diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
index 62581019a..caab8dac2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Maven Verify Deploy
         if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.releases_created }}
         run: |
-          mvn --no-transfer-progress --batch-mode --settings release/m2-settings.xml verify deploy -Dversion.modifier=''
+          mvn --no-transfer-progress --batch-mode --settings release/m2-settings.xml verify deploy
         env:
           OSSRH_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_USERNAME }}
           OSSRH_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_PASSWORD }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/snapshot.yml b/.github/workflows/snapshot.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 167e6c2af..000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/snapshot.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-name: snapshot
-on:
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - main
-
-jobs:
-  main:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout Repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - name: Set up JDK 18
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v3
-        with:
-          java-version: "18"
-          distribution: "temurin"
-          cache: maven
-
-      - name: Cache local Maven repository
-        uses: actions/cache@v2
-        with:
-          path: ~/.m2/repository
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-maven-${{ hashFiles('**/pom.xml') }}
-          restore-keys: |
-            ${{ runner.os }}-maven-
-
-      - name: Configure GPG Key
-        if: github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == github.repository
-        run: |
-          echo -n "$GPG_SIGNING_KEY" | base64 --decode | gpg --import
-        env:
-          GPG_SIGNING_KEY: ${{ secrets.GPG_SIGNING_KEY }}
-
-      - name: Maven Verify Deploy
-        run: |
-          if [ ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name }} = ${{ github.repository }} ]; then
-            mvn --no-transfer-progress --batch-mode --settings release/m2-settings.xml verify deploy
-          else
-            mvn --no-transfer-progress --batch-mode --settings release/m2-settings.xml verify deploy -Dgpg.skip
-          fi
-        env:
-          OSSRH_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_USERNAME }}
-          OSSRH_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_PASSWORD }}
diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 9e26dfeeb..882ced61b 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1 +1,4 @@
-{}
\ No newline at end of file
+{
+  "open-telemetry-hook": "0.0.1",
+  "flagd-provider": "0.0.1"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 095e2ad91..5099ba881 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 Java SDK contrib
 
 To publish:
-`mvn --no-transfer-progress --batch-mode --settings release/m2-settings.xml verify deploy -Dversion.modifier=''`
+`mvn --no-transfer-progress --batch-mode --settings release/m2-settings.xml verify deploy -Dversion.modifier='-$GITHUB_SHA-SNAPSHOT'`
diff --git a/flagd-provider/pom.xml b/flagd-provider/pom.xml
index 3e516fe98..9477531c4 100644
--- a/flagd-provider/pom.xml
+++ b/flagd-provider/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 	</parent>
 	<groupId>dev.openfeature.providers</groupId>
 	<artifactId>flagd</artifactId>
-	<version>0.0.1${version.modifier}</version>
+	<version>0.0.1</version>
 
 	<name>flagd</name>
 	<description>FlagD provider for Java</description>
diff --git a/open-telemetry-hook/pom.xml b/open-telemetry-hook/pom.xml
index 767a44d53..edc1afaf7 100644
--- a/open-telemetry-hook/pom.xml
+++ b/open-telemetry-hook/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 	</parent>
 	<groupId>dev.openfeature.hooks</groupId>
 	<artifactId>otel</artifactId>
-	<version>0.0.1${version.modifier}</version>
+	<version>0.0.1</version>
 
 	<name>open-telemetry-hook</name>
 	<description>Open Telemetry Hook</description>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b2926fc4f..7df5d39f4 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@
     <properties>
         <!-- skip deploy in parent (need to override this in submodules) -->
         <maven.deploy.skip>true</maven.deploy.skip>
-        <!-- during releases, we override this to make it empty -->
-        <version.modifier>-${env.GITHUB_SHA}-SNAPSHOT</version.modifier>
         <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
         <maven.compiler.target>${maven.compiler.source}</maven.compiler.target>
         <junit.jupiter.version>5.8.1</junit.jupiter.version>