diff --git a/.github/workflows/github-pages.yaml b/.github/workflows/github-pages.yaml
index 87daffd26..46fe56c96 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/github-pages.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/github-pages.yaml
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - main
+    tags:
+      - "v*.*.*" # updates the version in the docs
 
   # Allows you to run this workflow manually from the Actions tab
   workflow_dispatch:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 57c7a6f53..bf63247f3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ jobs:
           gpg-passphrase: MAVEN_GPG_PASSPHRASE
 
       - name: Publish to Apache Maven Central
-        run: mvn deploy -P release
+        run: mvn deploy -P release -Dmaven.test.skip=true
         env:
           MAVEN_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_MAVEN_REPOSITORY_USERNAME }}
           MAVEN_CENTRAL_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_MAVEN_REPOSITORY_PASSWORD }}