diff --git a/push-tag-and-version-template.gitlab-ci.yml b/push-tag-and-version-template.gitlab-ci.yml
index 0697a93..a04a546 100644
--- a/push-tag-and-version-template.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/push-tag-and-version-template.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
     - curl "https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version-&message=$VERSION&color=green" -o $ARTIFACT.svg
     - >
       if [ "${MVN_VERSION}" == "true" ]; then
-        mvn $MVN_EXTRA_ARGS versions:set -DnewVersion=$VERSION -DgenerateBackupPoms=false
+        mvn $MVN_EXTRA_ARGS $MAVEN_CLI_OPTS versions:set -DnewVersion=$VERSION -DgenerateBackupPoms=false
+        mvn $MVN_EXTRA_ARGS $MAVEN_CLI_OPTS package
       fi
     - push $VERSION