diff --git a/.DS_Store b/.DS_Store
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..00aa110
Binary files /dev/null and b/.DS_Store differ
diff --git a/.github/.DS_Store b/.github/.DS_Store
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..73e825a
Binary files /dev/null and b/.github/.DS_Store differ
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 8c2272f..7450de8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -48,8 +48,11 @@ jobs:
           
           # 5. add Tag 
           git add pom.xml
-          git commit --allow-empty -m "Release version $RELEASE_VERSION"
-          git tag v$RELEASE_VERSION
+          git commit -m "Release version $RELEASE_VERSION"
+          RELEASE_COMMIT=$(git rev-parse HEAD)
+
+          git push origin $RELEASE_COMMIT
+          git tag v$RELEASE_VERSION $RELEASE_COMMIT
           git push origin v$RELEASE_VERSION
 
       - name: Prepare Next Development Iteration
diff --git a/src/java/com/doda25/team24/VersionUtil.java b/src/java/com/doda25/team24/VersionUtil.java
index dea72c0..777d238 100644
--- a/src/java/com/doda25/team24/VersionUtil.java
+++ b/src/java/com/doda25/team24/VersionUtil.java
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 package java.com.doda25.team24;
 
 public final class VersionUtil {
+
     public static String getVersion() {
-        String v = VersionUtil.class.getPackage().getImplementationVersion();
-        return v;
+        return VersionUtil.class
+                .getPackage()
+                .getImplementationVersion();
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+
+}