diff --git a/etc/release-tools/processor-upgrade-dryrun.sh b/etc/release-tools/processor-upgrade-dryrun.sh
index 326a348a..80661fe1 100755
--- a/etc/release-tools/processor-upgrade-dryrun.sh
+++ b/etc/release-tools/processor-upgrade-dryrun.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ fi
 pushd ../..
 
 VERSION=$1
-./mvnw -f applications/processor versions:set -DnewVersion=$VERSION -DgenerateBackupPoms=false
+./mvnw -f applications/processor versions:set -DnewVersion=$VERSION -DgenerateBackupPoms=false -DupdateMatchingVersions=false
 ./mvnw -f applications/processor versions:update-parent -DparentVersion=$2 -Pspring -DgenerateBackupPoms=false
 
 if [[ $VERSION =~ M[0-9]|RC[0-9] ]]; then
diff --git a/etc/release-tools/processor-upgrade.sh b/etc/release-tools/processor-upgrade.sh
index 2cabb731..29ce5534 100755
--- a/etc/release-tools/processor-upgrade.sh
+++ b/etc/release-tools/processor-upgrade.sh
@@ -5,16 +5,17 @@ if [ "$#" -ne 2 ]; then
     exit
 fi
 
+VERSION=$1
+
 function git_commit_push {
  echo "in git commit"
- git commit -am"Processor Applications: Release - $1"
- git push origin master
+ git commit -am"Processor Applications: Release - $VERSION"
+ git push origin master && git push upstream master
 }
 
 pushd ../..
 
-VERSION=$1
-./mvnw -f applications/processor versions:set -DnewVersion=$VERSION -DgenerateBackupPoms=false
+./mvnw -f applications/processor versions:set -DnewVersion=$VERSION -DgenerateBackupPoms=false -DupdateMatchingVersions=false
 ./mvnw -f applications/processor versions:update-parent -DparentVersion=$2 -Pspring -DgenerateBackupPoms=false
 
 if [[ $VERSION =~ M[0-9]|RC[0-9] ]]; then
diff --git a/etc/release-tools/sink-upgrade-dryrun.sh b/etc/release-tools/sink-upgrade-dryrun.sh
index 482f6f97..7f7d5cfe 100755
--- a/etc/release-tools/sink-upgrade-dryrun.sh
+++ b/etc/release-tools/sink-upgrade-dryrun.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ fi
 pushd ../..
 
 VERSION=$1
-./mvnw -f applications/sink versions:set -DnewVersion=$VERSION -DgenerateBackupPoms=false
+./mvnw -f applications/sink versions:set -DnewVersion=$VERSION -DgenerateBackupPoms=false -DupdateMatchingVersions=false
 ./mvnw -f applications/sink versions:update-parent -DparentVersion=$2 -Pspring -DgenerateBackupPoms=false
 
 if [[ $VERSION =~ M[0-9]|RC[0-9] ]]; then
diff --git a/etc/release-tools/sink-upgrade.sh b/etc/release-tools/sink-upgrade.sh
index ad91f0af..0b97ebb2 100755
--- a/etc/release-tools/sink-upgrade.sh
+++ b/etc/release-tools/sink-upgrade.sh
@@ -5,16 +5,17 @@ if [ "$#" -ne 2 ]; then
     exit
 fi
 
+VERSION=$1
+
 function git_commit_push {
  echo "in git commit"
- git commit -am"Sink Applications: Release - $1"
- git push origin master
+ git commit -am"Sink Applications: Release - $VERSION"
+ git push origin master && git push upstream master
 }
 
 pushd ../..
 
-VERSION=$1
-./mvnw -f applications/sink versions:set -DnewVersion=$VERSION -DgenerateBackupPoms=false
+./mvnw -f applications/sink versions:set -DnewVersion=$VERSION -DgenerateBackupPoms=false -DupdateMatchingVersions=false
 ./mvnw -f applications/sink versions:update-parent -DparentVersion=$2 -Pspring -DgenerateBackupPoms=false
 
 if [[ $VERSION =~ M[0-9]|RC[0-9] ]]; then