diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-publish.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-and-publish.yaml
index 12ef297..0ff9739 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-publish.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-publish.yaml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   build-and-publish:
     name: Java Gradle
-    uses: bakdata/ci-templates/.github/workflows/java-gradle-plugin.yaml@1.43.0
+    uses: bakdata/ci-templates/.github/workflows/java-gradle-plugin.yaml@fix/plugin-publish
     with:
       java-version: 17
     secrets:
@@ -22,3 +22,5 @@ jobs:
       gradle-publish-key: ${{ secrets.GRADLE_PLUGIN_PUBLISH_KEY }}
       gradle-publish-secret: ${{ secrets.GRADLE_PLUGIN_PUBLISH_SECRET }}
       github-token: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }}
+      github-username: ${{ secrets.GH_USERNAME }}
+      github-email: ${{ secrets.GH_EMAIL }}
diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 6951966..8e59712 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import com.gradle.publish.PublishTask
+
 plugins {
     // release
     id("com.bakdata.release") version "1.4.0"
@@ -57,6 +59,10 @@ subprojects {
     // config for gradle plugin portal doesn't support snapshot, so we add config only if release version
     if (!version.toString().endsWith("-SNAPSHOT")) {
         apply(plugin = "com.gradle.plugin-publish")
+
+        tasks.withType<PublishTask> {
+            setValidate(true)
+        }
     }
 
     // description is only ready after evaluation
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 8a2299d..6dca2b0 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-version=1.5.2-SNAPSHOT
+version=1.5.0
 org.gradle.caching=true
 org.gradle.parallel=true
 org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx2048m
diff --git a/settings.gradle b/settings.gradle
index f9bc451..861c58a 100644
--- a/settings.gradle
+++ b/settings.gradle
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ pluginManagement {
 
 rootProject.name = 'gradle-plugins'
 
-include 'sonar', 'sonatype', 'release', 'jib'
+include 'jib'