diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 50ae9a0..5c2477b 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import ReleaseTransformations.*
-import sbtversionpolicy.SbtVersionPolicyPlugin.aggregatedAssessedCompatibilityWithLatestRelease
 import sbtversionpolicy.withsbtrelease.ReleaseVersion
 
 ThisBuild / scalaVersion := "2.13.12"
@@ -56,7 +55,11 @@ lazy val `etag-caching-root` = (project in file("."))
   ).settings(baseSettings).settings(
     publish / skip := true,
     releaseCrossBuild := true, // true if you cross-build the project for multiple Scala versions
-    releaseVersion := ReleaseVersion.fromAggregatedAssessedCompatibility.value,
+    releaseVersion := {
+      ReleaseVersion.fromAggregatedAssessedCompatibilityWithLatestRelease(
+        qualifier = sys.env.getOrElse("RELEASE_VERSION_QUALIFIER", "")
+      ).value
+    },
     releaseProcess := Seq[ReleaseStep](
       checkSnapshotDependencies,
       inquireVersions,
diff --git a/project/Versioning.scala b/project/Versioning.scala
deleted file mode 100644
index 87513de..0000000
--- a/project/Versioning.scala
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,61 +0,0 @@
-package sbtversionpolicy.withsbtrelease
-
-import sbtrelease.{ Version, versionFormatError }
-import sbtversionpolicy.Compatibility
-import sbtversionpolicy.SbtVersionPolicyPlugin.aggregatedAssessedCompatibilityWithLatestRelease
-
-import sbt._
-object ReleaseVersion {
-
-  /**
-   * @return a [release version function](https://github.com/sbt/sbt-release?tab=readme-ov-file#custom-versioning)
-   *         that bumps the patch, minor, or major version number depending on the provided
-   *         compatibility level.
-   */
-  def fromCompatibility(compatibility: Compatibility): String => String = {
-    val maybeBump =
-      compatibility match {
-        case Compatibility.None => Some(Version.Bump.Major)
-        case Compatibility.BinaryCompatible => Some(Version.Bump.Minor)
-        case Compatibility.BinaryAndSourceCompatible => None // No need to bump the patch version, because it has already been bumped when sbt-release set the next release version
-      }
-    { (currentVersion: String) =>
-      val versionWithoutQualifier =
-        Version(currentVersion)
-          .getOrElse(versionFormatError(currentVersion))
-          .withoutQualifier
-      (maybeBump match {
-        case Some(bump) => versionWithoutQualifier.bump(bump)
-        case None => versionWithoutQualifier
-      }).string
-    }
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Convenient task that returns a [release version function](https://github.com/sbt/sbt-release?tab=readme-ov-file#custom-versioning)
-   * based on the assessed compatibility level of the project (ie, the highest level of compatibility
-   * satisfied by all the sub-projects aggregated by this project).
-   *
-   * Use it in the root project of your `.sbt` build definition as follows:
-   *
-   * {{{
-   *   import sbtversionpolicy.withsbtrelease.ReleaseVersion
-   *
-   *   val `my-project` =
-   *     project
-   *       .in(file("."))
-   *       .aggregate(mySubproject1, mySubproject2)
-   *       .settings(
-   *         releaseVersion := ReleaseVersion.fromAggregatedAssessedCompatibility.value
-   *       )
-   * }}}
-   */
-  val fromAggregatedAssessedCompatibility =
-    Def.task {
-      val log = Keys.streams.value.log
-      val compatibility = aggregatedAssessedCompatibilityWithLatestRelease.value
-      log.debug(s"Aggregated compatibility level is ${compatibility}")
-      fromCompatibility(compatibility)
-    }
-
-}
diff --git a/project/plugins.sbt b/project/plugins.sbt
index 8d6a131..8d2c0cf 100644
--- a/project/plugins.sbt
+++ b/project/plugins.sbt
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@ addSbtPlugin("com.github.sbt" % "sbt-pgp" % "2.2.1")
 
 addSbtPlugin("org.xerial.sbt" % "sbt-sonatype" % "3.9.21")
 
-addSbtPlugin("ch.epfl.scala" % "sbt-version-policy" % "2.1.3+16-9c3dded3+20231129-1538-SNAPSHOT")
+addSbtPlugin("ch.epfl.scala" % "sbt-version-policy" % "2.1.3+18-6e335734-SNAPSHOT")