          VERSION=${{ github.event.inputs.version }}
+          sed -i -e "s/^\:project-version\:\ .*/:project-version: $VERSION/g" README.adoc
+          git add README.adoc
+          git config --global user.email "41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
+          git config --global user.name "GitHub Action"
+          git commit -a -m "Releasing version $VERSION"
+          git push origin master
 
       - name: JReleaser output
         if: always()
diff --git a/jreleaser.yml b/jreleaser.yml
index 2c790b2..7ace5ef 100644
--- a/jreleaser.yml
+++ b/jreleaser.yml
@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@ project:
     groupId: com.redis
     version: 8
     multiProject: true
-  extraProperties:
-    inceptionYear: 2020
+  inceptionYear: 2020
   tags:
     - 'redis'
     - 'redisearch'