diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-publish.yml
index 1023d05..d9e0027 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-publish.yml
@@ -44,11 +44,12 @@ jobs:
           mvn versions:set -DnewVersion=$VERSION -DgenerateBackupPoms=false
 
       - name: Build and test
+        if: "!startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v')"
         run: mvn verify
 
       - name: Publish to Maven Central
         if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v')
-        run: mvn deploy -Prelease -DskipTests
+        run: mvn -Prelease clean deploy
         env:
           CENTRAL_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.CENTRAL_USERNAME }}
           CENTRAL_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CENTRAL_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 396d7b8..fc98586 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
         <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
         <maven.compiler.release>25</maven.compiler.release>
 
-        <beast.version>2.8.0-beta4</beast.version>
+        <beast.version>2.8.0-beta5</beast.version>
         <javafx.version>25.0.2</javafx.version>
         <junit.version>5.8.2</junit.version>