diff --git a/.github/workflows/pass-java-release.yml b/.github/workflows/pass-java-release.yml
index a84e7921..6fbe05f9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pass-java-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pass-java-release.yml
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Release Java modules
         working-directory: combined
         run: |
-          mvn -B -U -V -ntp -P release clean deploy
+          mvn -B -U -V -ntp -P release clean install
         env:
           MAVEN_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_USERNAME }}
           MAVEN_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_PASSWORD }}
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Release dev Java modules
         working-directory: combined
         run: |
-          mvn -B -U -V -ntp -P release clean deploy -DskipTests -DskipITs
+          mvn -B -U -V -ntp -P release clean install -DskipTests -DskipITs
         env:
           MAVEN_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_USERNAME }}
           MAVEN_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_PASSWORD }}
@@ -101,21 +101,22 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Push Docker image to GHCR
         run: |
-          docker push ghcr.io/eclipse-pass/pass-core-main:$RELEASE
-          docker push ghcr.io/eclipse-pass/pass-core-main:$NEXT
-          docker push ghcr.io/eclipse-pass/deposit-services-core:$RELEASE
-          docker push ghcr.io/eclipse-pass/deposit-services-core:$NEXT
-          docker push ghcr.io/eclipse-pass/pass-notification-service:$RELEASE
-          docker push ghcr.io/eclipse-pass/pass-notification-service:$NEXT
-          docker push ghcr.io/eclipse-pass/jhu-grant-loader:$RELEASE
-          docker push ghcr.io/eclipse-pass/jhu-grant-loader:$NEXT
-          docker push ghcr.io/eclipse-pass/pass-journal-loader:$RELEASE
-          docker push ghcr.io/eclipse-pass/pass-journal-loader:$NEXT
-          docker push ghcr.io/eclipse-pass/pass-nihms-loader:$RELEASE
-          docker push ghcr.io/eclipse-pass/pass-nihms-loader:$NEXT
+          echo docker push ghcr.io/eclipse-pass/pass-core-main:$RELEASE
+          echo docker push ghcr.io/eclipse-pass/pass-core-main:$NEXT
+          # docker push ghcr.io/eclipse-pass/deposit-services-core:$RELEASE
+          # docker push ghcr.io/eclipse-pass/deposit-services-core:$NEXT
+          # docker push ghcr.io/eclipse-pass/pass-notification-service:$RELEASE
+          # docker push ghcr.io/eclipse-pass/pass-notification-service:$NEXT
+          # docker push ghcr.io/eclipse-pass/jhu-grant-loader:$RELEASE
+          # docker push ghcr.io/eclipse-pass/jhu-grant-loader:$NEXT
+          # docker push ghcr.io/eclipse-pass/pass-journal-loader:$RELEASE
+          # docker push ghcr.io/eclipse-pass/pass-journal-loader:$NEXT
+          # docker push ghcr.io/eclipse-pass/pass-nihms-loader:$RELEASE
+          # docker push ghcr.io/eclipse-pass/pass-nihms-loader:$NEXT
 
       - name: Push the commits and tags
         run: |
-          cd main && git push origin && git push origin --tags
-          cd pass-core && git push origin && git push origin --tags
-          cd pass-core && git push origin && git push origin --tags
+          echo git push
+          # cd main && git push origin && git push origin --tags
+          # cd pass-core && git push origin && git push origin --tags
+          # cd pass-core && git push origin && git push origin --tags