diff --git a/.github/workflows/create_release_tag_and_pr.yml b/.github/workflows/create_release_tag_and_pr.yml
index 16a59223f5..a959995177 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/create_release_tag_and_pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/create_release_tag_and_pr.yml
@@ -21,11 +21,13 @@ jobs:
           distribution: 'temurin'
           cache: 'maven'
 
-      - name: Reset staging/main
+      - name: Reset staging
         id: staging
         run: |
-          git checkout -B staging/main
-          git push --set-upstream -f origin staging/main
+          git checkout -B staging/$GITHUB_REF_NAME
+          git push --set-upstream -f origin staging/$GITHUB_REF_NAME
+        env:
+          GITHUB_REF_NAME: ${{ github.ref_name }}
 
       - name: Set Release Version
         id: release
@@ -37,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           commit_message: "Prepare release (${{ github.actor }}): github-api-${{ steps.release.outputs.version }}" 
           tagging_message: 'github-api-${{ steps.release.outputs.version }}'
-          branch: staging/main
+          branch: staging/${{ github.ref_name }}
 
       - name: Increment Snapshot Version
         run: |
@@ -46,12 +48,12 @@ jobs:
       - uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v5
         with:
           commit_message: "Prepare for next development iteration"
-          branch: staging/main
+          branch: staging/${{ github.ref_name }}
 
-      - name: pull-request to main
+      - name: Create pull-request
         uses: repo-sync/pull-request@v2
         with:
           pr_title: "Prepare release (${{ github.actor }}): github-api-${{ steps.release.outputs.version }}"
-          source_branch: "staging/main"
-          destination_branch: "main"
+          source_branch: "staging/${{ github.ref_name }}"
+          destination_branch: "${{ github.ref_name }}"
           github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 594083c3b8..0799d1e66a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.kohsuke</groupId>
   <artifactId>github-api</artifactId>
-  <version>1.327</version>
+  <version>1.329</version>
   <name>GitHub API for Java</name>
   <url>https://github-api.kohsuke.org/</url>
   <description>GitHub API for Java</description>
@@ -18,12 +18,12 @@
     <snapshotRepository>
       <id>sonatype-nexus-snapshots</id>
       <name>Sonatype Nexus Snapshots</name>
-      <url>https://s01.oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots/</url>
+      <url>${nexus.serverUrl}/content/repositories/snapshots/</url>
     </snapshotRepository>
     <repository>
       <id>sonatype-nexus-staging</id>
       <name>Nexus Release Repository</name>
-      <url>https://s01.oss.sonatype.org/service/local/staging/deploy/maven2/</url>
+      <url>${nexus.serverUrl}/service/local/staging/deploy/maven2/</url>
     </repository>
     <site>
       <id>github-pages</id>
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@
 
     <jacoco.surefire.argLine />
     <surefire.argLine />
+
+    <!-- This project was registered before 2021, so it uses the old server. -->
+    <nexus.serverUrl>https://ossrh-staging-api.central.sonatype.com</nexus.serverUrl>
   </properties>
 
   <build>
@@ -486,7 +489,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
-      <version>3.17.0</version>
+      <version>3.18.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.tngtech.archunit</groupId>