diff --git a/first-class-pipeline/src/com/freeleaps/devops/SemanticReleasingExecutor.groovy b/first-class-pipeline/src/com/freeleaps/devops/SemanticReleasingExecutor.groovy
index 89bcd8ed..43a1ad48 100644
--- a/first-class-pipeline/src/com/freeleaps/devops/SemanticReleasingExecutor.groovy
+++ b/first-class-pipeline/src/com/freeleaps/devops/SemanticReleasingExecutor.groovy
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class SemanticReleasingExecutor {
     steps.log.info("SemanticReleasingExecutor", "Releasing with config: ${config}")
 
     steps.dir(steps.env.workroot) {
-      steps.withCredentials(credentialsId: credentialsId, passwordVariable: 'GIT_PASSWORD', usernameVariable: 'GIT_USERNAME') {
+      steps.withCredentials([usernamePassword(credentialsId: credentialsId, passwordVariable: 'GIT_PASSWORD', usernameVariable: 'GIT_USERNAME')]) {
         steps.env.GIT_CREDENTIALS = "${steps.env.GIT_USERNAME}:${steps.env.GIT_PASSWORD}"
         steps.writeFile file: 'releaserc.json', text: steps.libraryResource(config)
         steps.log.info("SemanticReleasingExecutor", "Installing semantic-release requirements...")
diff --git a/first-class-pipeline/vars/executeFreeleapsPipeline.groovy b/first-class-pipeline/vars/executeFreeleapsPipeline.groovy
index 49282eea..4fde3d3e 100644
--- a/first-class-pipeline/vars/executeFreeleapsPipeline.groovy
+++ b/first-class-pipeline/vars/executeFreeleapsPipeline.groovy
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ spec:
         steps {
           script {
             configurations.components.each { component ->
-              generateComponentStages(component, configurations)
+              parallel generateComponentStages(component, configurations)
             }
           }
         }