diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index cf0c428b6..1ecc57cc9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -17,13 +17,34 @@
 name: Release
 
 on:
-  workflow_dispatch: { }
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      release-version:
+        required: false
+        default: ''
+        description: >-
+          Release version (e.g. 5.7.0 or 5.7.0-rc.1).
+          Leave empty to let Maven compute it from the current SNAPSHOT version.
+        type: string
+      development-version:
+        required: false
+        default: ''
+        description: >-
+          Next development version (e.g. 5.8.0-SNAPSHOT).
+          Leave empty for automatic increment (e.g. 5.7.1-SNAPSHOT or 5.7.0-rc.2-SNAPSHOT).
+        type: string
+      dry-run:
+        required: false
+        default: false
+        description: >-
+          Perform a dry run without pushing changes or creating releases.
+        type: boolean
 
 permissions: { }
 
 jobs:
-  create-release:
-    name: Create Release
+  release:
+    name: Release
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 15
     permissions:
@@ -31,72 +52,110 @@ jobs:
       packages: write # Required to push images to ghcr.io
     if: "${{ github.repository_owner == 'DependencyTrack' }}"
     steps:
-    - name: Checkout Repository
-      uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # tag=v6.0.2
-      with:
-        persist-credentials: false
-    - name: Set up JDK
-      uses: actions/setup-java@be666c2fcd27ec809703dec50e508c2fdc7f6654 # tag=v5.2.0
-      with:
-        java-version: '21'
-        distribution: 'temurin'
-        cache: maven
-    - name: Set up QEMU
-      uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@c7c53464625b32c7a7e944ae62b3e17d2b600130 # tag=v3.7.0
-    - name: Set up Docker Buildx
-      uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@8d2750c68a42422c14e847fe6c8ac0403b4cbd6f # tag=v3.12.0
-      with:
-        install: true
-    - name: Docker login
-      uses: docker/login-action@5e57cd118135c172c3672efd75eb46360885c0ef # tag=v3.6.0
-      with:
-        registry: ghcr.io
-        username: ${{ github.repository_owner }}
-        password: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'DependencyTrack' && secrets.BOT_IMAGE_PUSH_TOKEN || secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-    - name: Perform Release
-      run: |-
-        git config user.name "dependencytrack-bot"
-        git config user.email "106437498+dependencytrack-bot@users.noreply.github.com"
-        
-        BUILD_ARGS=(
-          '-Dcheckstyle.skip'
-          '-DskipTests'
-          '-Dquarkus.container-image.registry=ghcr.io'
-          "-Dquarkus.container-image.group=${GITHUB_REPOSITORY_OWNER,,}"
-          '-Dquarkus.container-image.additional-tags=latest'
-          '-Dquarkus.container-image.build=true'
-          '-Dquarkus.container-image.push=true'
-          '-Dquarkus.docker.buildx.platform=linux/amd64,linux/arm64'
-        )
-        
-        mvn -B --no-transfer-progress release:prepare \
-          -DpreparationGoals="clean verify" \
-          -Darguments="${BUILD_ARGS[*]}" \
-          -DpushChanges=false
-    - name: Push Changes
-      uses: ad-m/github-push-action@master
-      with:
-        branch: ${{ github.ref }}
-        github_token: ${{ secrets.BOT_RELEASE_TOKEN }}
-        tags: true
-    - name: Determine Release Tag
-      id: determine-release-tag
-      run: |-
-        TAG_NAME="$(sed -nr 's/^scm.tag=(v[0-9.]+)$/\1/p' release.properties)"
-        echo "TAG_NAME=${TAG_NAME}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-    - name: Create GitHub Release
-      env:
-        GITHUB_TOKEN: "${{ secrets.BOT_RELEASE_TOKEN }}"
-      run: |-
-        gh release create "${{ steps.determine-release-tag.outputs.TAG_NAME }}" \
-          --target ${{ github.ref_name }} \
-          --verify-tag \
-          --generate-notes
-    - name: Upload BOMs to GitHub Release
-      env:
-        GITHUB_TOKEN: "${{ secrets.BOT_RELEASE_TOKEN }}"
-      run: |-
-        find . -name quarkus-run-cyclonedx.json -exec \
-          sh -c 'mv {} "$(echo {} | cut -d "/" -f 2)-${{ steps.determine-release-tag.outputs.TAG_NAME }}.cdx.json"' \;
-        gh release upload "${{ steps.determine-release-tag.outputs.TAG_NAME }}" \
-          ./*.cdx.json --clobber
+      - name: Checkout Repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # tag=v6.0.2
+        with:
+          token: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'DependencyTrack' && secrets.BOT_RELEASE_TOKEN || secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Set up JDK
+        uses: actions/setup-java@be666c2fcd27ec809703dec50e508c2fdc7f6654 # tag=v5.2.0
+        with:
+          distribution: 'temurin'
+          java-version: '21'
+          cache: 'maven'
+
+      - name: Set up QEMU
+        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@c7c53464625b32c7a7e944ae62b3e17d2b600130 # tag=v3.7.0
+
+      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@8d2750c68a42422c14e847fe6c8ac0403b4cbd6f # tag=v3.12.0
+        with:
+          install: true
+
+      - name: Docker login
+        if: ${{ !inputs.dry-run }}
+        uses: docker/login-action@5e57cd118135c172c3672efd75eb46360885c0ef # tag=v3.6.0
+        with:
+          registry: ghcr.io
+          username: ${{ github.repository_owner }}
+          password: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'DependencyTrack' && secrets.BOT_IMAGE_PUSH_TOKEN || secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Configure Git
+        run: |
+          git config user.name "dependencytrack-bot"
+          git config user.email "106437498+dependencytrack-bot@users.noreply.github.com"
+
+      - name: Perform Maven Release
+        run: |-
+          MAVEN_ARGS="-B"
+          if [[ -n "${{ inputs.release-version }}" ]]; then
+            MAVEN_ARGS="${MAVEN_ARGS} -DreleaseVersion=${{ inputs.release-version }}"
+          fi
+          if [[ -n "${{ inputs.development-version }}" ]]; then
+            MAVEN_ARGS="${MAVEN_ARGS} -DdevelopmentVersion=${{ inputs.development-version }}"
+          fi
+          if [[ "${{ inputs.dry-run }}" == "true" ]]; then
+            MAVEN_ARGS="${MAVEN_ARGS} -DdryRun=true"
+          fi
+          export MAVEN_ARGS
+
+          IS_PRERELEASE="false"
+          if [[ -n "${{ inputs.release-version }}" ]]; then
+            if [[ "${{ inputs.release-version }}" == *-* ]]; then
+              IS_PRERELEASE="true"
+            fi
+          else
+            CURRENT_VERSION=$(mvn help:evaluate -Dexpression=project.version -q -DforceStdout)
+            RELEASE_VERSION="${CURRENT_VERSION%-SNAPSHOT}"
+            if [[ "${RELEASE_VERSION}" == *-* ]]; then
+              IS_PRERELEASE="true"
+            fi
+          fi
+
+          BUILD_ARGS=(
+            "-Dquarkus.container-image.group=${GITHUB_REPOSITORY_OWNER,,}"
+            '-Dquarkus.container-image.build=true'
+            '-Dquarkus.docker.buildx.platform=linux/amd64,linux/arm64'
+          )
+
+          if [[ "${IS_PRERELEASE}" != "true" ]]; then
+            BUILD_ARGS+=('-Dquarkus.container-image.additional-tags=latest')
+          fi
+
+          if [[ "${{ inputs.dry-run }}" == "true" ]]; then
+            BUILD_ARGS+=('-Dquarkus.container-image.push=false')
+          else
+            BUILD_ARGS+=('-Dquarkus.container-image.push=true')
+          fi
+
+          mvn release:prepare -Darguments="${BUILD_ARGS[*]}"
+
+      - name: Create GitHub Release
+        if: ${{ !inputs.dry-run }}
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: "${{ secrets.BOT_RELEASE_TOKEN }}"
+        run: |
+          RELEASE_VERSION=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0)
+          echo "Release version: ${RELEASE_VERSION}"
+
+          PRERELEASE_FLAG=""
+          if [[ "${RELEASE_VERSION}" == *-* ]]; then
+            PRERELEASE_FLAG="--prerelease"
+          fi
+
+          gh release create "${RELEASE_VERSION}" \
+            --generate-notes \
+            ${PRERELEASE_FLAG}
+
+      - name: Upload BOMs to GitHub Release
+        if: ${{ !inputs.dry-run }}
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: "${{ secrets.BOT_RELEASE_TOKEN }}"
+        run: |-
+          RELEASE_VERSION=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0)
+          while IFS= read -r -d '' bom; do
+            MODULE=$(echo "${bom}" | cut -d "/" -f 2)
+            mv "${bom}" "${MODULE}-${RELEASE_VERSION}.cdx.json"
+          done < <(find . -name quarkus-run-cyclonedx.json -print0)
+          gh release upload "${RELEASE_VERSION}" ./*.cdx.json --clobber
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 70068a71c..1ca442302 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -471,9 +471,14 @@
           <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
           <version>3.3.1</version>
           <configuration>
+            <tagNameFormat>@{project.version}</tagNameFormat>
             <autoVersionSubmodules>true</autoVersionSubmodules>
-            <projectVersionPolicyId>SemVerVersionPolicy</projectVersionPolicyId>
-            <tagNameFormat>v@{project.version}</tagNameFormat>
+            <pushChanges>true</pushChanges>
+            <localCheckout>true</localCheckout>
+            <releaseProfiles>quick</releaseProfiles>
+            <preparationGoals>clean verify -Pquick</preparationGoals>
+            <completionGoals>clean</completionGoals>
+            <signTag>false</signTag>
           </configuration>
         </plugin>
       </plugins>