diff --git a/.github/workflows/push-trigger.yml b/.github/workflows/push-trigger.yml
index 160bbe0..bf05cb8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/push-trigger.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/push-trigger.yml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ jobs:
     with:
       SERVICE_LOCATION: ./biosdk-services
     secrets:
-      OSSRH_URL: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_SNAPSHOT_URL }}
+      OSSRH_URL: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_URL }}
       OSSRH_USER: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_USER }}
       OSSRH_SECRET: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_SECRET }}
       OSSRH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.OSSRH_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 10f02ee..dd9591f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-[![Maven Package upon a push](https://github.com/mosip/biosdk-services/actions/workflows/push_trigger.yml/badge.svg?branch=develop-java21)](https://github.com/mosip/biosdk-services/actions/workflows/push_trigger.yml)
-[![Quality Gate Status](https://sonarcloud.io/api/project_badges/measure?branch=develop-java21&project=mosip_biosdk-services&metric=alert_status)](https://sonarcloud.io/dashboard?branch=develop-java21&id=mosip_biosdk-services)
+[![Maven Package upon a push](https://github.com/mosip/biosdk-services/actions/workflows/push-trigger.yml/badge.svg?branch=release-1.3.x)](https://github.com/mosip/biosdk-services/actions/workflows/push-trigger.yml)
+[![Quality Gate Status](https://sonarcloud.io/api/project_badges/measure?branch=release-1.3.x&project=mosip_biosdk-services&metric=alert_status)](https://sonarcloud.io/dashboard?branch=release-1.3.x&id=mosip_biosdk-services)
 
 # Bio-SDK Service
 
diff --git a/biosdk-services/pom.xml b/biosdk-services/pom.xml
index a834aff..9c35d0f 100644
--- a/biosdk-services/pom.xml
+++ b/biosdk-services/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 	<artifactId>biosdk-services</artifactId>
 	<groupId>io.mosip.biosdk</groupId>
-	<version>1.3.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>1.3.0-beta.1</version>
 	<name>biosdk-services</name>
 	<description>Sample implementation of biometrics SDK services</description>
 	<url>https://github.com/mosip/biosdk-services</url>
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 		<maven.assembly.plugin.version>3.3.0</maven.assembly.plugin.version>
 		<maven.surefire.plugin.version>3.1.2</maven.surefire.plugin.version>
 		<spring.boot.maven.plugin.version>3.2.5</spring.boot.maven.plugin.version>
-		<nexus.staging.maven.plugin.version>1.6.7</nexus.staging.maven.plugin.version>
+		<nexus.staging.maven.plugin.version>1.6.14</nexus.staging.maven.plugin.version>
 		<maven.sonar.plugin.version>3.7.0.1746</maven.sonar.plugin.version>
 		<!-- git -->
 		<git.commit.id.plugin.version>3.0.1</git.commit.id.plugin.version>