diff --git a/.releaserc.cjs b/.releaserc.cjs
index 8f1df27fb1..888025df79 100644
--- a/.releaserc.cjs
+++ b/.releaserc.cjs
@@ -103,27 +103,6 @@ module.exports = {
       "semantic-release-replace-plugin",
       {
         replacements: [
-          // Update the version for all Gradle Java projects
-          // Does not update the dependencies
-          {
-            files: Object.keys(Runtimes.java),
-            from: 'version = ".*"',
-            to: 'version = "${nextRelease.version}"',
-            results: Object.keys(Runtimes.java).map(CheckResults),
-            countMatches: true,
-          },
-          // Now update the Gradle Java  dependencies
-          ...Object.entries(Runtimes.java).flatMap(([file, { dependencies }]) =>
-            dependencies.map((dependency) => ({
-              files: [file],
-              from: `implementation("${dependency}:.*")`,
-              to:
-                `implementation("${dependency}:` + '${nextRelease.version}" />',
-              results: [CheckResults(file)],
-              countMatches: true,
-            })),
-          ),
-
           // Update the version for all DotNet projects
           // Does not update the dependencies
           {
@@ -211,8 +190,8 @@ function CheckDependencyReplacementResults(file) {
     return {
       file,
       hasChanged: true,
-      numMatches: 4,
-      numReplacements: 4,
+      numMatches: 3,
+      numReplacements: 3,
     };
   } else if (file.includes("StandardLibrary")) {
     return {
diff --git a/AwsCryptographicMaterialProviders/runtimes/java/build.gradle.kts b/AwsCryptographicMaterialProviders/runtimes/java/build.gradle.kts
index b2723a7f89..f726e8e1b4 100644
--- a/AwsCryptographicMaterialProviders/runtimes/java/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/AwsCryptographicMaterialProviders/runtimes/java/build.gradle.kts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ var props = Properties().apply {
 var dafnyVersion = props.getProperty("dafnyVersion")
 
 group = "software.amazon.cryptography"
-version = "1.8.0-SNAPSHOT"
+version = props.getProperty("mplVersion")
 description = "AWS Cryptographic Material Providers Library"
 
 java {
@@ -224,18 +224,18 @@ tasks.test {
     // This will show System.out.println statements
     testLogging.showStandardStreams = true
 
-    testLogging {
-        lifecycle {
-            events = mutableSetOf(org.gradle.api.tasks.testing.logging.TestLogEvent.FAILED, org.gradle.api.tasks.testing.logging.TestLogEvent.PASSED, org.gradle.api.tasks.testing.logging.TestLogEvent.SKIPPED)
-            exceptionFormat = org.gradle.api.tasks.testing.logging.TestExceptionFormat.FULL
-            showExceptions = true
-            showCauses = true
-            showStackTraces = true
-            showStandardStreams = true
-        }
-        info.events = lifecycle.events
-        info.exceptionFormat = lifecycle.exceptionFormat
-    }
+    // testLogging {
+    //     lifecycle {
+    //         events = mutableSetOf(org.gradle.api.tasks.testing.logging.TestLogEvent.FAILED, org.gradle.api.tasks.testing.logging.TestLogEvent.PASSED, org.gradle.api.tasks.testing.logging.TestLogEvent.SKIPPED)
+    //         exceptionFormat = org.gradle.api.tasks.testing.logging.TestExceptionFormat.FULL
+    //         showExceptions = true
+    //         showCauses = true
+    //         showStackTraces = true
+    //         showStandardStreams = true
+    //     }
+    //     info.events = lifecycle.events
+    //     info.exceptionFormat = lifecycle.exceptionFormat
+    // }
 
     // See https://github.com/gradle/kotlin-dsl/issues/836
     addTestListener(object : TestListener {
diff --git a/TestVectorsAwsCryptographicMaterialProviders/runtimes/java/build.gradle.kts b/TestVectorsAwsCryptographicMaterialProviders/runtimes/java/build.gradle.kts
index 86373d30dd..a576a03895 100644
--- a/TestVectorsAwsCryptographicMaterialProviders/runtimes/java/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/TestVectorsAwsCryptographicMaterialProviders/runtimes/java/build.gradle.kts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ var props = Properties().apply {
 var dafnyVersion = props.getProperty("dafnyVersion")
 
 group = "software.amazon.cryptography"
-version = "1.8.0-SNAPSHOT"
+version = props.getProperty("mplVersion")
 description = "TestAwsCryptographicMaterialProviders"
 
 java {
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ repositories {
 dependencies {
     implementation("org.dafny:DafnyRuntime:${dafnyVersion}")
     implementation("software.amazon.smithy.dafny:conversion:0.1.1")
-    implementation("software.amazon.cryptography:aws-cryptographic-material-providers:1.8.0-SNAPSHOT")
+    implementation("software.amazon.cryptography:aws-cryptographic-material-providers:${version}")
     implementation(platform("software.amazon.awssdk:bom:2.25.1"))
     implementation("software.amazon.awssdk:dynamodb")
     implementation("software.amazon.awssdk:dynamodb-enhanced")
diff --git a/project.properties b/project.properties
index 37c8a94d43..11a3c4fe45 100644
--- a/project.properties
+++ b/project.properties
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@
 # And the Dotnet projects include and parse this file.
 dafnyVersion=4.9.0
 dafnyVerifyVersion=4.9.0
-mplVersion=1.8.0-SNAPSHOT
+mplVersion=1.9.0-rc