diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index df22751c1b..4fc25655a6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -32,10 +32,18 @@ jobs:
             Version ${{ steps.read-version.outputs.version }}
           draft: true
           prerelease: false
-      - name: Create shaded jar for release
+      - name: Create Jar files for release
         if: ${{ !endsWith(steps.read-version.outputs.version, 'SNAPSHOT') }}
         run: |
+          java --version
           ./gradlew shadowJar
+      - name: Upload Jars to Release
+        if: ${{ !endsWith(steps.read-version.outputs.version, 'SNAPSHOT') }}
+        uses: svenstaro/upload-release-action@2.3.0
+        with:
+          repo_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          tag: v${{ steps.read-version.outputs.version }}
+          file: build/libs/javacord-${{ steps.read-version.outputs.version }}-shaded.jar
       - name: Update Release Version
         if: ${{ !endsWith(steps.read-version.outputs.version, 'SNAPSHOT') }}
         run: |
@@ -46,13 +54,6 @@ jobs:
           git add gradle.properties
           git commit -am "Increment patch version and append -SNAPSHOT suffix"
           git push --set-upstream origin release-v${{ steps.read-version.outputs.version }}
-      - name: Upload shaded jar to release
-        if: ${{ !endsWith(steps.read-version.outputs.version, 'SNAPSHOT') }}
-        uses: svenstaro/upload-release-action@2.3.0
-        with:
-          repo_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          tag: v${{ steps.read-version.outputs.version }}
-          file: ${{ github.workspace }}/build/libs/javacord-${{ steps.read-version.outputs.version }}-shaded.jar
       - name: Create Release Pull Request
         if: ${{ !endsWith(steps.read-version.outputs.version, 'SNAPSHOT') }}
         id: cpr
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index abceed3f86..9583da3ad5 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 # the whole org.gradle.jvmargs line can be removed after that is fixed
 org.gradle.jvmargs = -Duser.language=en -Xmx512m -XX:MaxMetaspaceSize=256m
 org.gradle.caching = true
-version = 3.6.7
+version = 3.6.8