diff --git a/release-tools/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/release/announcement/AnnouncementOperations.java b/release-tools/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/release/announcement/AnnouncementOperations.java
index 0c481bb..2406ac2 100644
--- a/release-tools/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/release/announcement/AnnouncementOperations.java
+++ b/release-tools/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/release/announcement/AnnouncementOperations.java
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ public class AnnouncementOperations {
 
 		StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();
 
-		iteration.getModulesExcept(BUILD).forEach(module -> {
+		iteration.getModulesExcept(BUILD, BOM).forEach(module -> {
 
 			Project project = module.getProject();
 
diff --git a/release-tools/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/release/build/MavenBuildSystem.java b/release-tools/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/release/build/MavenBuildSystem.java
index 3f33de5..e8929f8 100644
--- a/release-tools/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/release/build/MavenBuildSystem.java
+++ b/release-tools/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/release/build/MavenBuildSystem.java
@@ -113,6 +113,10 @@ class MavenBuildSystem implements BuildSystem {
 			return module;
 		}
 
+		if (BOM.equals(project)) {
+			return module;
+		}
+
 		if (!isMavenProject(project)) {
 			logger.log(project, "Skipping project as no pom.xml could be found in the working directory!");
 			return module;
@@ -235,12 +239,14 @@ class MavenBuildSystem implements BuildSystem {
 					.and(arg("generateBackupPoms").withValue("false")));
 		}
 
-		if (BUILD.equals(project) && !module.getTrain().usesCalver()) {
+		if (BUILD.equals(project)) {
 
-			mvn.execute(project, goals.and(arg("newVersion").withValue(information.getReleaseTrainNameVersion())) //
-					.and(arg("generateBackupPoms").withValue("false")) //
-					.and(arg("groupId").withValue("org.springframework.data")) //
-					.and(arg("artifactId").withValue("spring-data-releasetrain")));
+			if (!module.getTrain().usesCalver()) {
+				mvn.execute(project, goals.and(arg("newVersion").withValue(information.getReleaseTrainNameVersion())) //
+						.and(arg("generateBackupPoms").withValue("false")) //
+						.and(arg("groupId").withValue("org.springframework.data")) //
+						.and(arg("artifactId").withValue("spring-data-releasetrain")));
+			}
 
 			mvn.execute(project, CommandLine.of(Goal.INSTALL));
 		}
diff --git a/release-tools/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/release/issues/jira/Jira.java b/release-tools/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/release/issues/jira/Jira.java
index 53b69e0..6243f9d 100644
--- a/release-tools/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/release/issues/jira/Jira.java
+++ b/release-tools/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/release/issues/jira/Jira.java
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ class Jira implements JiraConnector {
 
 		Tickets tickets = getTicketsFor(moduleIteration);
 
-		if (tickets.hasReleaseTicket(moduleIteration) || moduleIteration.getProject() == Projects.GEODE) {
+		if (tickets.hasReleaseTicket(moduleIteration) || moduleIteration.getProject() == Projects.GEMFIRE) {
 			return;
 		}