diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 9a59683ff7..18df714c84 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         jdk: [11, 17]
-        os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest]
+        os: [ubuntu-latest]
       fail-fast: true
       max-parallel: 4
     steps:
diff --git a/logback-access/pom.xml b/logback-access/pom.xml
index ce2033c87a..1203d3cb4e 100755
--- a/logback-access/pom.xml
+++ b/logback-access/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
     <artifactId>logback-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.4.8</version>
+    <version>1.4.8-jpro</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>logback-access</artifactId>
diff --git a/logback-classic-blackbox/pom.xml b/logback-classic-blackbox/pom.xml
index 0266a4c579..9bc1d0a66b 100644
--- a/logback-classic-blackbox/pom.xml
+++ b/logback-classic-blackbox/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
         <artifactId>logback-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.4.8</version>
+        <version>1.4.8-jpro</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>logback-classic-blackbox</artifactId>
diff --git a/logback-classic/pom.xml b/logback-classic/pom.xml
index eaeb0ea96b..c98c965116 100755
--- a/logback-classic/pom.xml
+++ b/logback-classic/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
     <artifactId>logback-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.4.8</version>
+    <version>1.4.8-jpro</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>logback-classic</artifactId>
diff --git a/logback-classic/src/main/resources/META-INF/services/org.slf4j.spi.SLF4JServiceProvider b/logback-classic/src/main/resources/META-INF/services/org.slf4j.spi.SLF4JServiceProvider
deleted file mode 100755
index 501df6ddd2..0000000000
--- a/logback-classic/src/main/resources/META-INF/services/org.slf4j.spi.SLF4JServiceProvider
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-ch.qos.logback.classic.spi.LogbackServiceProvider
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/logback-core-blackbox/pom.xml b/logback-core-blackbox/pom.xml
index 105d00c95f..a61ab61582 100644
--- a/logback-core-blackbox/pom.xml
+++ b/logback-core-blackbox/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
         <artifactId>logback-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.4.8</version>
+        <version>1.4.8-jpro</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>logback-core-blackbox</artifactId>
diff --git a/logback-core/pom.xml b/logback-core/pom.xml
index ada172c8f1..8a495c34af 100755
--- a/logback-core/pom.xml
+++ b/logback-core/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
     <artifactId>logback-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.4.8</version>
+    <version>1.4.8-jpro</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>logback-core</artifactId>
diff --git a/logback-examples/pom.xml b/logback-examples/pom.xml
index abeb0291b5..eea2ef0f76 100755
--- a/logback-examples/pom.xml
+++ b/logback-examples/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
     <artifactId>logback-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.4.8</version>
+    <version>1.4.8-jpro</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>logback-examples</artifactId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 72e4a8929f..525d91de9a 100755
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
   <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
   <artifactId>logback-parent</artifactId>
-  <version>1.4.8</version>
+  <version>1.4.8-jpro</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
   <name>Logback-Parent</name>
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 
   <properties>
     <!-- yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss'Z' -->
-    <project.build.outputTimestamp>2023-06-13T07:59:00Z</project.build.outputTimestamp>    
+    <project.build.outputTimestamp>2023-06-21T15:39:43Z</project.build.outputTimestamp>    
     <jdk.version>11</jdk.version>
     <maven.compiler.release>${jdk.version}</maven.compiler.release>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
@@ -410,12 +410,16 @@
   </build>
 
   <distributionManagement>
-
     <repository>
-      <id>sonatype-nexus-staging</id>
-      <url>https://oss.sonatype.org/service/local/staging/deploy/maven2/</url>
+      <id>artifactory central</id>
+      <name>a0uvvlcxlpyjx-artifactory-primary-0-releases</name>
+      <url>https://sandec.jfrog.io/artifactory/repo</url>
     </repository>
-
+    <snapshotRepository>
+      <id>artifactory snapshots</id>
+      <name>a0uvvlcxlpyjx-artifactory-primary-0-snapshots</name>
+      <url>https://sandec.jfrog.io/artifactory/repo</url>
+    </snapshotRepository>
   </distributionManagement>
 
   <reporting>
diff --git a/release.sh b/release.sh
index eca968703a..35442b939f 100755
--- a/release.sh
+++ b/release.sh
@@ -1,25 +1,33 @@
-mvn versions:set -DgenerateBackupPoms=false -DnewVersion=${VERSION_NUMBER} 
+if [[ "$JAVA_HOME" != *"temurin-11.jdk"* ]]; then
+  echo "###################################################"
+  echo "### Please use Temurin version 11 for the build ###"
+  echo "###################################################"
+  say "Use Java 11"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+mvn versions:set -DgenerateBackupPoms=false -DnewVersion=1.4.8-jpro
 
 mvn clean
-mvn install
+mvn install -DskipTests=true
 mvn animal-sniffer:check
-mvn site:site
+#mvn site:site
 
 #mvn javadoc:jar
 #mvn assembly:single
 
-export GPG_TTY=$(tty)
-password
-mvn deploy -P javadocjar,sign-artifacts -Dgpg.passphrase=passwd
-
+#export GPG_TTY=$(tty)
+#password
+#mvn deploy -P javadocjar,sign-artifacts -Dgpg.passphrase=passwd
+mvn deploy -DskipTests=true -P javadocjar
 
 
 # cleanHistory dep
 #uncomment diffie-hellman support in /etc/ssh/sshd_config
 
-mvn site:deploy -N # with Java 8!!!
+#mvn site:deploy -N # with Java 8!!!
 
-git tag -m "tagging" -a v_${VERSION_NUMBER}
-git push --tags
+#git tag -m "tagging" -a v_${VERSION_NUMBER}
+#git push --tags
 
-release version and add next version on jira
+#release version and add next version on jira