diff --git a/.github/workflows/create-release.yml b/.github/workflows/create-release.yml
index 8c8b79ca..30cc69bf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/create-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/create-release.yml
@@ -93,15 +93,10 @@ jobs:
           mvn -B versions:set -DnewVersion=${{ needs.setup.outputs.extensionVersion }} -DallowSnapshots=false -DoldVersion="*"
           mvn -B versions:use-dep-version -Dincludes=org.liquibase:liquibase-core -DdepVersion=${{ needs.setup.outputs.liquibaseVersion }} -DforceVersion=true
 
-          if git diff-index --cached --quiet HEAD --
-          then
-            echo "Nothing new to commit"
-          else
-            git add pom.xml
-            git commit -m "Version Bumped to ${{ needs.setup.outputs.extensionVersion }}"
-            git tag -a -m "Version Bumped to ${{ needs.setup.outputs.extensionVersion }}" liquibase-cassandra-${{ needs.setup.outputs.extensionVersion }}
-            git push "https://liquibot:$GITHUB_TOKEN@github.com/$GITHUB_REPOSITORY.git" HEAD:${{ github.ref }} --follow-tags --tags
-          fi
+          git add pom.xml
+          git commit -m "Version Bumped to ${{ needs.setup.outputs.extensionVersion }}"
+          git tag -a -m "Version Bumped to ${{ needs.setup.outputs.extensionVersion }}" liquibase-cassandra-${{ needs.setup.outputs.extensionVersion }}
+          git push "https://liquibot:$GITHUB_TOKEN@github.com/$GITHUB_REPOSITORY.git" HEAD:${{ github.ref }} --follow-tags --tags
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.BOT_TOKEN }}
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-published.yml b/.github/workflows/release-published.yml
index eb9d2ffb..cff9bfaf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-published.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-published.yml
@@ -2,28 +2,59 @@ name: Release Extension to Sonatype
 
 on:
   release:
-    types: [published]
+    types: [ published ]
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      tag:
+        description: 'Release Tag'
+        required: true
 
 jobs:
-    release:
-      runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-      steps:
-        - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+  setup:
+    name: Setup
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      tag: ${{ steps.collect-data.outputs.tag }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Collect Data
+        id: collect-data
+        uses: actions/github-script@v4
+        with:
+          script: |
+            let tag;
+            if (context.payload.inputs) {
+              tag = context.payload.inputs.tag;
+            } else {
+              tag = context.payload.release.tag_name;
+            }
 
-        - name: Set up Java for publishing to Maven Central Repository
-          uses: actions/setup-java@v2
-          with:
-            java-version: '11'
-            distribution: 'adopt'
-            server-id: sonatype-nexus-staging
-            server-username: MAVEN_USERNAME
-            server-password: MAVEN_PASSWORD
-            gpg-private-key: ${{ secrets.GPG_SECRET }}
-            gpg-passphrase: GPG_PASSPHRASE
+            core.setOutput("tag", tag);
 
-        - name: Publish to the Maven Central Repository
-          run: mvn clean deploy -Dmaven.test.skip -P release
-          env:
-            MAVEN_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_USERNAME }}
-            MAVEN_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_TOKEN }}
-            GPG_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.GPG_PASSPHRASE }}
\ No newline at end of file
+      - run: |
+          echo "Publishing from ${{ steps.collect-data.outputs.tag }}"
+
+  release:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: [ setup ]
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ needs.setup.outputs.version }}
+
+      - name: Set up Java for publishing to Maven Central Repository
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v2
+        with:
+          java-version: '11'
+          distribution: 'adopt'
+          server-id: sonatype-nexus-staging
+          server-username: MAVEN_USERNAME
+          server-password: MAVEN_PASSWORD
+          gpg-private-key: ${{ secrets.GPG_SECRET }}
+          gpg-passphrase: GPG_PASSPHRASE
+
+      - name: Publish to the Maven Central Repository
+        run: mvn clean deploy -Dmaven.test.skip -P release
+        env:
+          MAVEN_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_USERNAME }}
+          MAVEN_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_TOKEN }}
+          GPG_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.GPG_PASSPHRASE }}
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6866d7f0..ec754e3f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <groupId>org.liquibase.ext</groupId>
     <artifactId>liquibase-cassandra</artifactId>
-    <version>4.6.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>4.6.2</version>
     <name>Liquibase Extension: Cassandra Database Support</name>
     <description>Adds support for Cassandra database</description>
     <url>https://github.com/liquibase/liquibase-cassandra</url>
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.liquibase</groupId>
             <artifactId>liquibase-core</artifactId>
-            <version>4.6.1</version>
+            <version>4.6.2</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>junit</groupId>