diff --git a/.github/workflows/on_release.yml b/.github/workflows/on_release.yml
index 9cfb2b6c..eae6d83a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/on_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/on_release.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ on:
   release:
     # job will automatically run after a new "release" is create on github.
     types: [published]
-  #Allows you to run this workflow manually from the Actions tab
 
 jobs:
   # this job will build, test and (potentially) push the docker images to docker hub
@@ -166,13 +165,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: Bump version - packaging__.py
         run: |
           version_tag=${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}
+          version_tag=${version_tag#v} # Remove the leading 'v'
           version_tuple=$(echo $version_tag | sed 's/\./, /g')
           sed -i "s/VERSION = (.*/VERSION = (${version_tuple})/" packages/__packaging__.py
           cat packages/__packaging__.py
-          git config --local user.email "eli@permit.io"
-          git config --local user.name "elimoshkovich"
-          git add packages/__packaging__.py
-          git commit -m "Bump version to ${version_tag}"
 
       - name: Cleanup setup.py and Build every sub-packages
         run: |
@@ -208,7 +204,7 @@ jobs:
           # repository-url: https://test.pypi.org/legacy/
         env:
           name: pypi
-          url: https://pypi.org/p/opal-common
+          url: https://pypi.org/p/opal-common/
 
       - name: Publish package distributions to PyPI - Opal-Client
         uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
@@ -220,7 +216,7 @@ jobs:
           # repository-url: https://test.pypi.org/legacy/
         env:
           name: pypi
-          url: https://pypi.org/p/opal-client
+          url: https://pypi.org/p/opal-client/
 
       - name: Publish package distributions to PyPI - Opal-Server
         uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
@@ -232,10 +228,4 @@ jobs:
           # repository-url: https://test.pypi.org/legacy/
         env:
           name: pypi
-          url: https://pypi.org/p/opal-server
-
-      - name: Push changes of packages/__packaging__.py to GitHub
-        uses: ad-m/github-push-action@master
-        with:
-          github_token: ${{ secrets.TOKEN_GITHUB }}
-          branch: master
+          url: https://pypi.org/p/opal-server/
diff --git a/packages/__packaging__.py b/packages/__packaging__.py
index 452772e5..00901a5a 100644
--- a/packages/__packaging__.py
+++ b/packages/__packaging__.py
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
 """
 
 import os
-
-VERSION = (0, 7, 10)
+# VERSION is a placeholder, the real version is set by the release CI/CD pipeline
+VERSION = (0, 0, 0)
 VERSION_STRING = ".".join(map(str, VERSION))
 
 __version__ = VERSION_STRING