diff --git a/release.properties b/release.properties
deleted file mode 100644
index cb26bce..0000000
--- a/release.properties
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-#release configuration
-#Sun Nov 28 20:38:01 CET 2021
-scm.tagNameFormat=@{project.artifactId}-@{project.version}
-pushChanges=true
-scm.url=scm\:git\:git@github.com\:jenkinsci/bitbucket-push-and-pull-request-plugin.git
-preparationGoals=clean install
-remoteTagging=true
-projectVersionPolicyId=default
-scm.commentPrefix=[maven-release-plugin] 
-exec.additionalArguments=
-exec.snapshotReleasePluginAllowed=false
-completedPhase=check-poms
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/jenkins/plugins/bitbucketpushandpullrequest/BitBucketPPRJobProbe.java b/src/main/java/io/jenkins/plugins/bitbucketpushandpullrequest/BitBucketPPRJobProbe.java
index f72ccdc..95e4336 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/jenkins/plugins/bitbucketpushandpullrequest/BitBucketPPRJobProbe.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/jenkins/plugins/bitbucketpushandpullrequest/BitBucketPPRJobProbe.java
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ private void triggerScm(@Nonnull Job<?, ?> job, List<URIish> remotes,
       // @todo add comments to explain what is this check for
       if (job.getParent() instanceof MultiBranchProject
           && mPJobShouldNotBeTriggered(job, bitbucketEvent, bitbucketAction)) {
-        logger.log(Level.FINEST, "Skipping job {}.", job.getDisplayName());
+        logger.log(Level.FINEST, "Skipping job {0}.", job.getDisplayName());
         return;
       }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/jenkins/plugins/bitbucketpushandpullrequest/receiver/BitBucketPPRHookReceiver.java b/src/main/java/io/jenkins/plugins/bitbucketpushandpullrequest/receiver/BitBucketPPRHookReceiver.java
index 9474fcf..427b2b4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/jenkins/plugins/bitbucketpushandpullrequest/receiver/BitBucketPPRHookReceiver.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/jenkins/plugins/bitbucketpushandpullrequest/receiver/BitBucketPPRHookReceiver.java
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ BitBucketPPRPayload getPayload(@Nonnull final String inputStream,
       throws JsonSyntaxException, OperationNotSupportedException {
     BitBucketPPRPayload pl = new Gson().fromJson(inputStream,
         BitBucketPPRPayloadFactory.getInstance(bitbucketEvent).getClass());
-    logger.log(Level.FINEST, "the payload is: {}", pl);
+    logger.log(Level.FINEST, "the payload is: {0}", pl);
     return pl;
   }