diff --git a/.github/workflows/pass-complete-release.yml b/.github/workflows/pass-complete-release.yml
index fdab2df..0537f98 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pass-complete-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pass-complete-release.yml
@@ -85,18 +85,16 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           echo "ALL_JAVA_REPOS_TAG_EXISTS=${{ env.MAIN_TAG_EXISTS && env.PASS_CORE_TAG_EXISTS && env.PASS_SUPPORT_TAG_EXISTS }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
+      # Note that the Java Repositories uses --force on tagging and pushing tagging.  This is to cover the case where
+      # there is a failure during the Push commits and tags step, then the workflow is re-run, we will update any tag
+      # that made it to the remote to the new commit created when updating the version.
       - name: Set Release/commit/tag ~ Java Repositories
         if: ${{ ! env.ALL_JAVA_REPOS_TAG_EXISTS }}
         run: |
-          [[ -z $MAIN_TAG_EXISTS ]] && \
-            (cd main && mvn versions:set -B -ntp -DnewVersion=$RELEASE && git commit -am "Update version to $RELEASE" && git tag $RELEASE) || \
-            echo "main already has tag $RELEASE"
-          [[ -z $PASS_CORE_TAG_EXISTS ]] && \
-            (cd combined/pass-core && mvn versions:set -B -ntp -DnewVersion=$RELEASE && git commit -am "Update version to $RELEASE" && git tag $RELEASE) || \
-            echo "pass-core already has tag $RELEASE"
-          [[ -z $PASS_SUPPORT_TAG_EXISTS ]] && \
-            (cd combined/pass-support && mvn versions:set -B -ntp -DnewVersion=$RELEASE && git commit -am "Update version to $RELEASE" && git tag $RELEASE) || \
-            echo "pass-support already has tag $RELEASE";
+          (cd main && mvn versions:set -B -ntp -DnewVersion=$RELEASE && git commit -am "Update version to $RELEASE" && git tag --force $RELEASE)
+          (cd combined && mvn versions:set -B -ntp -DnewVersion=$RELEASE)
+          (cd combined/pass-core && git commit -am "Update version to $RELEASE" && git tag --force $RELEASE)
+          (cd combined/pass-support && git commit -am "Update version to $RELEASE" && git tag --force $RELEASE)
 
 #      - name: Release Java modules
 #        if: ${{ ! env.ALL_JAVA_REPOS_TAG_EXISTS }}
@@ -121,9 +119,9 @@ jobs:
 #      - name: Push the Release commits and tags ~ Java Repositories
 #        if: ${{ ! env.ALL_JAVA_REPOS_TAG_EXISTS }}
 #        run: |
-#          (cd main && git push origin && git push origin --tags)
-#          (cd combined/pass-core && git push origin && git push origin --tags)
-#          (cd combined/pass-support && git push origin && git push origin --tags)
+#          (cd main && git push origin && git push origin --force --tags)
+#          (cd combined/pass-core && git push origin && git push origin --force --tags)
+#          (cd combined/pass-support && git push origin && git push origin --force --tags)
 
       - name: Set Release/commit/tag ~ pass-ui
         if: ${{ ! env.PASS_UI_TAG_EXISTS }}
@@ -209,7 +207,7 @@ jobs:
 #          docker push ghcr.io/eclipse-pass/pass-journal-loader:$NEXT
 #          docker push ghcr.io/eclipse-pass/pass-nihms-loader:$NEXT
 #
-#      - name: Push the Snapshot commits and tags ~ Java Repositories
+#      - name: Push the Snapshot commits ~ Java Repositories
 #        run: |
 #          (cd main && git push origin)
 #          (cd combined/pass-core && git push origin)
@@ -233,7 +231,7 @@ jobs:
 #      - name: Push Snapshot Docker images to GHCR ~ pass-ui
 #        run: docker push ghcr.io/eclipse-pass/pass-ui:$NEXT
 #
-#      - name: Push the Snapshot commits and tags ~ pass-ui
+#      - name: Push the Snapshot commits ~ pass-ui
 #        run: cd combined/pass-ui && git push origin
 
       - name: Set Snapshot/commit ~ pass-acceptance-testing
@@ -244,7 +242,7 @@ jobs:
         env:
           RELEASE: ${{ env.NEXT }}
 
-#      - name: Push the Snapshot commits and tags ~ pass-acceptance-testing
+#      - name: Push the Snapshot commits ~ pass-acceptance-testing
 #        run: cd combined/pass-acceptance-testing && git push origin
 
       - name: Set Snapshot/commit ~ pass-docker
@@ -262,7 +260,7 @@ jobs:
 #          docker push ghcr.io/eclipse-pass/demo-ldap:$NEXT
 #          docker push ghcr.io/eclipse-pass/idp:$NEXT
 #
-#      - name: Push the Snapshot commits and tags ~ pass-docker
+#      - name: Push the Snapshot commits ~ pass-docker
 #        run: cd combined/pass-docker && git push origin
 
 #      - name: Create GitHub main release