diff --git a/.github/workflows/master.yml b/.github/workflows/master.yml
index 90cb4ec..44631b7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/master.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/master.yml
@@ -22,20 +22,23 @@ jobs:
           java-version: '17'
           distribution: 'adopt'
           cache: maven
-      - name: Fail build if version contains SNAPSHOT
+      - run: echo "VERSION=$(mvn help:evaluate -Dexpression=project.version -q -DforceStdout)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+      - run: echo "BUILD_VERSION=${VERSION%-SNAPSHOT}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+      - name: Build with Maven and publish package
         run: |
-          VERSION=$(mvn help:evaluate -Dexpression=project.version -q -DforceStdout)
+          echo $VERSION
+          echo $BUILD_VERSION
           if [[ "$VERSION" == *SNAPSHOT ]]; then
-            echo "Version contains SNAPSHOT, failing the workflow!"
-            exit 1
+            git config --global user.email "info@example.com"
+            git config --global user.name "Maven Release Plugin"
+          
+            mvn -B clean release:prepare release:perform -Prelease -DreleaseVersion=$BUILD_VERSION -Dresume=false -DautoVersionSubmodules=true -DdryRun=false -Dmaven.test.skip=true -DskipITs -DscmCommentPrefix="[maven-release-plugin][ci skip] " -Djdk.net.URLClassPath.disableClassPathURLCheck=true
           else
-            echo "Version is valid, continuing with the workflow."
+            echo "Version is not valid, failing the workflow."
+            exit 1
           fi
-      - name: Build with Maven and publish package
-        run: mvn -B -U clean verify install -P release deploy -Djdk.net.URLClassPath.disableClassPathURLCheck=true
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-      - run: echo "RELEASE_VERSION=$(mvn -q -Dexec.executable=echo -Dexec.args='${project.version}' --non-recursive exec:exec)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
       - run: echo "ARTIFACT_JAR_FILE=$(ls oc-sso-notificatie/target/*.jar | xargs basename)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
       - run: echo "ARTIFACT_FILE_NAME=$(ls oc-sso-notificatie/target/*.jar | xargs basename | sed 's/\.[^.]*$//')" >> $GITHUB_ENV
       - run: echo "ARTIFACT_PATH=$(ls oc-sso-notificatie/target/*.jar)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
@@ -49,8 +52,8 @@ jobs:
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         with:
-          tag_name: ${{ env.RELEASE_VERSION }}
-          release_name: Release ${{ env.RELEASE_VERSION }}
+          tag_name: ${{ env.BUILD_VERSION }}
+          release_name: Release ${{ env.BUILD_VERSION }}
           draft: false
           prerelease: false
       - name: Upload Release Asset
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 72b07e6..bb8e3e5 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -30,6 +30,12 @@
     <name>OC SSO Notification</name>
     <description>OpenConext SSO Notification as a separate Service.</description>
 
+    <scm>
+        <url>https://github.com/OpenConext/OpenConext-SSO-Notification</url>
+        <developerConnection>scm:git:https://github.com/OpenConext/OpenConext-SSO-Notification.git</developerConnection>
+        <tag>HEAD</tag>
+    </scm>
+
     <inceptionYear>2021</inceptionYear>
 
     <properties>
@@ -62,6 +68,14 @@
                     <target>${java.version}</target>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-deploy-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>${maven-deploy-plugin.version}</version>
+                <configuration>
+                    <skip>true</skip>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -105,9 +119,10 @@
                 <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
                 <version>${maven.release.version}</version>
                 <configuration>
+                    <autoVersionSubmodules>true</autoVersionSubmodules>
                     <releaseProfiles>release</releaseProfiles>
                     <remoteTagging>true</remoteTagging>
-                    <autoVersionSubmodules>true</autoVersionSubmodules>
+                    <tagNameFormat>${BUILD_VERSION}</tagNameFormat>
                 </configuration>
                 <dependencies>
                     <dependency>
diff --git a/release/pom.xml b/release/pom.xml
index bbe7354..8cde951 100644
--- a/release/pom.xml
+++ b/release/pom.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
         <!-- A list of all the previous versions in reverse order, separated by a comma separator -->
         <!-- The current version is automatically added in the release-notes-all overview. -->
         <versions>2.3.1,2.3.0,2.2.1,2.2.0,2.1.1,2.1.0,2.0.6,2.0.5,2.0.4,2.0.3,2.0.2,2.0.1,1.0.0</versions>
-        <maven.deploy.skip>false</maven.deploy.skip>
         <maven.project.info.version>2.8</maven.project.info.version>
         <maven.site.version>3.8.2</maven.site.version>
         <maven.install.version>2.4</maven.install.version>
@@ -104,6 +103,13 @@
                             </execution>
                         </executions>
                     </plugin>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-deploy-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <skip>true</skip>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </plugin>
                 </plugins>
             </build>
         </profile>