diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-central.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-central.yml
index dc40480..878c3ef 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-central.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-central.yml
@@ -23,8 +23,10 @@ jobs:
           server-password: MAVEN_PASSWORD # env variable for token in deploy
           gpg-private-key: ${{ secrets.RELEASES_GPG_PRIVATE_KEY }} # Value of the GPG private key to import
           gpg-passphrase: MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE # env variable for GPG private key passphrase
-      - name: Enforce project version ${{ github.event.inputs.tag }}
-        run: ./mvnw versions:set -B -DnewVersion=${{ github.event.inputs.tag }}
+      - name: Verify project version = ${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}
+        run: |
+          PROJECT_VERSION=$(./mvnw help:evaluate "-Dexpression=project.version" -q -DforceStdout)
+          test "$PROJECT_VERSION" = "${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}"
       - name: Deploy
         run: ./mvnw deploy -B -DskipTests -Psign,deploy-central --no-transfer-progress
         env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-github.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-github.yml
index 899ccdb..d527737 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-github.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-github.yml
@@ -15,8 +15,10 @@ jobs:
           cache: 'maven'
           gpg-private-key: ${{ secrets.RELEASES_GPG_PRIVATE_KEY }} # Value of the GPG private key to import
           gpg-passphrase: MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE # env variable for GPG private key passphrase
-      - name: Enforce project version ${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}
-        run: ./mvnw versions:set -B -DnewVersion=${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}
+      - name: Verify project version = ${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}
+        run: |
+          PROJECT_VERSION=$(./mvnw help:evaluate "-Dexpression=project.version" -q -DforceStdout)
+          test "$PROJECT_VERSION" = "${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}"
       - name: Deploy
         run: ./mvnw deploy -B -DskipTests -Psign,deploy-github --no-transfer-progress
         env: