diff --git a/.github/actions/build-sample-app/action.yml b/.github/actions/build-sample-app/action.yml
index e7d759a..18aba56 100644
--- a/.github/actions/build-sample-app/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/build-sample-app/action.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,14 @@ inputs:
     description: 'commands passed to \"jfrog rt mvn\" to publish the app'
     required: false
     default: '-B clean install -DskipTests'
+  artifactory-repo-deploy-snapshots:
+    description: 'which Artifactory repo to publish snapshot versions to (the \"--repo-deploy-snapshots\" arg passed to \"jfrog rt mvn\")'
+    required: false
+    default: 'libs-snapshot-local'
+  artifactory-repo-deploy-releases:
+    description: 'which Artifactory repo to publish non-snapshot versions to (the \"--repo-deploy-releases\" arg passed to \"jfrog rt mvn\")'
+    required: false
+    default: 'libs-release-local'
   docker-push:
     description: 'whether or not to push docker image to docker hub'
     required: false
@@ -69,6 +77,8 @@ runs:
         app-dir: ${{ inputs.app-dir }}
         jf-artifactory-spring: ${{ inputs.jf-artifactory-spring }}
         jf-mvn-build-commands: ${{ inputs.jf-mvn-build-commands }}
+        artifactory-repo-deploy-snapshots: ${{ inputs.artifactory-repo-deploy-snapshots }}
+        artifactory-repo-deploy-releases: ${{ inputs.artifactory-repo-deploy-releases }}
 
     - uses: ./.github/actions/build-sample-app/docker-push
       if: ${{ inputs.docker-push == 'true' }}
diff --git a/.github/actions/build-sample-app/artifactory-publish/action.yml b/.github/actions/build-sample-app/artifactory-publish/action.yml
index 3758b74..5842239 100644
--- a/.github/actions/build-sample-app/artifactory-publish/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/build-sample-app/artifactory-publish/action.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,14 @@ inputs:
     description: 'commands passed to \"jfrog rt mvn\" to publish the app'
     required: false
     default: '-B clean install -DskipTests'
+  artifactory-repo-deploy-snapshots:
+    description: 'which Artifactory repo to publish snapshot versions to (the \"--repo-deploy-snapshots\" arg passed to \"jfrog rt mvn\")'
+    required: false
+    default: 'libs-snapshot-local'
+  artifactory-repo-deploy-releases:
+    description: 'which Artifactory repo to publish non-snapshot versions to (the \"--repo-deploy-releases\" arg passed to \"jfrog rt mvn\")'
+    required: false
+    default: 'libs-release-local'
 runs:
   using: "composite"
   steps:
@@ -30,8 +38,8 @@ runs:
         --server-id-deploy=repo.spring.io \
         --repo-resolve-releases=libs-milestone \
         --repo-resolve-snapshots=libs-snapshot \
-        --repo-deploy-releases=release \
-        --repo-deploy-snapshots=snapshot
+        --repo-deploy-releases=$${{ inputs.artifactory-repo-deploy-releases }} \
+        --repo-deploy-snapshots=$${{ inputs.artifactory-repo-deploy-snapshots }}
         echo JFROG_CLI_BUILD_NAME=spring-cloud-dataflow-samples >> $GITHUB_ENV
         echo JFROG_CLI_BUILD_NUMBER=$GITHUB_RUN_NUMBER >> $GITHUB_ENV
       working-directory: ${{ inputs.app-dir }}
@@ -43,4 +51,3 @@ runs:
         jfrog rt build-publish
         echo "::info ::published ${{ inputs.app-dir }}"
       working-directory: ${{ inputs.app-dir }}
-
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index b2055f3..2fc64f3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -316,6 +316,7 @@ jobs:
           mvn-build-commands: '-B clean install spring-boot:build-image'
           artifactory-publish: ${{ inputs.maven-build-only != true }}
           jf-artifactory-spring: ${{ secrets.JF_ARTIFACTORY_SPRING }}
+          artifactory-repo-deploy-releases: 'libs-milestone-local'
           docker-push: ${{ inputs.maven-build-only != true }}
           docker-username: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_USERNAME }}
           docker-password: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_TOKEN }}
@@ -332,6 +333,7 @@ jobs:
           mvn-build-commands: '-B clean install spring-boot:build-image'
           artifactory-publish: ${{ inputs.maven-build-only != true }}
           jf-artifactory-spring: ${{ secrets.JF_ARTIFACTORY_SPRING }}
+          artifactory-repo-deploy-releases: 'libs-milestone-local'
           docker-push: ${{ inputs.maven-build-only != true }}
           docker-username: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_USERNAME }}
           docker-password: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_TOKEN }}
@@ -363,4 +365,4 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: 'Completed'
         shell: bash
-        run: echo "::info ::completed"
\ No newline at end of file
+        run: echo "::info ::completed"
diff --git a/timestamp-task/pom.xml b/timestamp-task/pom.xml
index 038cfec..d512d51 100644
--- a/timestamp-task/pom.xml
+++ b/timestamp-task/pom.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 	<description>Simple Timestamp sample.</description>
 
 	<properties>
-		<java.version>8</java.version>
+		<java.version>17</java.version>
 		<spring-cloud.version>2022.0.2</spring-cloud.version>
 	</properties>