diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index 1741a4d72..04392ff36 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ jobs:
 
   deploy-prod:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: startsWith(github.event.head_commit.message, 'chore') && endsWith(github.event.head_commit.message, 'version release')
+    if: contains(github.event.workflow_run.head_commit.message, 'version release')
     needs: [ build ]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ jobs:
               ProxyJump bastion
 
       - name: Check if artifact exists
-        run: ssh learnweb test -f "${{ secrets.DEPLOY_PATH }}/ROOT##${{ needs.build.outputs.version }}.war" && exit 1
+        run: '! ssh learnweb test -f '${{ secrets.DEPLOY_PATH }}/ROOT##${{ needs.build.outputs.version }}.war' || false"
 
       - name: Copy artifact to server
         run: rsync -avzh --ignore-existing ROOT##*.war learnweb:${{ secrets.DEPLOY_PATH }}/
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index cc089d95a..696553c4b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <groupId>de.l3s</groupId>
     <artifactId>learnweb</artifactId>
     <!-- Because Tomcat treats version as String, we need to use zero paddings to make sure v10 is newer than v9 -->
-    <version>3.21.01</version>
+    <version>3.22.00</version>
     <packaging>war</packaging>
 
     <name>Learnweb</name>