diff --git a/.ci/jenkins/Jenkinsfile.deploy b/.ci/jenkins/Jenkinsfile.deploy
index 8f32664d194..b503afb8ab5 100644
--- a/.ci/jenkins/Jenkinsfile.deploy
+++ b/.ci/jenkins/Jenkinsfile.deploy
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ pipeline {
         }
         stage('Prepare for PR') {
             when {
-                expression { return isRelease() || isCreatePr() }
+                expression { return isCreatePr() }
             }
             steps {
                 script {
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ pipeline {
         }
         stage('Create PR') {
             when {
-                expression { return isRelease() || isCreatePr() }
+                expression { return isCreatePr() }
             }
             steps {
                 script {
@@ -159,11 +159,6 @@ pipeline {
                         } else {
                             println '[WARN] no changes to commit'
                         }
-
-                        // Create a new tag
-                        githubscm.setUserConfigFromCreds(getGitAuthorPushCredsId())
-                        githubscm.tagRepository(getGitTagName())
-                        githubscm.pushRemoteTag('origin', getGitTagName(), getGitAuthorPushCredsId())
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -178,6 +173,29 @@ pipeline {
                 }
             }
         }
+        stage('Commit and Create Tag') {
+            when {
+                expression { return isRelease() }
+            }
+            steps {
+                script {
+                    dir(getRepoName()) {
+                        if (githubscm.isThereAnyChanges()) {
+                            def commitMsg = "[${getBuildBranch()}] Update version to ${getProjectVersion()}"
+                            githubscm.setUserConfigFromCreds(getGitAuthorPushCredsId())
+                            githubscm.commitChanges(commitMsg, {
+                                githubscm.findAndStageNotIgnoredFiles('pom.xml')
+                                githubscm.findAndStageNotIgnoredFiles('antora.yml')
+                            })
+                        } else {
+                            println '[WARN] no changes to commit'
+                        }
+                        githubscm.tagRepository(getGitTagName())
+                        githubscm.pushRemoteTag('origin', getGitTagName(), getGitAuthorPushCredsId())
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
     }
     post {
         always {