diff --git a/Jenkinsfile b/Jenkinsfile
index 3ff16f59ff..7a74923645 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/Jenkinsfile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 pipeline {
     agent {
         dockerfile {
-            dir 'conf/docker/jenkins-build-image'
+            dir 'conf/docker/jenkins-build-dockercli-image'
             additionalBuildArgs '-t drodb-jenkins-build'
         }
     }
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ pipeline {
         booleanParam(name: 'skipUnitTests', defaultValue: true, description: 'Set to true to skip the unit tests')
         booleanParam(name: 'skipIntegrationTests', defaultValue: true, description: 'Set to true to skip the integration tests')
         booleanParam(name: 'deployOverride', defaultValue: false, description: 'Set to true to perform the deployment')
+        choice(name: 'doRelease', choices: ['skip', 'patch', 'minor', 'major'], description: 'Perform a release of new version')
     }
 
     triggers {
@@ -25,7 +26,9 @@ pipeline {
     }
 
     environment {
-        ARTIFACTORY_DEPLOY=credentials('ICM_ARTIFACTORY_JENKINSCI')
+        /*ARTIFACTORY_DEPLOY=credentials('ICM_ARTIFACTORY_JENKINSCI')*/
+        ARTIFACTORY_DEPLOY=credentials('ICM_ARTIFACTORY_USER')
+        GITHUB_DEPLOY=credentials('DATAVERSE_GORGONA_GITHUB_DEPLOY_KEY')
         DOCKER_HOST_EXT = sh(script: 'docker context ls --format "{{- if .Current -}} {{- .DockerEndpoint -}} {{- end -}}"', returnStdout: true)
                             .trim().replaceAll('tcp', 'https')
         DOCKER_CERT_EXT = '/home/jenkins/.docker'
@@ -36,12 +39,10 @@ pipeline {
 
         stage('Build') {
             when { expression { params.skipBuild != true } }
-            agent {
-                docker {
-                    image 'openjdk:8u342-jdk'
-                    reuseNode true
-                }
-            }
+            agent { dockerfile {
+                dir 'conf/docker/jenkins-build-image'
+                reuseNode true
+            } }
             steps {
                echo 'Building dataverse.'
                sh './mvnw package -DskipTests'
@@ -56,12 +57,11 @@ pipeline {
 
         stage('Unit tests') {
             when { expression { params.skipUnitTests != true } }
-            agent {
-                docker {
-                    image 'openjdk:8u342-jdk'
-                    reuseNode true
-                }
-            }
+            agent { dockerfile {
+                dir 'conf/docker/jenkins-build-image'
+                reuseNode true
+            } }
+
             steps {
                echo 'Executing unit tests.'
                sh './mvnw test'
@@ -108,18 +108,42 @@ pipeline {
                     expression { params.deployOverride == true }
                 }
             }
-            agent {
-                docker {
-                    image 'openjdk:8u342-jdk'
-                    reuseNode true
-                }
-            }
+            agent { dockerfile {
+                dir 'conf/docker/jenkins-build-image'
+                reuseNode true
+            } }
+
             steps {
                echo 'Deploying artifacts.'
-               sh 'env'
-               sh './mvnw -X deploy:deploy -s settings.xml'
+               sh './mvnw deploy -Pdeploy -s settings.xml'
+            }
+        }
+
+        stage('Release') {
+            when {
+                triggeredBy 'UserIdCause'
+                expression { params.doRelease != 'skip' }
+            }
+            agent { dockerfile {
+                dir 'conf/docker/jenkins-build-image'
+                reuseNode true
+            } }
+
+            environment {
+                GIT_SSH_COMMAND = "ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no"
+            }
+            steps {
+                script {
+                    sshagent(['DATAVERSE_GORGONA_GITHUB_DEPLOY_KEY']) {
+                        echo "Creating release artifacts: ${params.doRelease}"
+                        sh 'git config user.email "jenkinsci@icm.edu.pl"'
+                        sh 'git config user.name "jenkinsci"'
+                        sh "./release.sh ${params.doRelease}"
+                    }
+                }
             }
         }
+
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/conf/docker/jenkins-build-dockercli-image/Dockerfile b/conf/docker/jenkins-build-dockercli-image/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..156e014aab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conf/docker/jenkins-build-dockercli-image/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+FROM docker:27.3.1-alpine3.20
+
+RUN apk add openjdk8
+
+RUN addgroup -g 1000 jenkins && \
+    adduser --uid 1000 --ingroup jenkins --no-create-home --disabled-password jenkins
+
+RUN addgroup jenkins root
+RUN addgroup jenkins docker
+
+ENTRYPOINT []
diff --git a/conf/docker/jenkins-build-image/Dockerfile b/conf/docker/jenkins-build-image/Dockerfile
index 156e014aab..82f556e0ac 100644
--- a/conf/docker/jenkins-build-image/Dockerfile
+++ b/conf/docker/jenkins-build-image/Dockerfile
@@ -1,11 +1,8 @@
-FROM docker:27.3.1-alpine3.20
+FROM openjdk:8u342-jdk
 
-RUN apk add openjdk8
-
-RUN addgroup -g 1000 jenkins && \
+RUN addgroup --gid 1000 jenkins && \
     adduser --uid 1000 --ingroup jenkins --no-create-home --disabled-password jenkins
 
 RUN addgroup jenkins root
-RUN addgroup jenkins docker
 
 ENTRYPOINT []
diff --git a/dataverse-dist/pom.xml b/dataverse-dist/pom.xml
index 73eb81eb09..c95cff8a78 100644
--- a/dataverse-dist/pom.xml
+++ b/dataverse-dist/pom.xml
@@ -1,13 +1,11 @@
 <?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>
 
     <parent>
         <groupId>edu.harvard.iq</groupId>
         <artifactId>dataverse-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.0.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>dataverse-dist</artifactId>
diff --git a/dataverse-persistence/pom.xml b/dataverse-persistence/pom.xml
index bc1bdd2da3..8931488009 100644
--- a/dataverse-persistence/pom.xml
+++ b/dataverse-persistence/pom.xml
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 <?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>
 
     <parent>
         <groupId>edu.harvard.iq</groupId>
         <artifactId>dataverse-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.0.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>dataverse-persistence</artifactId>
diff --git a/dataverse-test-common/pom.xml b/dataverse-test-common/pom.xml
index 22b33e7bfb..6127061026 100644
--- a/dataverse-test-common/pom.xml
+++ b/dataverse-test-common/pom.xml
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 <?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>
 
     <parent>
         <groupId>edu.harvard.iq</groupId>
         <artifactId>dataverse-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.0.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>dataverse-test-common</artifactId>
diff --git a/dataverse-webapp/pom.xml b/dataverse-webapp/pom.xml
index 06c5267de0..00ab2bf15b 100644
--- a/dataverse-webapp/pom.xml
+++ b/dataverse-webapp/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>
 
     <artifactId>dataverse-webapp</artifactId>
@@ -9,7 +8,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>edu.harvard.iq</groupId>
         <artifactId>dataverse-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.0.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <name>dataverse-webapp</name>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index cadfc93c16..06a1dffd45 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>
     <!--
     If you are doing more than bumping the version number, please read
@@ -8,7 +7,7 @@
     -->
     <groupId>edu.harvard.iq</groupId>
     <artifactId>dataverse-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.0.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
     <name>dataverse-parent</name>
@@ -19,7 +18,7 @@
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <additionalparam>-Xdoclint:none</additionalparam>
         <!-- Needed to avoid IDEA IDE compilation failures. See commits in GH #5059 -->
-        <compilerArgument></compilerArgument>
+        <compilerArgument />
         <project.timezone>UTC</project.timezone>
         <project.language>en</project.language>
         <project.region>US</project.region>
@@ -1018,6 +1017,13 @@
                 <test.docker.executeStopOnVMShutdown>true</test.docker.executeStopOnVMShutdown>
             </properties>
         </profile>
+        <profile>
+            <id>deploy</id>
+            <properties>
+                <skipTests>true</skipTests>
+                <docker.skip>true</docker.skip>
+            </properties>
+        </profile>
         <!-- TODO: Add a profile to run API tests (integration tests that end in IT.java. See conf/docker-aio/run-test-suite.sh -->
     </profiles>
 
diff --git a/release.sh b/release.sh
index b6813975d8..4c2042bc1b 100755
--- a/release.sh
+++ b/release.sh
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ fi
 
 echo "Version to be released: ${RELEASE_FULL_VERSION}. Next development version will be set to: ${DEVELOPMENT_FULL_VERSION}."
 
-./mvnw --batch-mode release:prepare release:perform \
+./mvnw --batch-mode release:prepare release:perform -s settings.xml \
     -Darguments="-DskipTests -Ddocker.skip" \
     -DignoreSnapshots=true -DautoVersionSubmodules=true \
     -DreleaseVersion=${RELEASE_FULL_VERSION} \