diff --git a/.kokoro/stage.sh b/.kokoro/stage.sh
index 1e840a742..5f3853e86 100644
--- a/.kokoro/stage.sh
+++ b/.kokoro/stage.sh
@@ -34,27 +34,34 @@ cp settings.xml "${HOME}"/.m2
 
 gcloud components install app-engine-java --quiet
 
+echo "Staging a release"
 # stage release
 ./mvnw clean deploy \
--Dorg.slf4j.simpleLogger.showDateTime=true \
--Dorg.slf4j.simpleLogger.dateTimeFormat=HH:mm:ss:SSS \
---show-version \
---no-transfer-progress \
---batch-mode \
---settings "${MAVEN_SETTINGS_FILE}" \
--DskipTests=true \
--DperformRelease=true \
--Dgpg.executable=gpg \
--Dgpg.passphrase="${GPG_PASSPHRASE}" \
--Dgpg.homedir="${GPG_HOMEDIR}"
+  -Dorg.slf4j.simpleLogger.showDateTime=true \
+  -Dorg.slf4j.simpleLogger.dateTimeFormat=HH:mm:ss:SSS \
+  --show-version \
+  --no-transfer-progress \
+  --batch-mode \
+  --settings "${MAVEN_SETTINGS_FILE}" \
+  -DskipTests=true \
+  -DperformRelease=true \
+  -Dgpg.executable=gpg \
+  -Dgpg.passphrase="${GPG_PASSPHRASE}" \
+  -Dgpg.homedir="${GPG_HOMEDIR}"
+
+echo "Successfully finished 'mvn deploy'"
 
 # promote release
 if [[ -n "${AUTORELEASE_PR}" ]]; then
+  echo "Promoting the staged repository"
   ./mvnw nexus-staging:release \
-  --batch-mode \
-  --settings "${MAVEN_SETTINGS_FILE}" \
-  --activate-profiles release-staging-repository \
-  -DperformRelease=true
+    --batch-mode \
+    --settings "${MAVEN_SETTINGS_FILE}" \
+    --activate-profiles release-staging-repository \
+    -DperformRelease=true
+  echo "Successfully finished 'mvn nexus-staging:release'"
+else
+  echo "AUTORELEASE_PR environment variable is not set (probably testing something). Not promoting the staged repository."
 fi
 
 popd
diff --git a/app-gradle-plugin/build.gradle.kts b/app-gradle-plugin/build.gradle.kts
index 4a180eae4..8bdd02de6 100644
--- a/app-gradle-plugin/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/app-gradle-plugin/build.gradle.kts
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ group = "com.google.cloud.tools"
 dependencies {
   implementation(localGroovy())
   implementation(gradleApi())
-  api("com.google.cloud.tools:appengine-plugins-core:0.10.1-SNAPSHOT")
+  api("com.google.cloud.tools:appengine-plugins-core:0.10.1") // {x-version-update:appengine-plugins-core:current}
 
   testImplementation("commons-io:commons-io:2.11.0")
   testImplementation("junit:junit:4.13.2")
diff --git a/app-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/app-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index 2d4d6704e..36c1b698f 100644
--- a/app-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/app-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -4,13 +4,50 @@
 
   <groupId>com.google.cloud.tools</groupId>
   <artifactId>appengine-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-  <version>2.5.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:app-maven-plugin:current} -->
+  <version>2.5.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:app-maven-plugin:current} -->
   <packaging>maven-plugin</packaging>
 
   <name>App Engine Maven Plugin</name>
   <description>
     This Maven plugin provides goals to build and deploy Google App Engine applications.
   </description>
+  <url>https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/appengine-plugins/tree/main/app-maven-plugin</url>
+
+  <organization>
+    <name>Google LLC</name>
+    <url>https://www.google.com</url>
+  </organization>
+
+  <licenses>
+    <license>
+      <name>The Apache License, Version 2.0</name>
+      <url>http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.txt</url>
+    </license>
+  </licenses>
+
+  <developers>
+    <developer>
+      <id>joaomartins</id>
+      <name>João Martins</name>
+      <email>joaomartins@google.com</email>
+      <organization>Google</organization>
+      <organizationUrl>http://www.google.com</organizationUrl>
+    </developer>
+    <developer>
+      <id>appu</id>
+      <name>Appu Goundan</name>
+      <email>appu@google.com</email>
+      <organization>Google</organization>
+      <organizationUrl>http://www.google.com</organizationUrl>
+    </developer>
+    <developer>
+      <id>meltsufin</id>
+      <name>Mike Eltsufin</name>
+      <email>meltsufin@google.com</email>
+      <organization>Google</organization>
+      <organizationUrl>http://www.google.com</organizationUrl>
+    </developer>
+  </developers>
 
   <scm>
     <connection>scm:git:https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/app-maven-plugin.git
@@ -55,7 +92,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.google.cloud.tools</groupId>
       <artifactId>appengine-plugins-core</artifactId>
-      <version>0.10.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:appengine-plugins-core:current} -->
+      <version>0.10.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:appengine-plugins-core:current} -->
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
diff --git a/appengine-plugins-core/pom.xml b/appengine-plugins-core/pom.xml
index 3f6272b1d..f7cf0ac3a 100644
--- a/appengine-plugins-core/pom.xml
+++ b/appengine-plugins-core/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
   <groupId>com.google.cloud.tools</groupId>
   <artifactId>appengine-plugins-core</artifactId>
-  <version>0.10.1-SNAPSHOT</version><!-- {x-version-update:appengine-plugins-core:current} -->
+  <version>0.10.1</version><!-- {x-version-update:appengine-plugins-core:current} -->
 
   <name>App Engine Plugins Core Library</name>
   <description>
diff --git a/versions.txt b/versions.txt
index adee570c5..740502153 100644
--- a/versions.txt
+++ b/versions.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Format:
 # module:released-version:current-version
 
-appengine-plugins-core:0.10.0:0.10.1-SNAPSHOT
-app-maven-plugin:2.5.0:2.5.1-SNAPSHOT
+appengine-plugins-core:0.10.0:0.10.1
+app-maven-plugin:2.5.0:2.5.1