diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
index c256586..7a60052 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ Please provide a relevant code snippets to reproduce this bug.
 A clear and concise description of what you expected to happen.
 
 **Please complete the following information:**
-- LangChain4j version: e.g. 0.30.0
+- LangChain4j version: e.g. 0.31.0
 - Java version: e.g. 11
 - Spring Boot version: e.g. 2.7.18
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index e99efc9..f1999f5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
           gpg-passphrase: GPG_PASSPHRASE
 
       - name: release
-        run: mvn -B -U --fail-at-end -Psign clean deploy
+        run: mvn -B -U --fail-at-end -DskipTests -DskipITs -Psign clean deploy
         env:
           ANTHROPIC_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY }}
           OPENAI_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.OPENAI_API_KEY }}
diff --git a/langchain4j-anthropic-spring-boot-starter/pom.xml b/langchain4j-anthropic-spring-boot-starter/pom.xml
index ae28cfd..d6b6eed 100644
--- a/langchain4j-anthropic-spring-boot-starter/pom.xml
+++ b/langchain4j-anthropic-spring-boot-starter/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>dev.langchain4j</groupId>
         <artifactId>langchain4j-spring</artifactId>
-        <version>0.31.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>0.31.0</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/langchain4j-azure-ai-search-spring-boot-starter/pom.xml b/langchain4j-azure-ai-search-spring-boot-starter/pom.xml
index 4349a86..c5b0281 100644
--- a/langchain4j-azure-ai-search-spring-boot-starter/pom.xml
+++ b/langchain4j-azure-ai-search-spring-boot-starter/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>dev.langchain4j</groupId>
         <artifactId>langchain4j-spring</artifactId>
-        <version>0.31.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>0.31.0</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/langchain4j-azure-ai-search-spring-boot-starter/src/test/java/dev/langchain4j/azure/aisearch/spring/AutoConfigIT.java b/langchain4j-azure-ai-search-spring-boot-starter/src/test/java/dev/langchain4j/azure/aisearch/spring/AutoConfigIT.java
index 19cf514..9dc0988 100644
--- a/langchain4j-azure-ai-search-spring-boot-starter/src/test/java/dev/langchain4j/azure/aisearch/spring/AutoConfigIT.java
+++ b/langchain4j-azure-ai-search-spring-boot-starter/src/test/java/dev/langchain4j/azure/aisearch/spring/AutoConfigIT.java
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 import java.util.List;
 
-import static dev.langchain4j.store.embedding.azure.search.AbstractAzureAiSearchEmbeddingStore.INDEX_NAME;
+import static dev.langchain4j.store.embedding.azure.search.AbstractAzureAiSearchEmbeddingStore.DEFAULT_INDEX_NAME;
 import static java.util.Arrays.asList;
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
 
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class AutoConfigIT {
             .endpoint(System.getenv("AZURE_SEARCH_ENDPOINT"))
             .credential(new AzureKeyCredential(System.getenv("AZURE_SEARCH_KEY")))
             .buildClient();
-    private final SearchIndex index = new SearchIndex(INDEX_NAME);
+    private final SearchIndex index = new SearchIndex(DEFAULT_INDEX_NAME);
 
     private final ApplicationContextRunner contextRunner = new ApplicationContextRunner()
             .withConfiguration(AutoConfigurations.of(AutoConfig.class));
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ class AutoConfigIT {
     @Test
     void should_provide_ai_search_retriever() {
 
-        searchIndexClient.deleteIndex(INDEX_NAME);
+        searchIndexClient.deleteIndex(DEFAULT_INDEX_NAME);
 
         contextRunner
                 .withPropertyValues(
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ void should_provide_ai_search_retriever() {
     @Test
     void should_provide_ai_search_embedding_store() {
 
-        searchIndexClient.deleteIndex(INDEX_NAME);
+        searchIndexClient.deleteIndex(DEFAULT_INDEX_NAME);
 
         contextRunner
                 .withPropertyValues(
diff --git a/langchain4j-azure-open-ai-spring-boot-starter/pom.xml b/langchain4j-azure-open-ai-spring-boot-starter/pom.xml
index 72bb78e..bfba111 100644
--- a/langchain4j-azure-open-ai-spring-boot-starter/pom.xml
+++ b/langchain4j-azure-open-ai-spring-boot-starter/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>dev.langchain4j</groupId>
         <artifactId>langchain4j-spring</artifactId>
-        <version>0.31.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>0.31.0</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/langchain4j-easy-rag-spring-boot-starter/pom.xml b/langchain4j-easy-rag-spring-boot-starter/pom.xml
index 14ceee8..fe0bcac 100644
--- a/langchain4j-easy-rag-spring-boot-starter/pom.xml
+++ b/langchain4j-easy-rag-spring-boot-starter/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>dev.langchain4j</groupId>
         <artifactId>langchain4j-spring</artifactId>
-        <version>0.30.0</version>
+        <version>0.31.0</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/langchain4j-ollama-spring-boot-starter/pom.xml b/langchain4j-ollama-spring-boot-starter/pom.xml
index e1f5890..1c2bdda 100644
--- a/langchain4j-ollama-spring-boot-starter/pom.xml
+++ b/langchain4j-ollama-spring-boot-starter/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>dev.langchain4j</groupId>
         <artifactId>langchain4j-spring</artifactId>
-        <version>0.31.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>0.31.0</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/langchain4j-open-ai-spring-boot-starter/pom.xml b/langchain4j-open-ai-spring-boot-starter/pom.xml
index c911c13..cbaa38e 100644
--- a/langchain4j-open-ai-spring-boot-starter/pom.xml
+++ b/langchain4j-open-ai-spring-boot-starter/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>dev.langchain4j</groupId>
         <artifactId>langchain4j-spring</artifactId>
-        <version>0.31.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>0.31.0</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/langchain4j-spring-boot-starter/pom.xml b/langchain4j-spring-boot-starter/pom.xml
index 62762fe..170c95f 100644
--- a/langchain4j-spring-boot-starter/pom.xml
+++ b/langchain4j-spring-boot-starter/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>dev.langchain4j</groupId>
         <artifactId>langchain4j-spring</artifactId>
-        <version>0.31.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>0.31.0</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6814f31..fbd0392 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
     <groupId>dev.langchain4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>langchain4j-spring</artifactId>
-    <version>0.31.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.31.0</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
     <name>langchain4j-spring parent POM</name>