diff --git a/.github/workflows/scripts/publish-maven.sh b/.github/workflows/scripts/publish-maven.sh
index 8d3ba81ac..c50f11238 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/scripts/publish-maven.sh
+++ b/.github/workflows/scripts/publish-maven.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ set -x
 branch=$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)
 
 if [ "$branch" = "main" ]; then
-  ./gradlew :designsystem:publishToSonatype
+  ./gradlew :designsystem:publishToSonatype closeAndReleaseSonatypeStagingRepository -PremoveSnapshotSuffix
 else
   ./gradlew :designsystem:publishToSonatype
 fi
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 9db369b56..3fadb9fc0 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.tasks.KotlinCompilationTask
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.tasks.KotlinCompile
-version = "0.2-SNAPSHOT"
+version = "0.2.1-SNAPSHOT"
 group = "org.hisp.dhis.mobile"
 
 plugins {