diff --git a/.github/workflows/maven-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/maven-publish.yml
index 05dca5a..647631f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/maven-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/maven-publish.yml
@@ -2,37 +2,9 @@ name: Maven Publish
 
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
-    inputs:
-      libraryVersion:
-        description: 'Library Version'
-        required: true
-        default: ''
-      packageVersion:
-        description: 'Package Version'
-        required: true
-        default: ''
 
 jobs:
-  update-version:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      
-      - name: Update Version
-        run: |
-          sed -i '/VERSION=/!b;cVERSION=\"v${{ github.event.inputs.libraryVersion }}";' ./download-libs.sh
-      - name: Commit, Tag and Push
-        run: |
-          git add ./download-libs.sh
-          git config user.name github-actions
-          git config user.email github-actions@github.com
-          git commit -m "updated version" | exit 0
-          git tag ${{ github.event.inputs.packageVersion }}
-          git push & git push --tags
-
   publish:
-    needs: update-version
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
@@ -56,11 +28,8 @@ jobs:
     - name: Check Maven version
       run: mvn -version
 
-    - name: Update Version in pom.xml
-      run: mvn -B versions:set -DnewVersion=${{ github.event.inputs.packageVersion }} -DgenerateBackupPoms=false
-
     - name: Publish to Central Portal
-      run: mvn -B -e clean deploy -Pdeploy -Drevision=${{ github.event.inputs.packageVersion }}
+      run: mvn -B -e clean deploy -Pdeploy
       env:
         MAVEN_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_USERNAME }}   
         MAVEN_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_PASSWORD }}   # Central Portal token
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-version.yml b/.github/workflows/update-version.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5cadb4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-version.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+name: Update version
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      libraryVersion:
+        description: 'Library Version'
+        required: true
+        default: ''
+      packageVersion:
+        description: 'Package Version'
+        required: true
+        default: ''
+
+jobs:
+  update-version:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+      - name: Create new branch
+        run: git checkout -b release/${{ github.event.inputs.packageVersion }}
+      
+      - name: Update Version
+        run: |
+          sed -i '/VERSION=/!b;cVERSION=\"v${{ github.event.inputs.libraryVersion }}";' ./download-libs.sh
+          sed -i '/<packaging>jar<\/packaging>/,/<name>/s/<version>[^<]*<\/version>/<version>${{ github.event.inputs.libraryVersion }}<\/version>/' pom.xml
+      - name: Commit, Tag and Push
+        run: |
+          git add ./download-libs.sh
+          git add pom.xml
+          git config user.name github-actions
+          git config user.email github-actions@github.com
+          git commit -m "chore(package version): updated version" | exit 0
+          git tag ${{ github.event.inputs.packageVersion }}
+          git push --set-upstream origin release/${{ github.event.inputs.packageVersion }} 
+          git push --tags
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index cf47b06..f4c5114 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     </licenses>
 
     <organization>
-        <name>Cryptlex, LLC</name>
+        <name>Cryptlex LLP</name>
         <url>https://cryptlex.com</url>
     </organization>
 
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
         <developer>
             <name>Cryptlex Team</name>
             <email>support@cryptlex.com</email>
-            <organization>Cryptlex, LLC</organization>
+            <organization>Cryptlex LLP</organization>
             <organizationUrl>https://cryptlex.com</organizationUrl>
         </developer>
     </developers>
@@ -89,7 +89,8 @@
                             <publishingServerId>central</publishingServerId>
                             <autoPublish>true</autoPublish>
                             <tokenAuth>true</tokenAuth>
-                            <waitUntil>published</waitUntil>
+                            <!-- Wait until artifacts are uploaded and validated, then let publishing complete asynchronously. -->
+                            <waitUntil>validated</waitUntil>
                         </configuration>
                     </plugin>