diff --git a/.github/workflows/maven-master.yml b/.github/workflows/maven-master.yml
index 61cb0aae4d7..244764a2280 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/maven-master.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/maven-master.yml
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@ jobs:
           platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm/v7,linux/arm64/v8,linux/ppc64le,linux/s390x
           provenance: false
           tags: swaggerapi/swagger-codegen-cli:unstable
+        env:
+          MAVEN_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_CENTRAL_USERNAME }}
+          MAVEN_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_CENTRAL_PASSWORD }}
   build-java8:
 
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -94,4 +97,7 @@ jobs:
           restore-keys: |
             ${{ runner.os }}-maven-
       - name: Build with Maven
-        run: mvn -B -U clean verify -DskipTests -Dmaven.test.skip=true -Dmaven.site.skip=true -Dmaven.javadoc.skip=true -Psamples-java8 --file pom.xml
\ No newline at end of file
+        run: mvn -B -U clean verify -DskipTests -Dmaven.test.skip=true -Dmaven.site.skip=true -Dmaven.javadoc.skip=true -Psamples-java8 --file pom.xml
+        env:
+          MAVEN_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_CENTRAL_USERNAME }}
+          MAVEN_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_CENTRAL_PASSWORD }}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/swagger-codegen-cli/pom.xml b/modules/swagger-codegen-cli/pom.xml
index 79400f13cae..d3df90e8698 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-codegen-cli/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/swagger-codegen-cli/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.swagger</groupId>
         <artifactId>swagger-codegen-project</artifactId>
-        <version>2.4.44</version>
+        <version>2.4.45-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../..</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/modules/swagger-codegen-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/modules/swagger-codegen-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index cdd2e70fbc7..b2a6e2f7de5 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-codegen-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/swagger-codegen-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.swagger</groupId>
         <artifactId>swagger-codegen-project</artifactId>
-        <version>2.4.44</version>
+        <version>2.4.45-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../..</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>swagger-codegen-maven-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/modules/swagger-codegen/pom.xml b/modules/swagger-codegen/pom.xml
index d68abc24e94..b8cb03c99d9 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-codegen/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/swagger-codegen/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.swagger</groupId>
         <artifactId>swagger-codegen-project</artifactId>
-        <version>2.4.44</version>
+        <version>2.4.45-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../..</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/modules/swagger-generator/pom.xml b/modules/swagger-generator/pom.xml
index 1da9ad036dd..344c76f0737 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-generator/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/swagger-generator/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.swagger</groupId>
         <artifactId>swagger-codegen-project</artifactId>
-        <version>2.4.44</version>
+        <version>2.4.45-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../..</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>swagger-generator</artifactId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e5796d701ad..c5aec47553e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <name>swagger-codegen-project</name>
     <description>swagger-codegen-project</description>
     <url>https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-codegen</url>
-    <version>2.4.44</version>
+    <version>2.4.45-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <scm>
         <connection>scm:git:git@github.com:swagger-api/swagger-codegen.git</connection>
         <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:swagger-api/swagger-codegen.git</developerConnection>