diff --git a/.github/workflows/java-gradle-base.yaml b/.github/workflows/java-gradle-base.yaml
index 2069c9d5b..4adf1787c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/java-gradle-base.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/java-gradle-base.yaml
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: test
     steps:
       - name: Assess code quality
-        uses: bakdata/ci-templates/actions/java-gradle-assess-code-quality@1.52.0
+        uses: bakdata/ci-templates/actions/java-gradle-assess-code-quality@1.56.0
         with:
           download-lfs-files: ${{ inputs.download-lfs-files }}
           gradle-cache: ${{ inputs.gradle-cache }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/java-gradle-docker.yaml b/.github/workflows/java-gradle-docker.yaml
index 287b9ee22..4d5188be1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/java-gradle-docker.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/java-gradle-docker.yaml
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ concurrency:
 jobs:
   build-and-test:
     name: Build, Test and Assess code quality
-    uses: bakdata/ci-templates/.github/workflows/java-gradle-base.yaml@1.52.0
+    uses: bakdata/ci-templates/.github/workflows/java-gradle-base.yaml@1.56.0
     with:
       java-distribution: ${{ inputs.java-distribution }}
       java-version: ${{ inputs.java-version }}
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Publish
-        uses: bakdata/ci-templates/actions/java-gradle-publish@1.49.0
+        uses: bakdata/ci-templates/actions/java-gradle-publish@1.56.0
         with:
           signing-secret-key-ring: ${{ secrets.signing-secret-key-ring }}
           signing-key-id: ${{ secrets.signing-key-id }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/java-gradle-library.yaml b/.github/workflows/java-gradle-library.yaml
index c24cddf33..d6f99abed 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/java-gradle-library.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/java-gradle-library.yaml
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ concurrency:
 jobs:
   build-and-test:
     name: Build, Test and Assess code quality
-    uses: bakdata/ci-templates/.github/workflows/java-gradle-base.yaml@1.52.0
+    uses: bakdata/ci-templates/.github/workflows/java-gradle-base.yaml@1.56.0
     with:
       java-distribution: ${{ inputs.java-distribution }}
       java-version: ${{ inputs.java-version }}
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Publish
-        uses: bakdata/ci-templates/actions/java-gradle-publish@1.49.0
+        uses: bakdata/ci-templates/actions/java-gradle-publish@1.56.0
         with:
           signing-secret-key-ring: ${{ secrets.signing-secret-key-ring }}
           signing-key-id: ${{ secrets.signing-key-id }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/java-gradle-plugin.yaml b/.github/workflows/java-gradle-plugin.yaml
index f65ee6445..0377fa0a8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/java-gradle-plugin.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/java-gradle-plugin.yaml
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ concurrency:
 jobs:
   build-and-test:
     name: Build, Test and Assess code quality
-    uses: bakdata/ci-templates/.github/workflows/java-gradle-base.yaml@1.52.0
+    uses: bakdata/ci-templates/.github/workflows/java-gradle-base.yaml@1.56.0
     with:
       java-distribution: ${{ inputs.java-distribution }}
       java-version: ${{ inputs.java-version }}
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Publish
-        uses: bakdata/ci-templates/actions/java-gradle-publish@1.49.0
+        uses: bakdata/ci-templates/actions/java-gradle-publish@1.56.0
         with:
           signing-secret-key-ring: ${{ secrets.signing-secret-key-ring }}
           signing-key-id: ${{ secrets.signing-key-id }}
diff --git a/actions/java-gradle-assess-code-quality/action.yaml b/actions/java-gradle-assess-code-quality/action.yaml
index 9497e852e..c2881382d 100644
--- a/actions/java-gradle-assess-code-quality/action.yaml
+++ b/actions/java-gradle-assess-code-quality/action.yaml
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ runs:
           ${{ (inputs.sonar-organization != '' && format('-Dsonar.organization={0}', inputs.sonar-organization)) || '' }} \
           ${{ (inputs.sonar-project-key != '' && format('-Dsonar.projectKey={0}', inputs.sonar-project-key)) || '' }} \
           ${{ (inputs.sonar-project-name != '' && format('-Dsonar.projectName={0}', inputs.sonar-project-name)) || '' }} \
-          --info --stacktrace sonarqube \
+          --info --stacktrace sonar \
           ${{ inputs.gradle-refresh-dependencies == 'true' && '--refresh-dependencies' || '' }}
       shell: bash
       working-directory: ${{ inputs.working-directory }}
diff --git a/actions/java-gradle-publish/action.yaml b/actions/java-gradle-publish/action.yaml
index e434013ac..10f35d7f6 100644
--- a/actions/java-gradle-publish/action.yaml
+++ b/actions/java-gradle-publish/action.yaml
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ inputs:
     default: "."
 runs:
   using: "composite"
-  if: "!contains(github.repository, 'playground')"
   steps:
     - name: Check out repository
       uses: bakdata/ci-templates/actions/checkout@1.49.0
@@ -81,7 +80,7 @@ runs:
       run: |
         export SIGNING_SECRET_KEY_RING_FILE="$(mktemp -d)/secring.gpg"
         echo '${{ inputs.signing-secret-key-ring }}' | base64 -d > $SIGNING_SECRET_KEY_RING_FILE
-        ./gradlew --info --stacktrace publishToNexus closeAndReleaseStagingRepository -x test
+        ./gradlew --info --stacktrace publishToNexus closeAndReleaseStagingRepositories -x test
       shell: bash
       working-directory: ${{ inputs.working-directory }}
       env: