diff --git a/launch/Jenkinsfile b/launch/Jenkinsfile
index cc0a3c75c3..adaa7fed1a 100644
--- a/launch/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/launch/Jenkinsfile
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ def releaseOpenHabComponent(componentName, branch, releaseVersion, nextVersion,
     resetOpenhabFork(gitBaseUrl, componentName, releaseVersion)
 
     withCredentials([usernamePassword(credentialsId: env.GIT_CREDENTIALS_ID, passwordVariable: 'githubPassword', usernameVariable: 'githubUser')]) {
-        withMaven(jdk: 'OpenJDK 17', maven: 'maven (latest)', mavenOpts: '-Xms512m -Xmx2048m', mavenLocalRepo: '.repository', globalMavenSettingsConfig: env.MAVEN_GLOBAL_SETTINGS, options: [artifactsPublisher(disabled: true)]) {
             dir(componentName) {
                 deleteDir()
                 checkout([$class: 'GitSCM', branches: [[name: '*/' + branch]], doGenerateSubmoduleConfigurations: false, extensions: [[$class: 'LocalBranch', localBranch: branch], [$class: 'CloneOption', depth: 0, noTags: true, reference: '', shallow: false], [$class: 'SubmoduleOption', disableSubmodules: false, parentCredentials: false, recursiveSubmodules: true, reference: '', trackingSubmodules: true]], submoduleCfg: [], userRemoteConfigs: [[url: gitRepoUrl ]]])
@@ -95,23 +94,25 @@ def releaseOpenHabComponent(componentName, branch, releaseVersion, nextVersion,
                 
                 stage(componentName + ": Release") {
                     writeUnleashWorkflows()
+                    withMaven(jdk: 'OpenJDK 11', maven: 'maven (latest)', mavenOpts: '-Xms512m -Xmx2048m', mavenLocalRepo: '.repository', globalMavenSettingsConfig: env.MAVEN_GLOBAL_SETTINGS, options: [artifactsPublisher(disabled: true)]) {
+                        //Set release versions
+                        if(updateProperties) {
+                            sh "mvn versions:set-property -Dproperty=ohc.version -DnewVersion="+ env.OH_RELEASE_VERSION +" " + mvnOptions
+                            sh "mvn versions:set-property -Dproperty=oha.version -DnewVersion="+ env.OH_RELEASE_VERSION +" " + mvnOptions
+                        }
+                        if(updateParent) {
+                            sh "mvn versions:update-parent -DparentVersion=[" + env.OH_RELEASE_VERSION +"] " + mvnOptions
+                        }
 
-                    //Set release versions
-                    if(updateProperties) {
-                        sh "mvn versions:set-property -Dproperty=ohc.version -DnewVersion="+ env.OH_RELEASE_VERSION +" " + mvnOptions
-                        sh "mvn versions:set-property -Dproperty=oha.version -DnewVersion="+ env.OH_RELEASE_VERSION +" " + mvnOptions
+                        sh "mvn unleash:perform -Dworkflow=unleash.phase1.workflow " + mvnOptions
                     }
-                    if(updateParent) {
-                        sh "mvn versions:update-parent -DparentVersion=[" + env.OH_RELEASE_VERSION +"] " + mvnOptions
+                    withMaven(jdk: 'OpenJDK 17', maven: 'maven (latest)', mavenOpts: '-Xms512m -Xmx2048m', mavenLocalRepo: '.repository', globalMavenSettingsConfig: env.MAVEN_GLOBAL_SETTINGS, options: [artifactsPublisher(disabled: true)]) {
+                        sh "mvn deploy " + mvnReleaseOptions
+                    }
+                    withMaven(jdk: 'OpenJDK 11', maven: 'maven (latest)', mavenOpts: '-Xms512m -Xmx2048m', mavenLocalRepo: '.repository', globalMavenSettingsConfig: env.MAVEN_GLOBAL_SETTINGS, options: [artifactsPublisher(disabled: true)]) {
+                        //Tag SCM
+                        sh "mvn unleash:perform -Dworkflow=unleash.phase2.workflow " + mvnOptions
                     }
-
-                    sh "mvn unleash:perform -Dworkflow=unleash.phase1.workflow " + mvnOptions
-                    
-                    sh "mvn deploy " + mvnReleaseOptions
-                                        
-                    //Tag SCM
-                    sh "mvn unleash:perform -Dworkflow=unleash.phase2.workflow " + mvnOptions
-
                     //Prevent wrong scm tag from being checked in
                     sh 'git reset --hard ' + branch
                 }
@@ -119,22 +120,25 @@ def releaseOpenHabComponent(componentName, branch, releaseVersion, nextVersion,
                 stage(componentName + ": Prepare next version") {
                     //Set next development versions
                     if(!releaseVersion.startsWith(nextVersion)) {
-                        if(updateParent) {
-                            sh "mvn versions:update-parent -DallowSnapshots=true -DparentVersion=[" + env.OH_NEXT_VERSION +"-SNAPSHOT] " + mvnOptions
-                        }
-                        if(updateProperties) {
-                            sh "mvn versions:set-property -Dproperty=ohc.version -DnewVersion="+ env.OH_NEXT_VERSION +"-SNAPSHOT " + mvnOptions
-                            sh "mvn versions:set-property -Dproperty=oha.version -DnewVersion="+ env.OH_NEXT_VERSION +"-SNAPSHOT " + mvnOptions
-                            sh "mvn versions:set-property -Dproperty=repo.version -DnewVersion="+ env.OH_NEXT_VERSION.replace('[0-9]$', 'x ') + mvnOptions
-                        }
+                        withMaven(jdk: 'OpenJDK 11', maven: 'maven (latest)', mavenOpts: '-Xms512m -Xmx2048m', mavenLocalRepo: '.repository', globalMavenSettingsConfig: env.MAVEN_GLOBAL_SETTINGS, options: [artifactsPublisher(disabled: true)]) {
 
-                        sh "mvn unleash:perform -Dworkflow=unleash.phase3.workflow " + mvnOptions
+                            if(updateParent) {
+                                sh "mvn versions:update-parent -DallowSnapshots=true -DparentVersion=[" + env.OH_NEXT_VERSION +"-SNAPSHOT] " + mvnOptions
+                            }
+                            if(updateProperties) {
+                                sh "mvn versions:set-property -Dproperty=ohc.version -DnewVersion="+ env.OH_NEXT_VERSION +"-SNAPSHOT " + mvnOptions
+                                sh "mvn versions:set-property -Dproperty=oha.version -DnewVersion="+ env.OH_NEXT_VERSION +"-SNAPSHOT " + mvnOptions
+                                sh "mvn versions:set-property -Dproperty=repo.version -DnewVersion="+ env.OH_NEXT_VERSION.replace('[0-9]$', 'x ') + mvnOptions
+                            }
 
-                        sh "mvn deploy " + mvnSnapshotOptions
+                            sh "mvn unleash:perform -Dworkflow=unleash.phase3.workflow " + mvnOptions
+                        }
+                        withMaven(jdk: 'OpenJDK 17', maven: 'maven (latest)', mavenOpts: '-Xms512m -Xmx2048m', mavenLocalRepo: '.repository', globalMavenSettingsConfig: env.MAVEN_GLOBAL_SETTINGS, options: [artifactsPublisher(disabled: true)]) {
+                            sh "mvn deploy " + mvnSnapshotOptions
+                        }
                     }
                 }
             }
-        }
     }    
 }