diff --git a/.github/release.config.js b/.github/release.config.js
index e5faac6..fbcd2fd 100644
--- a/.github/release.config.js
+++ b/.github/release.config.js
@@ -37,8 +37,7 @@ module.exports = {
     [
       '@semantic-release/exec',
       {
-        prepareCmd: 'mvn versions:set -DnewVersion="${nextRelease.gitTag}" --batch-mode --errors',
-        publishCmd: 'mvn deploy --activate-profiles release -Dstyle.color=always --batch-mode --errors --strict-checksums --update-snapshots',
+        publishCmd: './scripts/publish_maven_artifacts.sh ${nextRelease.version}',
         successCmd: `echo '$\{nextRelease.gitTag}' > '${process.env.TMP_TAG_VERSION_NAME_FILE}'`
       }
     ],
diff --git a/.github/scripts/publish_maven_artifacts.sh b/.github/scripts/publish_maven_artifacts.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..01a8def
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/scripts/publish_maven_artifacts.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#
+# Publish Maven artifacts
+
+set -Eeuo pipefail
+trap 'echo "Error encountered while executing the script." >&2' ERR
+
+SCRIPT_DIR=$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" &>/dev/null && pwd -P); readonly SCRIPT_DIR
+ROOT_REPOSITORY_DIR="$(realpath "${SCRIPT_DIR}/../..")"; readonly ROOT_REPOSITORY_DIR
+
+readonly NEW_VERSION="$1"
+readonly DEV_VERSION='0.0.1-DEV-SNAPSHOT'
+
+main() {
+  echo "Publishing version ${NEW_VERSION}..."
+
+  cd "${ROOT_REPOSITORY_DIR}"
+
+  mvn versions:set -DnewVersion="${NEW_VERSION}" --batch-mode --errors
+  mvn deploy --activate-profiles release -Dstyle.color=always \
+    --batch-mode --errors --strict-checksums --update-snapshots
+
+  echo "The new version ${NEW_VERSION} has been published successfully!"
+
+  echo 'Putting back the DEV version...'
+  mvn versions:set -DnewVersion="${DEV_VERSION}" --batch-mode --errors
+}
+
+main