diff --git a/src/main/java/io/quarkus/bot/release/ReleaseInformation.java b/src/main/java/io/quarkus/bot/release/ReleaseInformation.java
index 7690468..b99ec92 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/quarkus/bot/release/ReleaseInformation.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/quarkus/bot/release/ReleaseInformation.java
@@ -12,13 +12,15 @@ public class ReleaseInformation {
     private final boolean major;
 
     private String version;
+    private boolean maintenance;
 
     @JsonCreator
-    public ReleaseInformation(String version, String branch, String qualifier, boolean major) {
+    public ReleaseInformation(String version, String branch, String qualifier, boolean major, boolean maintenance) {
         this.version = version;
         this.branch = branch;
         this.qualifier = qualifier;
         this.major = major;
+        this.maintenance = maintenance;
     }
 
     public String getVersion() {
@@ -33,10 +35,18 @@ public String getQualifier() {
         return qualifier;
     }
 
+    public boolean isMaintenance() {
+        return maintenance;
+    }
+
     public void setVersion(String version) {
         this.version = version;
     }
 
+    public void setMaintenance(boolean maintenance) {
+        this.maintenance = maintenance;
+    }
+
     @JsonIgnore
     public boolean isFinal() {
         return qualifier == null || qualifier.isBlank() || qualifier.equals("Final");
@@ -80,7 +90,7 @@ public boolean equals(Object obj) {
 
     @Override
     public String toString() {
-        return "ReleaseInformation [version=" + version + ", branch=" + branch + ", qualifier=" + qualifier + ", major=" + major
+        return "ReleaseInformation [version=" + version + ", branch=" + branch + ", qualifier=" + qualifier + ", major=" + major + ",maintenance=" + maintenance
                 + "]";
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/quarkus/bot/release/step/AnnounceRelease.java b/src/main/java/io/quarkus/bot/release/step/AnnounceRelease.java
index be87049..974a8e0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/quarkus/bot/release/step/AnnounceRelease.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/quarkus/bot/release/step/AnnounceRelease.java
@@ -36,7 +36,9 @@ public int run(Context context, Commands commands, ReleaseInformation releaseInf
 
         if (releaseInformation.isFinal()) {
             comment.append("Time to write the announcement:\n\n");
-            comment.append("* Update the versions in `_data/versions.yaml`\n");
+            if (!releaseInformation.isMaintenance()) {
+                comment.append("* Update the versions in `_data/versions.yaml`\n");
+            }
             comment.append("* Write a blog post for [the website](https://github.com/quarkusio/quarkusio.github.io)\n");
             comment.append(
                     "  * Use a previous announcement as a template (be aware, annoucements are very different for the first final of a major/minor and the follow-up micros)\n");
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/quarkus/bot/release/step/ApproveCoreRelease.java b/src/main/java/io/quarkus/bot/release/step/ApproveCoreRelease.java
index 9d02dc8..b171982 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/quarkus/bot/release/step/ApproveCoreRelease.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/quarkus/bot/release/step/ApproveCoreRelease.java
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 package io.quarkus.bot.release.step;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
-import java.nio.file.Files;
-import java.nio.file.Path;
 
 import jakarta.inject.Inject;
 import jakarta.inject.Singleton;
@@ -35,10 +33,10 @@ public boolean shouldPause(Context context, Commands commands, ReleaseInformatio
         comment.append("- Quarkus `").append(releaseInformation.getVersion()).append("`\n");
         comment.append("- On branch `").append(releaseInformation.getBranch()).append("`\n");
         comment.append("- With Java `").append(jdks.getJdkVersion(releaseInformation.getBranch())).append("`\n");
-        if (Files.exists(Path.of("work", "maintenance"))) {
+        if (releaseInformation.isMaintenance()) {
             comment.append("- This is a `maintenance` release.\n");
         }
-        if (Files.exists(Path.of("work", "preview"))) {
+        if (!releaseInformation.isFinal()) {
             comment.append("- This is a `preview` release (e.g. `Alpha`, `Beta`, `CR`).\n");
         }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/quarkus/bot/release/step/Prerequisites.java b/src/main/java/io/quarkus/bot/release/step/Prerequisites.java
index f2b1874..471be8c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/quarkus/bot/release/step/Prerequisites.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/quarkus/bot/release/step/Prerequisites.java
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ public int run(Context context, Commands commands, ReleaseInformation releaseInf
         }
 
         releaseInformation.setVersion(Files.readString(Path.of("work", "newVersion")).trim());
+        releaseInformation.setMaintenance(Files.exists(Path.of("work", "maintenance")));
         issues.appendReleaseInformation(updatedIssueBody, releaseInformation);
 
         return exitCode;
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/quarkus/bot/release/util/Issues.java b/src/main/java/io/quarkus/bot/release/util/Issues.java
index 6728589..cea22ed 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/quarkus/bot/release/util/Issues.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/quarkus/bot/release/util/Issues.java
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ public ReleaseInformation extractReleaseInformationFromForm(String description)
             throw new IllegalStateException("Unable to extract a branch from the description");
         }
 
-        return new ReleaseInformation(null, branch, qualifier, major);
+        return new ReleaseInformation(null, branch, qualifier, major, false);
     }
 
     public ReleaseInformation extractReleaseInformation(UpdatedIssueBody updatedIssueBody) {
diff --git a/src/test/java/io/quarkus/bot/release/BranchesTest.java b/src/test/java/io/quarkus/bot/release/BranchesTest.java
index 61d49e3..0aeadeb 100644
--- a/src/test/java/io/quarkus/bot/release/BranchesTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/io/quarkus/bot/release/BranchesTest.java
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ public class BranchesTest {
 
     @Test
     void testPreviewRelease() {
-        ReleaseInformation releaseInformation = new ReleaseInformation("3.6.0.CR1", "3.6", "CR1", false);
+        ReleaseInformation releaseInformation = new ReleaseInformation("3.6.0.CR1", "3.6", "CR1", false, false);
 
         assertThat(Branches.getPlatformPreparationBranch(releaseInformation)).isEqualTo(Branches.MAIN);
         assertThat(Branches.getPlatformReleaseBranch(releaseInformation)).isEqualTo(Branches.MAIN);
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ void testPreviewRelease() {
 
     @Test
     void testFirstFinalRelease() {
-        ReleaseInformation releaseInformation = new ReleaseInformation("3.6.0", "3.6", null, false);
+        ReleaseInformation releaseInformation = new ReleaseInformation("3.6.0", "3.6", null, false, false);
 
         assertThat(Branches.getPlatformPreparationBranch(releaseInformation)).isEqualTo(Branches.MAIN);
         assertThat(Branches.getPlatformReleaseBranch(releaseInformation)).isEqualTo("3.6");
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ void testFirstFinalRelease() {
 
     @Test
     void testBugfixFinalRelease() {
-        ReleaseInformation releaseInformation = new ReleaseInformation("3.6.1", "3.6", null, false);
+        ReleaseInformation releaseInformation = new ReleaseInformation("3.6.1", "3.6", null, false, false);
 
         assertThat(Branches.getPlatformPreparationBranch(releaseInformation)).isEqualTo("3.6");
         assertThat(Branches.getPlatformReleaseBranch(releaseInformation)).isEqualTo("3.6");
diff --git a/src/test/java/io/quarkus/bot/release/IssuesTest.java b/src/test/java/io/quarkus/bot/release/IssuesTest.java
index 1f6c44d..609bfdb 100644
--- a/src/test/java/io/quarkus/bot/release/IssuesTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/io/quarkus/bot/release/IssuesTest.java
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ void testExtractReleaseInformationFromForm() {
             - [ ] This release is a major version.
             """;
 
-        assertThat(issues.extractReleaseInformationFromForm(description)).isEqualTo(new ReleaseInformation(null, "3.6", null, false));
+        assertThat(issues.extractReleaseInformationFromForm(description)).isEqualTo(new ReleaseInformation(null, "3.6", null, false, false));
 
         description = """
                 ### Branch
@@ -51,14 +51,14 @@ void testExtractReleaseInformationFromForm() {
                 - [X] This release is a major version.
                 """;
 
-        assertThat(issues.extractReleaseInformationFromForm(description)).isEqualTo(new ReleaseInformation(null, "main", "CR1", true));
+        assertThat(issues.extractReleaseInformationFromForm(description)).isEqualTo(new ReleaseInformation(null, "main", "CR1", true, false));
 
         assertThrows(IllegalStateException.class, () -> issues.extractReleaseInformationFromForm("foobar"));
     }
 
     @Test
     void testAppendReleaseInformation() {
-        assertThat(issues.appendReleaseInformation(new UpdatedIssueBody(""), new ReleaseInformation(null, "3.6", null, false))).isEqualTo("""
+        assertThat(issues.appendReleaseInformation(new UpdatedIssueBody(""), new ReleaseInformation(null, "3.6", null, false, false))).isEqualTo("""
 
 
                 <!-- quarkus-release/release-information:
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ void testAppendReleaseInformation() {
                 branch: "3.6"
                 qualifier: null
                 major: false
+                maintenance: false
                 -->""");
 
         assertThat(issues.appendReleaseInformation(new UpdatedIssueBody("""
@@ -77,7 +78,8 @@ void testAppendReleaseInformation() {
                 branch: "3.6"
                 qualifier: null
                 major: false
-                -->"""), new ReleaseInformation("3.7.1", "3.7", "CR1", true))).isEqualTo("""
+                maintenance: false
+                -->"""), new ReleaseInformation("3.7.1", "3.7", "CR1", true, false))).isEqualTo("""
                         This is a comment.
 
                         <!-- quarkus-release/release-information:
@@ -86,6 +88,7 @@ void testAppendReleaseInformation() {
                         branch: "3.7"
                         qualifier: "CR1"
                         major: true
+                        maintenance: false
                         -->""");
     }
 
@@ -100,6 +103,7 @@ void testExtractReleaseInformation() {
                 branch: "4.0"
                 qualifier: CR1
                 major: true
+                maintenance: true
                 -->
 
                 <!-- quarkus-release/release-status:
@@ -107,7 +111,7 @@ void testExtractReleaseInformation() {
                 currentStep: "APPROVE_RELEASE"
                 currentStepStatus: "STARTED"
                 workflowRunId: 123
-                -->"""))).isEqualTo(new ReleaseInformation(null, "4.0", "CR1", true));
+                -->"""))).isEqualTo(new ReleaseInformation(null, "4.0", "CR1", true, true));
 
         assertThat(issues.extractReleaseInformation(new UpdatedIssueBody("""
                 This is a comment.
@@ -118,6 +122,7 @@ void testExtractReleaseInformation() {
                 branch: "4.0"
                 qualifier: CR1
                 major: true
+                maintenance: false
                 -->
 
                 <!-- quarkus-release/release-status:
@@ -125,7 +130,7 @@ void testExtractReleaseInformation() {
                 currentStep: "APPROVE_RELEASE"
                 currentStepStatus: "STARTED"
                 workflowRunId: 123
-                -->"""))).isEqualTo(new ReleaseInformation("4.0.0.CR1", "4.0", "CR1", true));
+                -->"""))).isEqualTo(new ReleaseInformation("4.0.0.CR1", "4.0", "CR1", true, false));
     }
 
     @Test