diff --git a/.github/workflows/increment-version.yml b/.github/workflows/increment-version.yml
index 4a0fe715..f0c3dfd1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/increment-version.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/increment-version.yml
@@ -3,14 +3,14 @@ name: Increment Version
 on:
     workflow_dispatch:
         inputs:
-            release-version:
-                description: "release-version"
-                required: true
-                default: "0.25.1"
             old-version:
                 description: "old-version"
                 required: true
                 default: "0.25.0"
+            release-version:
+                description: "release-version"
+                required: true
+                default: "0.25.1"
 
 jobs:
     run-script:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/mvn-set-version.yml b/.github/workflows/mvn-set-version.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0c90776f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/mvn-set-version.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+name: Increment Version
+
+on:
+    workflow_dispatch:
+        inputs:
+            new-version:
+                description: "new-version"
+                required: true
+                default: "0.25.0-SNAPSHOT"
+
+jobs:
+    run-script:
+        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+        steps:
+            - name: Checkout Repository
+              uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+            - name: Setup Java
+              uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+              with:
+                  distribution: zulu
+                  java-version: 21
+                  cache: maven
+
+            - name: Build with Maven
+              shell: bash
+              run: |
+                  git config user.name '${{ github.actor }}'
+                  git config user.email '${{ github.actor }}@users.noreply.github.com'
+                  mvn versions:set -DnewVersion="${{ inputs.new-version }}"
+                  mvn versions:commit
+                  git commit -a -m "mvn set version to ${{ inputs.new-version }}"
+                  git push origin
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 260c265d..ed12f2e6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ japicmp is available in the Maven Central Repository:
 <dependency>
 	<groupId>com.github.siom79.japicmp</groupId>
 	<artifactId>japicmp</artifactId>
-	<version>0.25.2</version>
+	<version>0.25.3</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 A maven plugin allows you to integrate the checks into your build:
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ A maven plugin allows you to integrate the checks into your build:
 <plugin>
 	<groupId>com.github.siom79.japicmp</groupId>
 	<artifactId>japicmp-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-	<version>0.25.2</version>
+	<version>0.25.3</version>
 	<configuration>
 		<oldVersion>
 			<dependency>
@@ -152,11 +152,7 @@ This is the release procedure:
 mvn versions:set -DnewVersion=<version>-SNAPSHOT
 mvn versions:commit
 ```
-* Increment version in README.md / Site-Report
-``` bash
-python3 release.py --release-version <release-version> --old-version <old-version>
-```
-* Push changes to remote repository.
+* Increment version in README.md / Site-Report by running [this Action](https://github.com/siom79/japicmp/actions/workflows/increment-version.yml) on the release branch
 * Run release [Action](https://github.com/siom79/japicmp/actions/workflows/release.yml)
 * Login to [Central repository](https://central.sonatype.com/publishing)
 	* Download released artifact from staging repository.
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c3cd86a6..d34cc3ca 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<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">
+<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>
 
 	<groupId>com.github.siom79.japicmp</groupId>
@@ -448,7 +447,7 @@
 		<connection>scm:git:https://github.com/${github.account}/${github.project}.git</connection>
 		<developerConnection>scm:git:https://github.com/${github.account}/${github.project}.git</developerConnection>
 		<url>https://github.com/${github.account}/${github.project}.git</url>
-		<tag>japicmp-base-0.24.2</tag>
+		<tag>japicmp-base-0.25.2</tag>
 	</scm>
 
 	<distributionManagement>
diff --git a/src/site/markdown/CliTool.md b/src/site/markdown/CliTool.md
index de9ba4dc..ba4d67df 100644
--- a/src/site/markdown/CliTool.md
+++ b/src/site/markdown/CliTool.md
@@ -147,18 +147,18 @@ When your library implements interfaces or extends classes from other libraries
 compatibility you must specify the classpath for the two different versions:
 
 ```bash
-java -jar japicmp-0.25.2-jar-with-dependencies.jar -n new-version.jar -o old-version.jar --new-classpath other-library-v2.jar
+java -jar japicmp-0.25.3-jar-with-dependencies.jar -n new-version.jar -o old-version.jar --new-classpath other-library-v2.jar
 	--old-classpath other-library-v1.jar
 ```
 
 In case the classpath for both versions did not change, you can add the library using the standard way:
 
 ```bash
-java -cp japicmp-0.25.2-jar-with-dependencies.jar;otherLibrary.jar japicmp.JApiCmp -n new-version.jar -o old-version.jar
+java -cp japicmp-0.25.3-jar-with-dependencies.jar;otherLibrary.jar japicmp.JApiCmp -n new-version.jar -o old-version.jar
 ```
 
 For reporting purposes you can also provide more than one jar as old or new version(s):
 
 ```bash
-java -jar japicmp-0.25.2-jar-with-dependencies.jar -o lib1-old.jar;lib2-old.jar -n lib1-new.jar;lib2-new.jar
+java -jar japicmp-0.25.3-jar-with-dependencies.jar -o lib1-old.jar;lib2-old.jar -n lib1-new.jar;lib2-new.jar
 ```
diff --git a/src/site/markdown/MavenPlugin.md b/src/site/markdown/MavenPlugin.md
index 0c8cb482..2aa07578 100644
--- a/src/site/markdown/MavenPlugin.md
+++ b/src/site/markdown/MavenPlugin.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ The maven plugin can be included in the pom.xml file of your artifact in the fol
 <plugin>
 	<groupId>com.github.siom79.japicmp</groupId>
 	<artifactId>japicmp-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-	<version>0.25.2</version>
+	<version>0.25.3</version>
 	<configuration>
 		<oldVersion>
 			<dependency>
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ You can also leave out the &lt;oldVersion&gt; and &lt;newVersion&gt; elements:
 <plugin>
 	<groupId>com.github.siom79.japicmp</groupId>
 	<artifactId>japicmp-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-	<version>0.25.2</version>
+	<version>0.25.3</version>
 	<configuration>
 		<parameter>
 			<!-- see documentation -->
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ to configure the latest version more precisely (e.g. only GA versions), then you
 <plugin>
 	<groupId>com.github.siom79.japicmp</groupId>
 	<artifactId>japicmp-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-	<version>0.25.2</version>
+	<version>0.25.3</version>
 	<configuration>
 		<parameter>
         	<oldVersionPattern>\d+\.\d+\.\d+\.GA</oldVersionPattern>
@@ -116,13 +116,13 @@ An advanced configuration can utilize the following parameters:
 		<plugin>
 			<groupId>com.github.siom79.japicmp</groupId>
 			<artifactId>japicmp-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-			<version>0.25.2</version>
+			<version>0.25.3</version>
 			<configuration>
 				<oldVersion>
 					<dependency>
 						<groupId>japicmp</groupId>
 						<artifactId>japicmp-test-v1</artifactId>
-						<version>0.25.2</version>
+						<version>0.25.3</version>
 						<type>jar</type>
 					</dependency>
 				</oldVersion>
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ Alternatively it can be used inside the `<reporting/>` tag in order to be invoke
 		<plugin>
 			<groupId>com.github.siom79.japicmp</groupId>
 			<artifactId>japicmp-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-			<version>0.25.2</version>
+			<version>0.25.3</version>
 			<reportSets>
 				<reportSet>
 					<reports>
diff --git a/src/site/markdown/index.md b/src/site/markdown/index.md
index f57b8fdf..420cb0fc 100644
--- a/src/site/markdown/index.md
+++ b/src/site/markdown/index.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ japicmp
 japicmp is a tool to compare two versions of a jar archive:
 
 ```bash
-java -jar japicmp-0.25.2-jar-with-dependencies.jar -n new-version.jar -o old-version.jar
+java -jar japicmp-0.25.3-jar-with-dependencies.jar -n new-version.jar -o old-version.jar
 ```
 
 It can also be used as a library:
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ japicmp is available in the Maven Central Repository:
 <dependency>
 	<groupId>com.github.siom79.japicmp</groupId>
 	<artifactId>japicmp</artifactId>
-	<version>0.25.2</version>
+	<version>0.25.3</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ A maven plugin allows you to integrate the checks into your build:
 <plugin>
 	<groupId>com.github.siom79.japicmp</groupId>
 	<artifactId>japicmp-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-	<version>0.25.2</version>
+	<version>0.25.3</version>
 	<configuration>
 		<oldVersion>
 			<dependency>