diff --git a/.github/workflows/jitpack-build.yml b/.github/workflows/jitpack-build.yml
index d6c2b36b4df..fc53fcf7e13 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/jitpack-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/jitpack-build.yml
@@ -42,4 +42,55 @@ jobs:
           done
           
           echo "Failed to trigger JitPack build after $MAX_RETRIES attempts."
-          exit 1
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+          exit 1
+
+      - name: Get POM File
+        run: |
+          TAG=${{ steps.get_tag.outputs.tag }}
+          JITPACK_POM_URL="https://jitpack.io/com/github/cbioportal/cbioportal-frontend/$TAG/cbioportal-frontend-$TAG.pom"
+          
+          MAX_RETRIES=10
+          RETRY_DELAY=30
+          COUNTER=0
+          
+          while [ $COUNTER -lt $MAX_RETRIES ]; do
+            HTTP_STATUS=$(curl -s -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" -X POST "$JITPACK_POM_URL")
+          
+            if [ "$HTTP_STATUS" -eq 200 ]; then
+              echo "POM file successfully found."
+              exit 0
+            else
+              echo "Attempt $((COUNTER+1)) failed with status $HTTP_STATUS: POM file not found yet. Retrying in $RETRY_DELAY seconds..."
+              COUNTER=$((COUNTER+1))
+              sleep $RETRY_DELAY
+            fi
+          done
+          
+          echo "Failed to find POM file after $MAX_RETRIES attempts."
+          exit 1
+
+      - name: Set up SSH
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p ~/.ssh
+          echo "${{ secrets.BACKEND_REPO_TOKEN }}" > ~/.ssh/id_ed25519
+          chmod 600 ~/.ssh/id_ed25519
+          ssh-keyscan github.com >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts
+
+      - name: Set up git
+        run: |
+          git config --global user.name 'github-actions'
+          git config --global user.email 'github-actions@github.com'
+
+      - name: Checkout cbioportal/cbioportal
+        run: |
+          git clone git@github.com:cBioPortal/cbioportal.git
+
+      - name: Update backend to use latest frontend commit
+        run: |
+          TAG=${{ steps.get_tag.outputs.tag }}
+          cd cbioportal
+          sed -i "s|<version>\(.*\)-SNAPSHOT</version>|<version>\1</version>|" pom.xml
+          sed -i "s|<frontend.version>.*</frontend.version>|<frontend.version>$TAG</frontend.version>|" pom.xml
+          git add pom.xml
+          git commit -m "Frontend $TAG"
+          git push
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