diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 8e1ada879c8..28b7c72a64b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -106,17 +106,17 @@ jobs:
           pushd tests/e2e >/dev/null || exit
             npm ci && npm run tsc && npm publish
           popd  >/dev/null || exit
-      - name: Create failure MM message
-        if: ${{ failure() }}
-        run: |
-          echo "{\"text\":\":no_entry_sign: Che E2E Tests ${{ github.event.inputs.version }} release has failed: https://github.com/eclipse/che/actions/workflows/release.yml\"}" > mattermost.json
-      - name: Create success MM message
-        run: |
-          echo "{\"text\":\":white_check_mark: Che E2E Tests image and generator ${{ github.event.inputs.version }} release job is complete: \n Performed tagging and container build of new image: https://quay.io/eclipse/che-e2e:${{ github.event.inputs.version }}. \n Published package to npmjs https://www.npmjs.com/package/@eclipse-che/che-e2e/v/${{ github.event.inputs.version }}.\"}" > mattermost.json
-      - name: Send MM message
-        if: ${{ success() }} || ${{ failure() }}
-        uses: mattermost/action-mattermost-notify@1.1.0
-        env:
-          MATTERMOST_WEBHOOK_URL: ${{ secrets.MATTERMOST_WEBHOOK_URL }}
-          MATTERMOST_CHANNEL: eclipse-che-releases
-          MATTERMOST_USERNAME: che-bot
+      #- name: Create failure MM message
+        #if: ${{ failure() }}
+        #run: |
+          #echo "{\"text\":\":no_entry_sign: Che E2E Tests ${{ github.event.inputs.version }} release has failed: https://github.com/eclipse/che/actions/workflows/release.yml\"}" > mattermost.json
+      #- name: Create success MM message
+        #run: |
+          #echo "{\"text\":\":white_check_mark: Che E2E Tests image and generator ${{ github.event.inputs.version }} release job is complete: \n Performed tagging and container build of new image: https://quay.io/eclipse/che-e2e:${{ github.event.inputs.version }}. \n Published package to npmjs https://www.npmjs.com/package/@eclipse-che/che-e2e/v/${{ github.event.inputs.version }}.\"}" > mattermost.json
+      #- name: Send MM message
+        #if: ${{ success() }} || ${{ failure() }}
+        #uses: mattermost/action-mattermost-notify@1.1.0
+        #env:
+          #MATTERMOST_WEBHOOK_URL: ${{ secrets.MATTERMOST_WEBHOOK_URL }}
+          #MATTERMOST_CHANNEL: eclipse-che-releases
+          #MATTERMOST_USERNAME: che-bot
diff --git a/make-release.sh b/make-release.sh
index 2ac382979ea..c8531388f0c 100755
--- a/make-release.sh
+++ b/make-release.sh
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ echo "${VERSION}" > VERSION
 
 pushd tests/e2e >/dev/null || exit
 # update devworkspace generator version
-jq ".\"dependencies\".\"@eclipse-che/che-devworkspace-generator\" = \"${NEXT_VERSION}\" |" package.json > package.json.update
+jq ".\"dependencies\".\"@eclipse-che/che-devworkspace-generator\" = \"${VERSION}\" |" package.json > package.json.update
 mv package.json.update package.json
 npm --no-git-tag-version version --allow-same-version "${VERSION}"
 popd >/dev/null || exit