diff --git a/first-class-pipeline/src/com/freeleaps/devops/SemanticReleasingExecutor.groovy b/first-class-pipeline/src/com/freeleaps/devops/SemanticReleasingExecutor.groovy
index 9bdff998..239fda17 100644
--- a/first-class-pipeline/src/com/freeleaps/devops/SemanticReleasingExecutor.groovy
+++ b/first-class-pipeline/src/com/freeleaps/devops/SemanticReleasingExecutor.groovy
@@ -26,11 +26,7 @@ class SemanticReleasingExecutor {
     steps.dir(steps.env.workroot) {
       steps.withCredentials([steps.usernamePassword(credentialsId: credentialsId, passwordVariable: 'GIT_PASSWORD', usernameVariable: 'GIT_USERNAME')]) {
         steps.env.GIT_CREDENTIALS = "${steps.env.GIT_USERNAME}:${steps.env.GIT_PASSWORD}"
-        // steps.log.info("SemanticReleasingExecutor", "Installing semantic-release requirements...")
-        // steps.sh "apt-get -y update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends git apt-transport-https ca-certificates curl wget gnupg"
         steps.writeFile file: '.releaserc.json', text: steps.libraryResource(config)
-        // steps.log.info("SemanticReleasingExecutor", "Installing semantic-release plugins...")
-        // steps.sh "npm install -g ${plugins.join(' ')}"
         steps.sh "git config --global --add safe.directory ${steps.env.workroot}"
         steps.env.GIT_LOCAL_BRANCH = "${branch}"
         steps.sh """
@@ -38,10 +34,23 @@ class SemanticReleasingExecutor {
           semantic-release
         """
         steps.log.info("SemanticReleasingExecutor", "Semantic release completed, read latest version from VERSION file")
-        def released = steps.sh(script: 'test -f "VERSION"', returnStatus: true) == 0
+
+        // check if VERSION file exists
+        def versionFileExists = steps.sh(script: 'test -f "VERSION"', returnStatus: true) == 0
+        def recentlyModified = false
+        if (versionFileExists) {
+          // check if VERSION file was modified recently (within last minute)
+          def recentlyModified = steps.sh(script: 'stat -c %Y "VERSION"', returnStdout: true).trim() as Long
+          def currentTime = System.currentTimeMillis() / 1000
+          recentlyModified = (currentTime - recentlyModified) < 60
+        }
+
+        def released = fileExists && recentlyModified
         if (released) {
           steps.env.LATEST_VERSION = steps.readFile('VERSION').trim()
           steps.env.SEMANTIC_RELEASED = true
+        } else if (versionFileExists) {
+          steps.log.warn("SemanticReleasingExecutor", "VERSION file exists but was not modified recently, skipping release")
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/freeleaps/alpha/ci/freeleaps-service-hub/Jenkinsfile b/freeleaps/alpha/ci/freeleaps-service-hub/Jenkinsfile
index f90067d3..4a9cb14d 100644
--- a/freeleaps/alpha/ci/freeleaps-service-hub/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/freeleaps/alpha/ci/freeleaps-service-hub/Jenkinsfile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ executeFreeleapsPipeline {
   serviceGitRepo = "https://gitea.freeleaps.mathmast.com/freeleaps/freeleaps-service-hub.git"
   serviceGitRepoType = 'monorepo'
   serviceGitCredentialsId = 'freeleaps-repos-gitea-credentails'
-  executeMode = 'on-demand'
+  executeMode = 'fully'
   commitMessageLintEnabled = false
   components = [
     [