diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index c6269a3..4139dc0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@db19848a5fa7950289d3668fb053140cf3028d43 # v3.3.2
 
       - name: Clean
-        run: ./gradlew clean
+        run: ./gradlew clean printVersion
 
       - name: Assemble
         run: ./gradlew assemble
diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 02e9b9d..2158784 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ tasks.jar {
 }
 
 jreleaser {
-  dependsOnAssemble = true
   project {
     description.set("Besu PKCS11-SoftHSM plugin")
     authors.set(listOf("Usman Saleem"))
@@ -73,7 +72,8 @@ jreleaser {
       documentation.set("https://github.com/usmansaleem/besu-pkcs11-plugin")
     }
   }
-
+  dependsOnAssemble.set(true)
+  gitRootSearch.set(true)
   distributions {
     create("besu-pkcs11-plugin") {
       distributionType.set(Distribution.DistributionType.SINGLE_JAR)