diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-snapshot.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-snapshot.yml
index 5a75c3b7b..01082da62 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-snapshot.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-snapshot.yml
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ jobs:
       OSSRH_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_USERNAME }}
       OSSRH_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_PASSWORD }}
       GPG_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.GPG_PASSPHRASE }}
-      BINTRAY_USER: ${{ secrets.BINTRAY_USER }}
-      BINTRAY_KEY: ${{ secrets.BINTRAY_KEY }}
       GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index cd2a7aed0..3e20c8b3f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ jobs:
       OSSRH_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_USERNAME }}
       OSSRH_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_PASSWORD }}
       GPG_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.GPG_PASSPHRASE }}
-      BINTRAY_USER: ${{ secrets.BINTRAY_USER }}
-      BINTRAY_KEY: ${{ secrets.BINTRAY_KEY }}
       GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
@@ -40,7 +38,7 @@ jobs:
           value: $GITHUB_REF
           start: 8 # Remove 'release/' prefix
       - name: Build and stage release
-        run: ./gradlew publish
+        run: ./gradlew publish -Pversion=${{ steps.release_name.outputs.result }}
       - name: Release
         run: ./gradlew closeAndReleaseRepository
       - name: GitHub release
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 302e2912e..a0f6c795c 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ plugins {
     id 'io.codearte.nexus-staging' version '0.22.0'
     id 'de.marcphilipp.nexus-publish' version '0.4.0'
     id 'de.undercouch.download' version '4.1.1'
-    id 'com.jfrog.bintray' version '1.8.5'
     id 'org.ajoberstar.git-publish' version '3.0.0'
 }
 
@@ -36,7 +35,6 @@ ext {
 description 'Web3j base project.'
 
 [
-    'bintray',
     'jacoco',
     'java',
     'javadoc',
@@ -47,7 +45,7 @@ description 'Web3j base project.'
     download {
         src "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/web3j/build-tools/master/gradle/$buildScript/build.gradle"
         dest "$rootDir/gradle/$buildScript/build.gradle"
-        overwrite true
+        overwrite false
         quiet true
         onlyIfModified true
     }
@@ -89,30 +87,10 @@ allprojects {
         }
     }
 
-    publishing {
-        publications {
-            maven(MavenPublication) {
-                version = '4.8.5'
-                pom {
-                    scm {
-                        url = "https://github.com/web3j/web3j"
-                        connection = "scm:https://github.com/web3j/web3j.git"
-                        developerConnection = "scm:git://github.com/web3j/web3j.git"
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
     if (project.name != 'integration-tests' && project.name != 'web3j') {
         apply from: "$rootDir/gradle/publish/build.gradle"
-        apply from: "$rootDir/gradle/bintray/build.gradle"
     }
 }
 configure(subprojects.findAll { it.name != 'integration-tests' }) {
     apply from: "$rootDir/gradle/jacoco/build.gradle"
 }
-
-bintrayUpload {
-    enabled = false
-}
diff --git a/gradle/bintray/build.gradle b/gradle/bintray/build.gradle
deleted file mode 100644
index 5984b8c94..000000000
--- a/gradle/bintray/build.gradle
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-apply plugin: 'com.jfrog.bintray'
-
-bintray {
-    user = System.getenv('BINTRAY_USER')
-    key = System.getenv('BINTRAY_KEY')
-    def slug = rootProject.name
-    if (project.hasProperty('rootProjectOverride')) {
-        slug = project.rootProjectOverride
-    }
-    publications = ['maven']
-    publish = true
-    override = true
-    pkg {
-        repo = 'maven'
-        name = slug
-        userOrg = 'web3j'
-        licenses = ['Apache-2.0']
-        publicDownloadNumbers = true
-    }
-}
diff --git a/gradle/publish/build.gradle b/gradle/publish/build.gradle
index 790fdc3e8..126933f89 100644
--- a/gradle/publish/build.gradle
+++ b/gradle/publish/build.gradle
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ publishing {
 
             version = '4.8.5'
 
-
             pom {
                 name = project.name
                 description.set(project.provider({ project.description }))