diff --git a/ci/pipeline.yml b/ci/pipeline.yml
index 4fc3c24031..9a3bfe3e95 100644
--- a/ci/pipeline.yml
+++ b/ci/pipeline.yml
@@ -312,7 +312,6 @@ jobs:
   - get: spring-boot-ci-image
   - get: git-repo
     trigger: false
-  - get: release-notes-repo
   - task: stage
     image: spring-boot-ci-image
     file: git-repo/ci/tasks/stage.yml
@@ -325,22 +324,12 @@ jobs:
   - put: git-repo
     params:
       repository: stage-git-repo
-  - task: publish-release-notes
-    image: spring-boot-ci-image
-    file: git-repo/ci/tasks/publish-release-notes.yml
-    params:
-      RELEASE_TYPE: M
-      GITHUB_ORGANIZATION: spring-projects
-      GITHUB_REPO: spring-boot
-      GITHUB_USERNAME: ((github-username))
-      GITHUB_PASSWORD: ((github-release-notes-access-token))
 - name: stage-rc
   serial: true
   plan:
   - get: spring-boot-ci-image
   - get: git-repo
     trigger: false
-  - get: release-notes-repo
   - task: stage
     image: spring-boot-ci-image
     file: git-repo/ci/tasks/stage.yml
@@ -353,22 +342,12 @@ jobs:
   - put: git-repo
     params:
       repository: stage-git-repo
-  - task: publish-release-notes
-    image: spring-boot-ci-image
-    file: git-repo/ci/tasks/publish-release-notes.yml
-    params:
-      RELEASE_TYPE: RC
-      GITHUB_ORGANIZATION: spring-projects
-      GITHUB_REPO: spring-boot
-      GITHUB_USERNAME: ((github-username))
-      GITHUB_PASSWORD: ((github-release-notes-access-token))
 - name: stage-release
   serial: true
   plan:
   - get: spring-boot-ci-image
   - get: git-repo
     trigger: false
-  - get: release-notes-repo
   - task: stage
     image: spring-boot-ci-image
     file: git-repo/ci/tasks/stage.yml
@@ -381,21 +360,13 @@ jobs:
   - put: git-repo
     params:
       repository: stage-git-repo
-  - task: publish-release-notes
-    image: spring-boot-ci-image
-    file: git-repo/ci/tasks/publish-release-notes.yml
-    params:
-      RELEASE_TYPE: RELEASE
-      GITHUB_ORGANIZATION: spring-projects
-      GITHUB_REPO: spring-boot
-      GITHUB_USERNAME: ((github-username))
-      GITHUB_PASSWORD: ((github-release-notes-access-token))
 - name: promote-milestone
   serial: true
   plan:
   - get: spring-boot-ci-image
   - get: git-repo
     trigger: false
+  - get: release-notes-repo
   - get: artifactory-repo
     trigger: false
     passed: [stage-milestone]
@@ -409,12 +380,22 @@ jobs:
       ARTIFACTORY_SERVER: ((artifactory-server))
       ARTIFACTORY_USERNAME: ((artifactory-username))
       ARTIFACTORY_PASSWORD: ((artifactory-password))
+  - task: publish-release-notes
+    image: spring-boot-ci-image
+    file: git-repo/ci/tasks/publish-release-notes.yml
+    params:
+      RELEASE_TYPE: M
+      GITHUB_ORGANIZATION: spring-projects
+      GITHUB_REPO: spring-boot
+      GITHUB_USERNAME: ((github-username))
+      GITHUB_PASSWORD: ((github-release-notes-access-token))
 - name: promote-rc
   serial: true
   plan:
   - get: spring-boot-ci-image
   - get: git-repo
     trigger: false
+  - get: release-notes-repo
   - get: artifactory-repo
     trigger: false
     passed: [stage-rc]
@@ -428,12 +409,22 @@ jobs:
       ARTIFACTORY_SERVER: ((artifactory-server))
       ARTIFACTORY_USERNAME: ((artifactory-username))
       ARTIFACTORY_PASSWORD: ((artifactory-password))
+  - task: publish-release-notes
+    image: spring-boot-ci-image
+    file: git-repo/ci/tasks/publish-release-notes.yml
+    params:
+      RELEASE_TYPE: RC
+      GITHUB_ORGANIZATION: spring-projects
+      GITHUB_REPO: spring-boot
+      GITHUB_USERNAME: ((github-username))
+      GITHUB_PASSWORD: ((github-release-notes-access-token))
 - name: promote-release
   serial: true
   plan:
   - get: spring-boot-ci-image
   - get: git-repo
     trigger: false
+  - get: release-notes-repo
   - get: artifactory-repo
     trigger: false
     passed: [stage-release]
@@ -449,6 +440,15 @@ jobs:
       ARTIFACTORY_PASSWORD: ((artifactory-password))
       BINTRAY_SUBJECT: ((bintray-subject))
       BINTRAY_REPO: ((bintray-repo))
+  - task: publish-release-notes
+    image: spring-boot-ci-image
+    file: git-repo/ci/tasks/publish-release-notes.yml
+    params:
+      RELEASE_TYPE: RELEASE
+      GITHUB_ORGANIZATION: spring-projects
+      GITHUB_REPO: spring-boot
+      GITHUB_USERNAME: ((github-username))
+      GITHUB_PASSWORD: ((github-release-notes-access-token))
 - name: sync-to-maven-central
   serial: true
   plan:
diff --git a/ci/scripts/promote.sh b/ci/scripts/promote.sh
index a286525a54..2eff9db7e7 100755
--- a/ci/scripts/promote.sh
+++ b/ci/scripts/promote.sh
@@ -66,3 +66,4 @@ fi
 
 
 echo "Promotion complete"
+echo $version > version/version
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ci/scripts/publish-release-notes.sh b/ci/scripts/publish-release-notes.sh
index f5c90932cf..821c2f6899 100755
--- a/ci/scripts/publish-release-notes.sh
+++ b/ci/scripts/publish-release-notes.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ set -e
 
 source $(dirname $0)/common.sh
 
-milestone=$( cat version/stageVersion )
+milestone=$( cat version/version )
 if [[ $RELEASE_TYPE = "RELEASE" ]]; then
 	milestone=${milestone%.RELEASE}
 fi
diff --git a/ci/scripts/stage.sh b/ci/scripts/stage.sh
index c529bcc6e0..b8ecc4f625 100755
--- a/ci/scripts/stage.sh
+++ b/ci/scripts/stage.sh
@@ -51,4 +51,3 @@ fi;
 echo "DONE"
 
 popd > /dev/null
-echo $stageVersion > version/stageVersion
diff --git a/ci/tasks/promote.yml b/ci/tasks/promote.yml
index 3b27505bb2..015a935fb8 100644
--- a/ci/tasks/promote.yml
+++ b/ci/tasks/promote.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ platform: linux
 inputs:
 - name: git-repo
 - name: artifactory-repo
+outputs:
+- name: version
 params:
   RELEASE_TYPE:
   ARTIFACTORY_SERVER:
diff --git a/ci/tasks/stage.yml b/ci/tasks/stage.yml
index f05f6d176a..f486313ae9 100644
--- a/ci/tasks/stage.yml
+++ b/ci/tasks/stage.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ inputs:
 outputs:
 - name: stage-git-repo
 - name: distribution-repository
-- name: version
 params:
   RELEASE_TYPE:
 caches: