diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
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-name: release
-
-on:
-  push:
-    tags:
-      - '*'
-    branches:
-      - 'snapshot/**'
-
-jobs:
-  publish_docker:
-    if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/') || startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/heads/snapshot')
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        app:
-          - pubsub
-          - kinesis
-          - kafka
-          - nsq
-        include:
-          - app: kinesis
-            run_snyk: ${{ !contains(github.ref, 'rc') }}
-          - app: pubsub
-            run_snyk: ${{ !contains(github.ref, 'rc') }}
-          - app: kafka
-            run_snyk: ${{ !contains(github.ref, 'rc') }}
-          - app: nsq
-            run_snyk: ${{ !contains(github.ref, 'rc') }}
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
-    - name: Checkout with history for version info
-      uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/heads/snapshot')
-      with:
-        fetch-depth: 0
-    - uses: coursier/cache-action@v6
-    - name: Set up JDK 11
-      uses: actions/setup-java@v1
-      with:
-        java-version: 11
-    - name: Docker login
-      uses: docker/login-action@v1
-      with:
-        username: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USERNAME }}
-        password: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_PASSWORD }}
-    - name: Get current version
-      if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
-      id: ver
-      run: echo "::set-output name=tag::${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/}"
-    - name: Get current version (snapshot)
-      if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/heads/snapshot')
-      id: ver-snapshot
-      run: |
-        export SNAPSHOT_VERSION=$(sbt common/version -Dsbt.log.noformat=true | grep 'SNAPSHOT' | awk '{ print $2 }')
-        echo "::set-output name=tag::$SNAPSHOT_VERSION"
-    - name: Get app package name
-      id: packageName
-      run: |
-        export PACKAGE_NAME=$(sbt "project ${{ matrix.app }}" dockerAlias -Dsbt.log.noformat=true | sed -n '/\[info\]/ s/\[info\] //p' | tail -1 | tr -d '\n' | cut -d":" -f1)
-        echo "::set-output name=package_name::$PACKAGE_NAME"
-    - name: Get app base directory
-      id: baseDirectory
-      run: |
-        export BASE_DIRECTORY=$(sbt "project ${{ matrix.app }}" baseDirectory -Dsbt.log.noformat=true | sed -n '/\[info\]/ s/\[info\] //p' | tail -1 | tr -d '\n')
-        echo "::set-output name=directory::$BASE_DIRECTORY"
-    - name: Get app base directory (distroless)
-      id: baseDirectoryDistroless
-      run: |
-        export BASE_DIRECTORY_DISTROLESS=$(sbt "project ${{ matrix.app }}Distroless" baseDirectory -Dsbt.log.noformat=true | sed -n '/\[info\]/ s/\[info\] //p' | tail -1 | tr -d '\n')
-        echo "::set-output name=directory::$BASE_DIRECTORY_DISTROLESS"
-    - name: Stage the Docker build
-      run: sbt "project ${{ matrix.app }}" docker:stage
-    - name: Stage the Docker distroless build
-      run: sbt "project ${{ matrix.app }}Distroless" docker:stage
-    - name: Docker metadata
-      id: meta
-      uses: docker/metadata-action@v3
-      with:
-        images: ${{ steps.packageName.outputs.package_name }}
-        tags: |
-          type=raw,value=latest,enable=${{ !contains(steps.ver.outputs.tag, 'rc') && !contains(steps.ver-snapshot.outputs.tag, 'SNAPSHOT' )}}
-          type=raw,value=latest-focal,enable=${{ !contains(steps.ver.outputs.tag, 'rc') && !contains(steps.ver-snapshot.outputs.tag, 'SNAPSHOT' )}}
-          type=raw,value=${{ steps.ver.outputs.tag }},enable=${{ !contains(steps.ver.outputs.tag, 'SNAPSHOT') && steps.ver.outputs.tag != '' }}
-          type=raw,value=${{ steps.ver.outputs.tag }}-focal,enable=${{ !contains(steps.ver.outputs.tag, 'SNAPSHOT') && steps.ver.outputs.tag != '' }}
-          type=raw,value=${{ steps.ver-snapshot.outputs.tag }},enable=${{ contains(steps.ver-snapshot.outputs.tag, 'SNAPSHOT') }}
-          type=raw,value=${{ steps.ver-snapshot.outputs.tag }}-focal,enable=${{ contains(steps.ver-snapshot.outputs.tag, 'SNAPSHOT') }}
-        flavor: |
-          latest=false
-    - name: Docker metadata distroless
-      id: distroless-meta
-      uses: docker/metadata-action@v3
-      with:
-        images: ${{ steps.packageName.outputs.package_name }}
-        tags: |
-          type=raw,value=latest-distroless,enable=${{ !contains(steps.ver.outputs.tag, 'rc') && !contains(steps.ver-snapshot.outputs.tag, 'SNAPSHOT' )}}
-          type=raw,value=${{ steps.ver.outputs.tag }}-distroless,enable=${{ !contains(steps.ver.outputs.tag, 'SNAPSHOT') && steps.ver.outputs.tag != '' }}
-          type=raw,value=${{ steps.ver-snapshot.outputs.tag }}-distroless,enable=${{ contains(steps.ver-snapshot.outputs.tag, 'SNAPSHOT') }}
-        flavor: |
-          latest=false
-    - name: Set up QEMU
-      uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v1
-    - name: Set up Docker Buildx
-      uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v1
-    - name: Push image
-      uses: docker/build-push-action@v2
-      with:
-        context: ${{ steps.baseDirectory.outputs.directory }}/target/docker/stage
-        file: ${{ steps.baseDirectory.outputs.directory }}/target/docker/stage/Dockerfile
-        platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64/v8
-        tags: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}
-        push: true
-    - name: Push distroless image
-      uses: docker/build-push-action@v2
-      with:
-        context: ${{ steps.baseDirectoryDistroless.outputs.directory }}/target/docker/stage
-        file: ${{ steps.baseDirectoryDistroless.outputs.directory }}/target/docker/stage/Dockerfile
-        platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64/v8
-        tags: ${{ steps.distroless-meta.outputs.tags }}
-        push: true
-    - name: Build local distroless image, which is needed to run Snyk
-      if: matrix.run_snyk
-      run: sbt "project ${{ matrix.app }}Distroless" docker:publishLocal
-    - name: Run Snyk to check for vulnerabilities
-      uses: snyk/actions/docker@master
-      if: matrix.run_snyk
-      with:
-        image: "${{ steps.packageName.outputs.package_name }}:${{ steps.ver.outputs.tag }}-distroless"
-        args: "--app-vulns --org=data-processing-new"
-        command: monitor
-      env:
-        SNYK_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SNYK_TOKEN }}
-
-  publish_sce:
-    if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-    - uses: coursier/cache-action@v6
-    - name: Set up JDK 11
-      uses: actions/setup-java@v1
-      with:
-        java-version: 11
-    - name: Deploy SCE on Maven Central
-      run: sbt "project common" ci-release
-      env:
-        PGP_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.SONA_PGP_PASSPHRASE }}
-        PGP_SECRET: ${{ secrets.SONA_PGP_SECRET }}
-        SONATYPE_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.SONA_USER }}
-        SONATYPE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.SONA_PASS }}