diff --git a/.mvn/extensions.xml b/.mvn/extensions.xml
index 9c9ba6f..45aa9c0 100644
--- a/.mvn/extensions.xml
+++ b/.mvn/extensions.xml
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@
 	<extension>
 		<groupId>com.inteligr8</groupId>
 		<artifactId>provided-scope-maven-extension</artifactId>
-		<version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.0.1</version>
 	</extension>
 </extensions>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ca27f7f..051bab2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 	
 	<groupId>com.inteligr8.activiti</groupId>
 	<artifactId>cxf-activiti-app-ext</artifactId>
-	<version>1.4.SNAPSHOT-aps-v25.1</version>
+	<version>1.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	<packaging>jar</packaging>
 	
 	<name>CXF-based JAX-RS &amp; JAX-WS enablement for APS App</name>
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@
 		<maven.compiler.source>11</maven.compiler.source>
 		<maven.compiler.target>11</maven.compiler.target>
 		
-		<aps.version>25.1.0</aps.version>
+		<aps.majorVersion>25.1</aps.majorVersion>
+		<aps.version>${aps.majorVersion}.0</aps.version>
 		<!-- APS v25.1.0 uses CXF v4.1.1 -->
 		<cxf.version>4.1.1</cxf.version>
 	</properties>
@@ -118,7 +119,50 @@
 	</dependencies>
 
 	<build>
+		<pluginManagement>
+			<plugins>
+				<plugin>
+					<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+					<artifactId>versions-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+					<version>2.21.0</version>
+				</plugin>
+				<plugin>
+					<artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
+					<version>3.11.0</version>
+				</plugin>
+				<plugin>
+					<artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
+					<version>3.5.0</version>
+				</plugin>
+				<plugin>
+					<artifactId>maven-shade-plugin</artifactId>
+					<version>3.6.2</version>
+				</plugin>
+				<plugin>
+					<groupId>com.inteligr8</groupId>
+					<artifactId>merge-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+					<version>1.0.1</version>
+				</plugin>
+				<plugin>
+					<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+					<artifactId>truezip-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+					<version>1.2</version>
+				</plugin>
+				<plugin>
+					<groupId>io.repaint.maven</groupId>
+					<artifactId>tiles-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+					<version>2.44</version>
+				</plugin>
+			</plugins>
+		</pluginManagement>
 		<plugins>
+			<plugin>
+				<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+				<artifactId>versions-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+				<configuration>
+					<property>base.version</property>
+				</configuration>
+			</plugin>
 			<!-- Several CXF libraries have a bus-extensions.txt file that will overwrite each other during the packaging process -->
 			<!-- Only the last one packaged will have its contents in tact -->
 			<!-- We need the contents of all of them and that can be done by simply concatenating them -->
@@ -153,7 +197,6 @@
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>com.inteligr8</groupId>
 				<artifactId>merge-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>1.0.1</version>
 				<executions>
 					<execution>
 						<id>merge-bus-extensions</id>
@@ -178,7 +221,6 @@
 			</plugin>
 			<plugin>
 				<artifactId>maven-shade-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>3.6.2</version>
 				<executions>
 					<execution>
 						<id>shade-jar</id>
@@ -207,7 +249,6 @@
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
 				<artifactId>truezip-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>1.2</version>
 				<executions>
 					<execution>
 						<id>overwrite-bus-extensions</id>
@@ -228,7 +269,6 @@
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>io.repaint.maven</groupId>
 				<artifactId>tiles-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-				<version>2.44</version>
 				<extensions>true</extensions>
 				<configuration>
 					<tiles>
@@ -258,7 +298,47 @@
 				<maven.deploy.skip>true</maven.deploy.skip>
 			</properties>
 			<build>
+				<pluginManagement>
+					<plugins>
+						<plugin>
+							<artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
+							<version>3.2.8</version>
+						</plugin>
+						<plugin>
+							<groupId>org.sonatype.central</groupId>
+							<artifactId>central-publishing-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+							<version>0.10.0</version>
+						</plugin>
+					</plugins>
+				</pluginManagement>
 				<plugins>
+					<plugin>
+						<artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
+						<executions>
+							<!-- `source` is required for deploy to maven-central -->
+							<execution>
+								<id>sources-jar</id>
+								<phase>package</phase>
+								<goals>
+									<goal>jar</goal>
+								</goals>
+								<configuration>
+									<classifier>sources</classifier>
+								</configuration>
+							</execution>
+							<!-- `javadoc` is required for deploy to maven-central -->
+							<execution>
+								<id>javadoc-jar</id>
+								<phase>package</phase>
+								<goals>
+									<goal>jar</goal>
+								</goals>
+								<configuration>
+									<classifier>javadoc</classifier>
+								</configuration>
+							</execution>
+						</executions>
+					</plugin>
 					<plugin>
 						<artifactId>maven-gpg-plugin</artifactId>
 						<executions>
@@ -272,7 +352,6 @@
 					<plugin>
 						<groupId>org.sonatype.central</groupId>
 						<artifactId>central-publishing-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-						<version>0.8.0</version>
 						<extensions>true</extensions>
 						<configuration>
 							<publishingServerId>central</publishingServerId>
diff --git a/version.sh b/version.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..331bb9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/version.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+echo "Configuring the next version ..."
+CURRENT_FULL_VERSION=`mvn help:evaluate -q -DforceStdout -Dexpression=project.version`
+echo "Detected the current version: ${CURRENT_FULL_VERSION}"
+CURRENT_MINOR_VERSION=`echo "${CURRENT_FULL_VERSION}" | sed 's~^\([^\.]\+\.[^\.\-]\+\).*~\1~'`
+echo "Computed the current minor version: ${CURRENT_MINOR_VERSION}"
+set +e
+LATEST_SERVICE_VERSION=`git ls-remote --tags --refs --sort=-v:refname origin v${CURRENT_MINOR_VERSION}* | grep refs/tags | head -n1 | sed "s~.\+refs/tags/v${CURRENT_MINOR_VERSION}\.\(.\+\)~\1~"`
+set -e
+echo "Detected the latest service version in Git for the minor version: ${CURRENT_MINOR_VERSION} => ${LATEST_SERVICE_VERSION}"
+if [[ -z ${LATEST_SERVICE_VERSION} ]]; then
+	LATEST_SERVICE_VERSION=-1
+fi
+NEXT_FULL_VERSION="${CURRENT_MINOR_VERSION}.$((LATEST_SERVICE_VERSION + 1))"
+echo "Computed the next version: ${NEXT_FULL_VERSION}"
+
+CURRENT_APS_MAJOR_VERSION=`mvn help:evaluate -q -DforceStdout -Dexpression=aps.majorVersion`
+echo "Detected the current APS major version: ${CURRENT_APS_MAJOR_VERSION}"
+
+mvn versions:set -DnewVersion=${NEXT_FULL_VERSION}-aps-v${CURRENT_APS_MAJOR_VERSION}