diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-v2.yml b/.github/workflows/release-v2.yml
index 1299de2..2464b8b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-v2.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-v2.yml
@@ -143,3 +143,23 @@ jobs:
           echo "new_version=$NEW_VERSION"
           echo "New version is \`$NEW_VERSION\`" >> "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY"
           echo "new-version=$NEW_VERSION" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+  commit-new-version:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: [ get-current-version,get-new-version ]
+    env:
+      CURRENT_VERSION: ${{ needs.get-current-version.outputs.current-version }}
+      NEW_VERSION: ${{ needs.get-new-version.outputs.new-version }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Commit new version
+        if: github.event.inputs.release_type != 'provided'
+        run: |
+          xmlstarlet ed -P -L -N pom=http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 -u "/pom:project/pom:version" -v "$NEW_VERSION" pom.xml
+          sed -i 's/$CURRENT_VERSION/$NEW_VERSION/g' README.md
+          git config user.email "github-actions@github.com"
+          git config user.name "github-actions"
+          git add pom.xml README.md
+          git commit -m "v$NEW_VERSION"
+          git push