diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
index f678bceb..8fc8d927 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
@@ -33,13 +33,6 @@ jobs:
           path: /tmp/.buildx-cache
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-buildx-${{ hashFiles('**/Dockerfile') }}
 
-      - name: Extract tag name
-        if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}
-        id: extract_tagname
-        shell: bash
-        # Extract the tag name from the git reference, value of GITHUB_REF will be something like refs/tags/<tag_name>.
-        run: echo "##[set-output name=tagname;]$(echo ${GITHUB_REF##*/})"
-
       - name: Set up JDK 17
         if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}
         uses: actions/setup-java@v4
@@ -64,11 +57,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           output_file: custom_maven_settings.xml
           servers: '[{ "id": "github-packages-compas", "username": "OWNER", "password": "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}" }]'
-      - name: Set version with Maven
-        if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}
-        run: ./mvnw -B versions:set -DprocessAllModules=true -DnewVersion=${{ steps.extract_tagname.outputs.tagname }}
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
       - name: Deploy with Maven to GitHub Packages and Docker Hub
         if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}
         run: ./mvnw -B -s custom_maven_settings.xml -Pjvm-image,release clean deploy