diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
index 93bf68c..a526cb9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
@@ -49,10 +49,10 @@ jobs:
     #    and modify them (or add more) to build your code if your project
     #    uses a compiled language
 
-    - name: Set up JDK 16
+    - name: Set up JDK 21
       uses: actions/setup-java@v3
       with:
-        java-version: '16'
+        java-version: '21'
         distribution: 'adopt'
         cache: maven
     - name: Build with Maven
diff --git a/.github/workflows/maven-publish-release-workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/maven-publish-release-workflow.yml
index 9f2796f..2c0bfae 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/maven-publish-release-workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/maven-publish-release-workflow.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Maven Central Repository
         uses: actions/setup-java@v3
         with:
-          java-version: '16'
+          java-version: '21'
           distribution: 'adopt'
           cache: maven
           server-id: ossrh
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
           gpg-private-key: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_GPG_PRIVATE_KEY }}  # Value of the GPG private key to import
           gpg-passphrase: MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE  # env variable for GPG private key passphrase
       - name: Test and Publish Package to Apache Maven Central
-        run: mvn clean deploy -P release-version
+        run: mvn -B release:clean release:prepare release:perform
         env:
           OSSRH_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_USERNAME }}
           OSSRH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/maven-publish-snapshot-workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/maven-publish-snapshot-workflow.yml
index 8eba453..d7b281d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/maven-publish-snapshot-workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/maven-publish-snapshot-workflow.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Maven Central Repository
         uses: actions/setup-java@v3
         with:
-          java-version: '16'
+          java-version: '21'
           distribution: 'adopt'
           cache: maven
           server-id: ossrh
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5c069bf..0cde6ed 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -6,40 +6,39 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <groupId>com.beanbeanjuice</groupId>
     <artifactId>cafe-api-wrapper</artifactId>
-    <version>${version.number.final}</version>
+    <version>1.5.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
     <properties>
-        <maven.compiler.source>16</maven.compiler.source>
-        <maven.compiler.target>16</maven.compiler.target>
+        <maven.compiler.source>21</maven.compiler.source>
+        <maven.compiler.target>21</maven.compiler.target>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
-        <version.number>1.5.0</version.number>
     </properties>
 
-    <profiles>
-        <profile>
-            <id>snapshot-version</id>
-            <activation>
-                <activeByDefault>true</activeByDefault>
-            </activation>
-
-            <properties>
-                <version.number.final>${version.number}-SNAPSHOT</version.number.final>
-            </properties>
-        </profile>
-
-        <profile>
-            <id>release-version</id>
-            <activation>
-                <activeByDefault>false</activeByDefault>
-            </activation>
-
-            <properties>
-                <version.number.final>${version.number}</version.number.final>
-            </properties>
-        </profile>
-    </profiles>
+<!--    <profiles>-->
+<!--        <profile>-->
+<!--            <id>snapshot-version</id>-->
+<!--            <activation>-->
+<!--                <activeByDefault>true</activeByDefault>-->
+<!--            </activation>-->
+
+<!--            <build>-->
+<!--                <finalName>${artifactId}-${version}-SNAPSHOT</finalName>-->
+<!--            </build>-->
+<!--        </profile>-->
+
+<!--        <profile>-->
+<!--            <id>release-version</id>-->
+<!--            <activation>-->
+<!--                <activeByDefault>false</activeByDefault>-->
+<!--            </activation>-->
+
+<!--            <build>-->
+<!--                <finalName>${artifactId}-${version}</finalName>-->
+<!--            </build>-->
+<!--        </profile>-->
+<!--    </profiles>-->
 
     <name>cafe-api-wrapper</name>
     <description>An API Wrapper for the Cafe API</description>