diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 81117d2a..8c46c991 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ plugins {
 
 allprojects {
     group = "io.modelcontextprotocol"
-    version = "0.7.1"
+    version = "0.7.2-alpha1"
 }
 
 dependencies {
diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/mcp.jreleaser.gradle.kts b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/mcp.jreleaser.gradle.kts
index 9761aa7b..1214990a 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/mcp.jreleaser.gradle.kts
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/mcp.jreleaser.gradle.kts
@@ -19,14 +19,14 @@ jreleaser {
     deploy {
         active = Active.ALWAYS
         maven {
-            active = Active.ALWAYS
+            active = if (project.name.get() == "kotlin-sdk") Active.ALWAYS else Active.NEVER
             mavenCentral.create("ossrh") {
                 active = Active.ALWAYS
                 sign = true
                 url = "https://central.sonatype.com/api/v1/publisher"
                 applyMavenCentralRules = false
                 maxRetries = 240
-                stagingRepository(layout.buildDirectory.dir("staging-deploy").get().asFile.path)
+                stagingRepository(rootProject.layout.buildDirectory.dir("staging-deploy").get().asFile.path)
 
                 // workaround: https://github.com/jreleaser/jreleaser/issues/1784
                 afterEvaluate {
diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/mcp.publishing.gradle.kts b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/mcp.publishing.gradle.kts
index bef396de..f759194f 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/mcp.publishing.gradle.kts
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/mcp.publishing.gradle.kts
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ publishing {
     repositories {
         maven {
             name = "staging"
-            url = uri(layout.buildDirectory.dir("staging-deploy"))
+            url = uri(rootProject.layout.buildDirectory.dir("staging-deploy"))
         }
     }
 }
@@ -68,4 +68,4 @@ signing {
         useInMemoryPgpKeys(signingKey.get(), signingPassphrase.get())
         sign(publishing.publications)
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 6728830a..a36f009a 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -13,14 +13,14 @@ coroutines = "1.10.2"
 kotlinx-io = "0.8.0"
 ktor = "3.3.0"
 logging = "7.0.13"
-jreleaser = "1.19.0"
+jreleaser = "1.20.0"
 binaryCompatibilityValidatorPlugin = "0.18.1"
 slf4j = "2.0.17"
 kotest = "5.9.1"
 awaitility = "4.3.0"
 
 # Samples
-mcp-kotlin = "0.7.1"
+mcp-kotlin = "0.7.2-alpha1"
 anthropic = "2.7.0"
 shadow = "8.1.1"