diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index fba97ffa16..6fe3bd9dab 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@ jobs:
         run: ./mvnw ${MAVEN_ARGS} versions:set -DnewVersion="${RELEASE_VERSION:1}" versions:commit
         env:
           RELEASE_VERSION: ${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}
+      - name: change version to release version for bom module
+        working-directory: ./operator-framework-bom
+        run: ./mvnw ${MAVEN_ARGS} versions:set -DnewVersion="${RELEASE_VERSION:1}" versions:commit
+        env:
+          RELEASE_VERSION: ${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}
       - name: Release Maven package
         uses: samuelmeuli/action-maven-publish@v1
         with: