diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index e9ce90e..e9bec28 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Setup Java
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with:
           distribution: 'zulu'
           java-version: 11
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 003f622..c2ae04d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -34,21 +34,16 @@ jobs:
   release:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
       - name: Setup Java
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with:
           java-version: ${{ env.JAVA_VERSION }}
           distribution: ${{ env.JAVA_DISTRO }}
           cache: maven
-          server-id: central
-          server-username: MAVEN_USERNAME
-          server-password: MAVEN_CENTRAL_TOKEN
-          gpg-private-key: ${{ secrets.GPG_PRIVATE_KEY }}
-          gpg-passphrase: MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE
 
       - name: Set release version
         id: version
@@ -73,27 +68,28 @@ jobs:
           echo "NEXT_VERSION=$NEXT_VERSION" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           echo "PLAIN_VERSION=$PLAIN_VERSION" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
-      - name: Release to Maven Central
-        env:
-          MAVEN_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_USERNAME }}
-          MAVEN_CENTRAL_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_PASSWORD }}
-          MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.GPG_PASSPHRASE }}
+      - name: Stage
         run: |
           export GPG_TTY=$(tty)
           ./mvnw -ntp -B --file pom.xml \
             -Drepository.url=https://${{ github.actor }}:${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}@github.com/${{ github.repository }}.git \
-            -Dmaven.site.skip=true -Ppublication,stage
+            -Dmaven.site.skip=true -Drelease=true -Ppublication,stage
 
-      - name: Release to GitHub
+      - name: Release
         env:
           JRELEASER_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           JRELEASER_BRANCH: ${{ env.BRANCH }}
+          JRELEASER_GPG_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.GPG_PASSPHRASE }}
+          JRELEASER_GPG_PUBLIC_KEY: ${{ secrets.GPG_PUBLIC_KEY }}
+          JRELEASER_GPG_SECRET_KEY: ${{ secrets.GPG_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+          JRELEASER_NEXUS2_MAVEN_CENTRAL_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_USERNAME }}
+          JRELEASER_NEXUS2_MAVEN_CENTRAL_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_PASSWORD }}
         run: |
           ./mvnw -ntp -B --file pom.xml -pl :moditect-parent -Pjreleaser jreleaser:release
 
       - name: JReleaser output
         if: always()
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: jreleaser-release
           path: |
diff --git a/parent/pom.xml b/parent/pom.xml
index fb139f0..f9a4f8d 100644
--- a/parent/pom.xml
+++ b/parent/pom.xml
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@
                     <plugin>
                         <groupId>org.jreleaser</groupId>
                         <artifactId>jreleaser-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>1.8.0</version>
+                        <version>${version.jreleaser.plugin}</version>
                         <inherited>false</inherited>
                         <configuration>
                             <gitRootSearch>true</gitRootSearch>
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@
                                                 <snapshotUrl>https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots/</snapshotUrl>
                                                 <closeRepository>true</closeRepository>
                                                 <releaseRepository>true</releaseRepository>
-                                                <stagingRepositories>target/staging-deploy</stagingRepositories>
+                                                <stagingRepositories>${maven.multiModuleProjectDirectory}/target/staging-deploy</stagingRepositories>
                                             </maven-central>
                                         </nexus2>
                                     </maven>
@@ -227,56 +227,13 @@
                                         </issues>
                                         <changelog>
                                             <formatted>ALWAYS</formatted>
-                                            <format>- {{commitShortHash}} {{commitTitle}}</format>
+                                            <formatted>ALWAYS</formatted>
+                                            <preset>conventional-commits</preset>
+                                            <skipMergeCommits>true</skipMergeCommits>
                                             <contributors>
-                                                <format>- {{contributorName}}</format>
+                                                <format>- {{contributorName}}{{#contributorUsernameAsLink}} ({{.}}){{/contributorUsernameAsLink}}</format>
                                             </contributors>
-                                            <labelers>
-                                                <labeler>
-                                                    <label>dependencies</label>
-                                                    <title>Bump</title>
-                                                </labeler>
-                                                <labeler>
-                                                    <label>issue</label>
-                                                    <title>regex:.*#[0-9].*</title>
-                                                </labeler>
-                                                <labeler>
-                                                    <label>merge_pull</label>
-                                                    <title>Merge pull</title>
-                                                </labeler>
-                                                <labeler>
-                                                    <label>merge_branch</label>
-                                                    <title>Merge branch</title>
-                                                </labeler>
-                                                <labeler>
-                                                    <label>task_prep</label>
-                                                    <title>Preparing</title>
-                                                </labeler>
-                                                <labeler>
-                                                    <label>task_rel</label>
-                                                    <title>Releasing</title>
-                                                </labeler>
-                                            </labelers>
-                                            <categories>
-                                                <category>
-                                                    <title>Merge</title>
-                                                    <labels>merge_pull,merge_branch</labels>
-                                                </category>
-                                                <category>
-                                                    <title>✅ Issues</title>
-                                                    <labels>issue</labels>
-                                                </category>
-                                                <category>
-                                                    <title>🧰 Tasks</title>
-                                                    <labels>task_prep,task_rel</labels>
-                                                </category>
-                                                <category>
-                                                    <title>⚙️  Dependencies</title>
-                                                    <labels>dependencies</labels>
-                                                </category>
-                                            </categories>
                                             <hide>
-                                                <categories>Merge</categories>
                                                 <contributors>GitHub,dependabot</contributors>
                                             </hide>
                                         </changelog>