diff --git a/.github/workflows/license-scan.yml b/.github/workflows/license-scan.yml
index b2e102e99..5b9497e49 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/license-scan.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/license-scan.yml
@@ -41,24 +41,26 @@ jobs:
           CHANGED_FILES_COUNT=$(git status --short | wc -l)
           CHANGED_FILES_COUNT=${CHANGED_FILES_COUNT//[[:space:]]/}
           echo "Number of changed files: ${CHANGED_FILES_COUNT}"
-          if [ "$CHANGED_FILES_COUNT" -eq 1 ]; then
-              DEPENDENCY_FILE=".3rd-party/DEPENDENCIES"
-              DEPENDENCIES_MODIFIED=$(git status --short | grep ".3rd-party/DEPENDENCIES")
-              # Check if the file is modified
-              if [[ -n "$DEPENDENCIES_MODIFIED" ]]; then
-                  echo "${DEPENDENCY_FILE} changed - commit it"
-                  git config --local user.name "github-actions[bot]"
-                  git config --local user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
-                  git add ${DEPENDENCY_FILE} && git commit -m "[Release] Automated commit of ${DEPENDENCY_FILE} changes" && git push
-              else
-                  echo "Unexpected changes:"
-                  git status --short
-                  exit 1
-              fi
-          else
-              echo "More than one file has changed:"
-              git status --short
-              exit 1
+          if [ "${CHANGED_FILES_COUNT}" -ne 0 ]; then
+            if [ "${CHANGED_FILES_COUNT}" -eq 1 ]; then
+                DEPENDENCY_FILE=".3rd-party/DEPENDENCIES"
+                DEPENDENCIES_MODIFIED=$(git status --short | grep ".3rd-party/DEPENDENCIES")
+                # Check if the file is modified
+                if [[ -n "$DEPENDENCIES_MODIFIED" ]]; then
+                    echo "${DEPENDENCY_FILE} changed - commit it"
+                    git config --local user.name "github-actions[bot]"
+                    git config --local user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
+                    git add ${DEPENDENCY_FILE} && git commit -m "[Release] Automated commit of ${DEPENDENCY_FILE} changes" && git push
+                else
+                    echo "Unexpected changes:"
+                    git status --short
+                    exit 1
+                fi
+            else
+                echo "More than one file has changed:"
+                git status --short
+                exit 1
+            fi
           fi
           # do dash.fail=true so if there are restricted dependencis the build will fail
           mvn license-tool:license-check -Ddash.fail=true -PcheckLicense -Ddash.iplab.token=${GITLAB_API_TOKEN} --projects '!org.eclipse.hawkbit:hawkbit-repository-test,!org.eclipse.hawkbit:hawkbit-dmf-rabbitmq-test'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 2da5f72f9..40aafc5e3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
+      - name: "Release ${{ github.event.inputs.revision }}"
+        run: echo "Releasing ${{ github.event.inputs.revision }}"
+
       - name: Set up JDK & Maven Central credentials
         uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with:
@@ -93,8 +96,8 @@ jobs:
         env:
           REVISION: ${{ github.event.inputs.revision }}
 
-      - name: Deploy
-        run: mvn deploy -Ppublish -DskipTests -Drevision=${REVISION} --batch-mode javadoc:jar
+      - name: "Deploy ${{ github.event.inputs.revision }}"
+        run: mvn deploy -Ppublish -Drevision=${REVISION} --batch-mode
         env:
           REVISION: ${{ github.event.inputs.revision }}
           MAVEN_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.CENTRAL_SONATYPE_TOKEN_USERNAME }}
@@ -108,4 +111,4 @@ jobs:
               git tag -a ${REVISION} -m "Release version ${REVISION}" && git push origin ${REVISION}
           fi
         env:
-          REVISION: ${{ github.event.inputs.revision }}
+          REVISION: ${{ github.event.inputs.revision }}
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