diff --git a/.github/workflows/daily-deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/daily-deploy.yml
index 4788db187..4e232f1d4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/daily-deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/daily-deploy.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Maven release 999-SNAPSHOT
         run: |
-          mvn -B versions:set -DnewVersion=999-SNAPSHOT
           mvn -B -DskipTests -DskipITs \
             -DretryFailedDeploymentCount=3 \
             -Psnapshot,framework \
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 1bf2d6a76..adbb20c63 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Maven release ${{steps.metadata.outputs.current-version}}
         run: |
           git checkout -b release
-          mvn -B release:prepare -Prelease,framework,examples -DautoVersionSubmodules -DreleaseVersion=${{steps.metadata.outputs.current-version}} -DdevelopmentVersion=${{steps.metadata.outputs.next-version}}-SNAPSHOT
+          mvn -B release:prepare -Prelease,framework -DpushChanges=false -DautoVersionSubmodules -DreleaseVersion=${{steps.metadata.outputs.current-version}} -DdevelopmentVersion=999-SNAPSHOT
           git checkout ${{github.base_ref}}
           git rebase release
           mvn -B release:perform -DskipITs -Prelease,framework
@@ -51,12 +51,6 @@ jobs:
           MAVEN_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_TOKEN }}
           MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.GPG_PASSPHRASE }}
 
-      - name: Push changes to ${{github.base_ref}}
-        uses: ad-m/github-push-action@v0.8.0
-        with:
-          github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          branch: ${{github.base_ref}}
-
       - name: Push tags
         uses: ad-m/github-push-action@v0.8.0
         with: