diff --git a/.github/workflows/maven-default-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/maven-default-publish.yml
index 9471b4bf..0de44a64 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/maven-default-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/maven-default-publish.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ name: Maven Default Publish
 
 on:
   release:
-    types: [created]
+    types: [created_pause]
 
 jobs:
   build:
diff --git a/api-rest/pom-oracle9i.xml b/api-rest/pom-oracle9i.xml
index c6de2b9d..e324d1ff 100644
--- a/api-rest/pom-oracle9i.xml
+++ b/api-rest/pom-oracle9i.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.github</groupId>
         <artifactId>db2rest-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.2.3-RC5</version>
+        <version>1.2.3-RC6</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 
         <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
diff --git a/api-rest/pom.xml b/api-rest/pom.xml
index 1719b2b6..53b4b485 100644
--- a/api-rest/pom.xml
+++ b/api-rest/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.github</groupId>
         <artifactId>db2rest-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.2.3-RC5</version>
+        <version>1.2.3-RC6</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 
         <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
diff --git a/auth/pom.xml b/auth/pom.xml
index cf0f2c60..20496417 100644
--- a/auth/pom.xml
+++ b/auth/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.github</groupId>
         <artifactId>db2rest-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.2.3-RC5</version>
+        <version>1.2.3-RC6</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 
         <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
diff --git a/db2rest-common/pom.xml b/db2rest-common/pom.xml
index 278ec4da..e55fe9bc 100644
--- a/db2rest-common/pom.xml
+++ b/db2rest-common/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.github</groupId>
         <artifactId>db2rest-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.2.3-RC5</version>
+        <version>1.2.3-RC6</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 
         <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
diff --git a/mariadb-dialect/pom.xml b/mariadb-dialect/pom.xml
index 66cd01af..1bfc54e9 100644
--- a/mariadb-dialect/pom.xml
+++ b/mariadb-dialect/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.github</groupId>
         <artifactId>db2rest-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.2.3-RC5</version>
+        <version>1.2.3-RC6</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 
         <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
diff --git a/mongo-support/pom.xml b/mongo-support/pom.xml
index 9ddfb282..60f3a9c3 100644
--- a/mongo-support/pom.xml
+++ b/mongo-support/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.github</groupId>
         <artifactId>db2rest-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.2.3-RC5</version>
+        <version>1.2.3-RC6</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 
         <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
diff --git a/mssql-dialect/pom.xml b/mssql-dialect/pom.xml
index f2a3dcb3..1bfe0572 100644
--- a/mssql-dialect/pom.xml
+++ b/mssql-dialect/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.github</groupId>
         <artifactId>db2rest-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.2.3-RC5</version>
+        <version>1.2.3-RC6</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
         <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
     </parent>
diff --git a/mysql-dialect/pom.xml b/mysql-dialect/pom.xml
index 49705f61..f7f4c9b0 100644
--- a/mysql-dialect/pom.xml
+++ b/mysql-dialect/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.github</groupId>
         <artifactId>db2rest-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.2.3-RC5</version>
+        <version>1.2.3-RC6</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 
         <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
diff --git a/oracle-dialect/pom.xml b/oracle-dialect/pom.xml
index 382565f3..1b14e7e3 100644
--- a/oracle-dialect/pom.xml
+++ b/oracle-dialect/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.github</groupId>
         <artifactId>db2rest-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.2.3-RC5</version>
+        <version>1.2.3-RC6</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 
         <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
diff --git a/oracle9i-dialect/pom.xml b/oracle9i-dialect/pom.xml
index 71b4e5b7..2567793a 100644
--- a/oracle9i-dialect/pom.xml
+++ b/oracle9i-dialect/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.github</groupId>
         <artifactId>db2rest-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.2.3-RC5</version>
+        <version>1.2.3-RC6</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 
         <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
diff --git a/pg-dialect/pom.xml b/pg-dialect/pom.xml
index f9d47951..11df80bb 100644
--- a/pg-dialect/pom.xml
+++ b/pg-dialect/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.github</groupId>
         <artifactId>db2rest-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.2.3-RC5</version>
+        <version>1.2.3-RC6</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 
         <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b367865a..891e8423 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
     <groupId>com.github</groupId>
     <artifactId>db2rest-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.2.3-RC5</version>
+    <version>1.2.3-RC6</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
     <name>DB2Rest parent</name>
     <description>An Open Source instant REST Data API for databases. This is the DB2Rest parent Maven project.</description>
diff --git a/rdbms-common/pom.xml b/rdbms-common/pom.xml
index c7fee575..cb7f51b0 100644
--- a/rdbms-common/pom.xml
+++ b/rdbms-common/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.github</groupId>
         <artifactId>db2rest-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.2.3-RC5</version>
+        <version>1.2.3-RC6</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 
         <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
diff --git a/rdbms-spring-boot-starter/pom.xml b/rdbms-spring-boot-starter/pom.xml
index ec82839b..5744fc94 100644
--- a/rdbms-spring-boot-starter/pom.xml
+++ b/rdbms-spring-boot-starter/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.github</groupId>
         <artifactId>db2rest-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.2.3-RC5</version>
+        <version>1.2.3-RC6</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 
         <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
diff --git a/rdbms-support/pom.xml b/rdbms-support/pom.xml
index 2abb997b..b06cf0c9 100644
--- a/rdbms-support/pom.xml
+++ b/rdbms-support/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.github</groupId>
         <artifactId>db2rest-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.2.3-RC5</version>
+        <version>1.2.3-RC6</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 
         <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
diff --git a/rest-common/pom.xml b/rest-common/pom.xml
index 4ec18ac0..4bb85e45 100644
--- a/rest-common/pom.xml
+++ b/rest-common/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.github</groupId>
         <artifactId>db2rest-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.2.3-RC5</version>
+        <version>1.2.3-RC6</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 
         <!-- lookup parent from repository -->