diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..92816e7f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+name: Maven deploy release
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types:
+      - opened
+    branches:
+      - 'master' # only trigger from master
+jobs:
+  run_if:
+    if:  startsWith(github.head_ref, 'releases/') # targeting releases
+    publish:
+      runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+      steps:
+        - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+        - name: Set up Maven Central Repository
+          uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+          with:
+            java-version: '8'
+            distribution: 'temurin'
+            cache: maven
+
+        - name: Split branch into release version
+          env:
+            BRANCH: ${{ github.ref_name }}
+          id: split
+          run: echo "::set-output name=fragment::${BRANCH##*/}"
+
+        - name: Maven set release version
+          run: |
+            mvn versions:set -DoldVersion=\* -DnewVersion=${{ steps.split.outputs.fragment }} -DgroupId=org.jmock -DgenerateBackupPoms=false
+            git commit --no-edit
+            git tag -a -m "Release version ${{ steps.split.outputs.fragment }}" ${{ steps.split.outputs.fragment }}
+            git push origin HEAD --tags
+
diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/snapshot.yml
similarity index 78%
rename from .github/workflows/deploy.yml
rename to .github/workflows/snapshot.yml
index 3af4c2954..49653c4be 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/snapshot.yml
@@ -1,11 +1,7 @@
-name: Maven deploy to Maven Central
+name: Maven deploy snapshot
 on:
   push:
-    # Pattern matched against refs/tags
-    tags:
-      - '*'           # Push events to every tag not containing /
-  release:
-    types: [created]
+    branches: [ master ]
 jobs:
   publish:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/README.DEVELOPMENT b/README.DEVELOPMENT
index 12bd72b0c..f00b7f61b 100644
--- a/README.DEVELOPMENT
+++ b/README.DEVELOPMENT
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ result of the wrong type.
 
 Release
 =======
-mvn versions:set -DoldVersion=* -DnewVersion=2.10.0 -DgroupId=org.jmock -DgenerateBackupPoms=false
+mvn versions:set -DoldVersion=\* -DnewVersion=2.10.0 -DgroupId=org.jmock -DgenerateBackupPoms=false
 
 eval $(gpg-agent --daemon --no-grab --write-env-file $HOME/.gpg-agent-info)
 export GPG_AGENT_INFO
@@ -48,5 +48,6 @@ export SONATYPE_USERNAME=UUU
 export SONATYPE_PASSWORD=PPPP
 mvn clean deploy -P release --settings settings.xml -Dgpg.keyname=XXXXXXXX
 
-mvn versions:set -DoldVersion=* -DnewVersion=2.11.0-SNAPSHOT -DgroupId=org.jmock -DgenerateBackupPoms=false
+mvn versions:set -DoldVersion=\* -DnextSnapshot=true -DgroupId=org.jmock -DgenerateBackupPoms=false
+
 
diff --git a/jmock-example/pom.xml b/jmock-example/pom.xml
index 6e431ef32..2196162f7 100644
--- a/jmock-example/pom.xml
+++ b/jmock-example/pom.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jmock</groupId>
         <artifactId>jmock-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.13.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.13.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/jmock-imposters-testdata/pom.xml b/jmock-imposters-testdata/pom.xml
index 46ee99cbf..fef697ae2 100644
--- a/jmock-imposters-testdata/pom.xml
+++ b/jmock-imposters-testdata/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jmock</groupId>
         <artifactId>jmock-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.13.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.13.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>jmock-imposters-testdata</artifactId>
diff --git a/jmock-imposters-tests/pom.xml b/jmock-imposters-tests/pom.xml
index 9113310db..eaa557444 100644
--- a/jmock-imposters-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/jmock-imposters-tests/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jmock</groupId>
         <artifactId>jmock-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.13.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.13.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>jmock-imposters-tests</artifactId>
 
diff --git a/jmock-imposters/pom.xml b/jmock-imposters/pom.xml
index 153724448..e495a39b5 100644
--- a/jmock-imposters/pom.xml
+++ b/jmock-imposters/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jmock</groupId>
         <artifactId>jmock-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.13.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.13.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>jmock-imposters</artifactId>
     <description>Class mocks are more numerous than interface mocks, so drop the legacy name</description>
diff --git a/jmock-junit3/pom.xml b/jmock-junit3/pom.xml
index b30abe9bd..2b42cc5f1 100644
--- a/jmock-junit3/pom.xml
+++ b/jmock-junit3/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jmock</groupId>
         <artifactId>jmock-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.13.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.13.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>jmock-junit3</artifactId>
diff --git a/jmock-junit4/pom.xml b/jmock-junit4/pom.xml
index aac41b1a4..0af8ea998 100644
--- a/jmock-junit4/pom.xml
+++ b/jmock-junit4/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jmock</groupId>
         <artifactId>jmock-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.13.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.13.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/jmock-junit5/pom.xml b/jmock-junit5/pom.xml
index c248cc51c..b54ea2cc7 100644
--- a/jmock-junit5/pom.xml
+++ b/jmock-junit5/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jmock</groupId>
         <artifactId>jmock-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.13.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.13.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/jmock-legacy/pom.xml b/jmock-legacy/pom.xml
index 30efb47b6..6f123004b 100644
--- a/jmock-legacy/pom.xml
+++ b/jmock-legacy/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jmock</groupId>
         <artifactId>jmock-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.13.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.13.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/jmock/pom.xml b/jmock/pom.xml
index 80bf8261c..108080b9e 100644
--- a/jmock/pom.xml
+++ b/jmock/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jmock</groupId>
         <artifactId>jmock-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.13.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.13.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 858df28aa..bc3bb08da 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
     <groupId>org.jmock</groupId>
     <artifactId>jmock-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.13.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.13.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
     <name>jMock 2 Parent</name>
 
diff --git a/testjar/pom.xml b/testjar/pom.xml
index 97557cd47..589957549 100644
--- a/testjar/pom.xml
+++ b/testjar/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jmock</groupId>
         <artifactId>jmock-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.13.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.13.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>