diff --git a/build-logic/build.gradle.kts b/build-logic/build.gradle.kts
index 2575e632..0b92666e 100644
--- a/build-logic/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build-logic/build.gradle.kts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ plugins {
 
 dependencies {
     implementation(libs.com.benjaminsproule.license)
-    implementation(libs.net.researchgate.release)
+//    implementation(libs.net.researchgate.release)
 }
 
 repositories {
diff --git a/build-logic/src/main/kotlin/de.brendamour.java-conventions.gradle.kts b/build-logic/src/main/kotlin/de.brendamour.java-conventions.gradle.kts
index a97fcc95..028173c5 100644
--- a/build-logic/src/main/kotlin/de.brendamour.java-conventions.gradle.kts
+++ b/build-logic/src/main/kotlin/de.brendamour.java-conventions.gradle.kts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import java.util.*
-import net.researchgate.release.ReleaseExtension
-import net.researchgate.release.tasks.CommitNewVersion
+//import net.researchgate.release.ReleaseExtension
+//import net.researchgate.release.tasks.CommitNewVersion
 /*
  * This file was generated by the Gradle 'init' task.
  *
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ publishing {
         pom {
             description = "Java Library for Apple PassBook Web Service API (PARENT POM)"
             url.set("https://github.com/drallgood/jpasskit")
+            name.set(project.displayName)
+            description.set(project.description)
             inceptionYear.set("2012")
             licenses {
                 license {
@@ -102,6 +104,7 @@ license {
     excludes(arrayListOf("*pom.xml","*.checkstyle","**/*.cer","**/*.pem","**/*.p12","**/*.ignored_file","site/*","**/*.json","**/*.png"))
 }
 
+/*
 apply(plugin = "net.researchgate.release")
 
 configure<ReleaseExtension> {
@@ -113,4 +116,4 @@ configure<ReleaseExtension> {
 tasks.withType<CommitNewVersion> {
     dependsOn("publishToSonatype")
     dependsOn("closeAndReleaseSonatypeStagingRepository")
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}*/
diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 8f4e1650..11cc64a1 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
 import org.gradle.tooling.GradleConnector
+import net.researchgate.release.ReleaseExtension
+import net.researchgate.release.tasks.UpdateVersion
 
 plugins {
     alias(libs.plugins.io.github.gradle.nexus.publish.plugin)
     alias(libs.plugins.net.researchgate.release)
+    `maven-publish`
 }
 
 allprojects {
     group = "de.brendamour"
-    version = "0.4.0-SNAPSHOT"
 }
 
 nexusPublishing {
@@ -25,6 +27,14 @@ subprojects {
 
 }
 
+configure<ReleaseExtension> {
+    with(git) {
+        requireBranch.set("master")
+    }
+}
+
+
+
 // Workaround for https://github.com/researchgate/gradle-release/issues/184
 configure(listOf(tasks.release, tasks.runBuildTasks)) {
     configure {
@@ -48,4 +58,4 @@ configure(listOf(tasks.release, tasks.runBuildTasks)) {
                     }
         }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9f286542
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+version=0.4.1-SNAPSHOT
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/jpasskit.server/build.gradle.kts b/jpasskit.server/build.gradle.kts
index bb851a5c..938be551 100644
--- a/jpasskit.server/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/jpasskit.server/build.gradle.kts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ dependencies {
     api(libs.org.restlet.jse.org.restlet.ext.simple)
 }
 
-description = "jPasskit Server"
+description = "Java Server Example for Apple PassBook Web Service API"
 
 java {
     withJavadocJar()
diff --git a/jpasskit.server/pom.xml b/jpasskit.server/pom.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 59922ab9..00000000
--- a/jpasskit.server/pom.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,135 +0,0 @@
-<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
-    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
-
-    <parent>
-        <groupId>de.brendamour</groupId>
-        <artifactId>jpasskit-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>0.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
-    </parent>
-
-    <artifactId>jpasskit.server</artifactId>
-
-    <name>jPasskit Server</name>
-    <description>Java Server Example for Apple PassBook Web Service API</description>
-
-    <dependencies>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>de.brendamour</groupId>
-            <artifactId>jpasskit</artifactId>
-            <version>${project.version}</version>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.restlet.jse</groupId>
-            <artifactId>org.restlet</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.restlet.jse</groupId>
-            <artifactId>org.restlet.ext.simple</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
-    </dependencies>
-
-    <repositories>
-        <repository>
-            <id>maven-restlet</id>
-            <name>Restlet repository</name>
-            <url>https://maven.restlet.talend.com</url>
-        </repository>
-    </repositories>
-
-    <build>
-        <plugins>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <extensions>true</extensions>
-                <configuration>
-                    <serverId>ossrh</serverId>
-                    <nexusUrl>https://oss.sonatype.org/</nexusUrl>
-                    <autoReleaseAfterClose>true</autoReleaseAfterClose>
-                    <stagingProgressTimeoutMinutes>3000</stagingProgressTimeoutMinutes>
-                </configuration>
-            </plugin>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>com.mycila</groupId>
-                <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <configuration>
-                    <header>header.txt</header>
-                    <properties>
-                        <owner>Patrice Brend'amour</owner>
-                        <year>${current.year}</year>
-                        <email>patrice@brendamour.net</email>
-                    </properties>
-                    <excludes>
-                        <exclude>*pom.xml</exclude>
-                        <exclude>site/*</exclude>
-                    </excludes>
-                </configuration>
-                <executions>
-                    <execution>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>check</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                    </execution>
-                </executions>
-            </plugin>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
-                <executions>
-                    <execution>
-                        <id>default</id>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>perform</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <useReleaseProfile>false</useReleaseProfile>
-                            <releaseProfiles>release</releaseProfiles>
-                            <goals>deploy</goals>
-                        </configuration>
-                    </execution>
-                    <execution>
-                        <id>default-prepare</id>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>prepare</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <autoVersionSubmodules>true</autoVersionSubmodules>
-                        </configuration>
-                    </execution>
-                </executions>
-            </plugin>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
-                <executions>
-                    <execution>
-                        <id>attach-sources</id>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>jar-no-fork</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                    </execution>
-                </executions>
-            </plugin>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-                <executions>
-                    <execution>
-                        <id>attach-javadocs</id>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>jar</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                    </execution>
-                </executions>
-            </plugin>
-        </plugins>
-        <extensions>
-            <extension>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.wagon</groupId>
-                <artifactId>wagon-webdav</artifactId>
-                <version>1.0-beta-2</version>
-            </extension>
-        </extensions>
-    </build>
-
-</project>
diff --git a/jpasskit/build.gradle.kts b/jpasskit/build.gradle.kts
index f5e7503e..6995dab1 100644
--- a/jpasskit/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/jpasskit/build.gradle.kts
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 
 plugins {
     id("de.brendamour.java-conventions")
-    id("net.researchgate.release")
 }
 
 dependencies {
@@ -23,10 +22,9 @@ dependencies {
     testImplementation(libs.org.assertj.assertj.core)
     testImplementation(libs.org.mockito.mockito.core)
     testImplementation(libs.org.testng.testng)
-    implementation(libs.net.researchgate.release)
 }
 
-description = "jPasskit"
+description = "Java Library for Apple PassBook Web Service API<"
 
 java {
     withJavadocJar()
diff --git a/jpasskit/pom.xml b/jpasskit/pom.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index acb29619..00000000
--- a/jpasskit/pom.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,160 +0,0 @@
-<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
-    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
-    <parent>
-        <groupId>de.brendamour</groupId>
-        <artifactId>jpasskit-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>0.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
-    </parent>
-
-    <artifactId>jpasskit</artifactId>
-
-    <name>jPasskit</name>
-    <description>Java Library for Apple PassBook Web Service API</description>
-
-    <dependencies>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
-            <artifactId>jackson-databind</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.datatype</groupId>
-            <artifactId>jackson-datatype-jsr310</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>com.google.guava</groupId>
-            <artifactId>guava</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>com.eatthepath</groupId>
-            <artifactId>pushy</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>commons-codec</groupId>
-            <artifactId>commons-codec</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
-            <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
-            <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.bouncycastle</groupId>
-            <artifactId>bcpkix-jdk18on</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
-            <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
-        <!-- Binding for Log4J -->
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
-            <artifactId>log4j-slf4j-impl</artifactId>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
-
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.assertj</groupId>
-            <artifactId>assertj-core</artifactId>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.mockito</groupId>
-            <artifactId>mockito-core</artifactId>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.testng</groupId>
-            <artifactId>testng</artifactId>
-            <scope>test</scope>
-        </dependency>
-    </dependencies>
-
-    <build>
-        <plugins>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <extensions>true</extensions>
-                <configuration>
-                    <serverId>ossrh</serverId>
-                    <nexusUrl>https://oss.sonatype.org/</nexusUrl>
-                    <autoReleaseAfterClose>true</autoReleaseAfterClose>
-                    <stagingProgressTimeoutMinutes>3000</stagingProgressTimeoutMinutes>
-                </configuration>
-            </plugin>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>com.mycila</groupId>
-                <artifactId>license-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <configuration>
-                    <header>header.txt</header>
-                    <properties>
-                        <owner>Patrice Brend'amour</owner>
-                        <year>${current.year}</year>
-                        <email>patrice@brendamour.net</email>
-                    </properties>
-                    <excludes>
-                        <exclude>*pom.xml</exclude>
-                        <exclude>*.checkstyle</exclude>
-                        <exclude>**/*.cer</exclude>
-                        <exclude>**/*.pem</exclude>
-                        <exclude>**/*.p12</exclude>
-                        <exclude>**/*.ignored_file</exclude>
-                        <exclude>site/*</exclude>
-                    </excludes>
-                </configuration>
-                <executions>
-                    <execution>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>check</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                    </execution>
-                </executions>
-            </plugin>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
-                <executions>
-                    <execution>
-                        <id>default-perform</id>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>perform</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <pomFileName>jpasskit/pom.xml</pomFileName>
-                            <useReleaseProfile>false</useReleaseProfile>
-                            <releaseProfiles>signgpg release</releaseProfiles>
-                            <goals>deploy</goals>
-                        </configuration>
-                    </execution>
-                </executions>
-            </plugin>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
-                <executions>
-                    <execution>
-                        <id>attach-sources</id>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>jar-no-fork</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                    </execution>
-                </executions>
-            </plugin>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-                <executions>
-                    <execution>
-                        <id>attach-javadocs</id>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>jar</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                    </execution>
-                </executions>
-            </plugin>
-        </plugins>
-    </build>
-</project>