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 21e286c..e7019f7 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
@@ -309,6 +309,11 @@ class MavenBuildSystem implements BuildSystem {
 		Assert.notNull(module, "Module iteration must not be null!");
 		Assert.notNull(information, "Deployment information must not be null!");
 
+		if (module.getIteration().isPublic()) {
+			logger.log(module, "Not a public version, skipping Artifactory deployment.");
+			return;
+		}
+
 		logger.log(module, "Deploying artifacts to Spring Artifactory…");
 
 		CommandLine arguments = CommandLine.of(Goal.CLEAN, Goal.DEPLOY, //
diff --git a/release-tools/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/release/cli/ReleaseCommands.java b/release-tools/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/release/cli/ReleaseCommands.java
index 14918f2..1a54892 100644
--- a/release-tools/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/release/cli/ReleaseCommands.java
+++ b/release-tools/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/release/cli/ReleaseCommands.java
@@ -91,9 +91,11 @@ class ReleaseCommands extends TimedCommand {
 	public void buildRelease(@CliOption(key = "", mandatory = true) TrainIteration iteration, //
 			@CliOption(key = "project", mandatory = false) String projectName) throws Exception {
 
-		if (projectName != null) {
-
+		if (!iteration.getIteration().isPublic()) {
 			deployment.verifyAuthentication();
+		}
+
+		if (projectName != null) {
 
 			Project project = Projects.requiredByName(projectName);
 			ModuleIteration module = iteration.getModule(project);
@@ -103,11 +105,7 @@ class ReleaseCommands extends TimedCommand {
 
 		} else {
 
-			deployment.verifyAuthentication();
-
-			List<DeploymentInformation> deploymentInformation = build.performRelease(iteration);
-
-			deploymentInformation.forEach(deployment::promote);
+			build.performRelease(iteration).forEach(deployment::promote);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/release-tools/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/release/sagan/MaintainedVersion.java b/release-tools/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/release/sagan/MaintainedVersion.java
index 1a44bda..4c2827d 100644
--- a/release-tools/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/release/sagan/MaintainedVersion.java
+++ b/release-tools/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/release/sagan/MaintainedVersion.java
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ class MaintainedVersion implements Comparable<MaintainedVersion> {
 	 * @return
 	 */
 	MaintainedVersion nextDevelopmentVersion() {
-		return MaintainedVersion.of(project, version.getNextDevelopmentVersion(), train);
+		return MaintainedVersion.of(project, version.getNextBugfixVersion(), train);
 	}
 
 	/*