diff --git a/home/jobs/BIOFORMATS-push/config.xml b/home/jobs/BIOFORMATS-push/config.xml
index 93f54db5..b6067af9 100644
--- a/home/jobs/BIOFORMATS-push/config.xml
+++ b/home/jobs/BIOFORMATS-push/config.xml
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ MERGE_OPTIONS="$MERGE_OPTIONS -S $STATUS"
 cd bio-formats-build
 
 echo "Merge base repository (no submodule updates)"
-scc merge -v $MERGE_OPTIONS --shallow $BASE_BRANCH
+scc merge $MERGE_OPTIONS --shallow master
 
 # Update any changed submodules
 git submodule sync
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ git submodule update --remote --recursive
 
 echo "Merge all submodules using repository configuration:"
 cat "scripts/repositories.yml"
-scc merge -v "--repository-config=$(pwd)/scripts/repositories.yml" $MERGE_OPTIONS --update-gitmodules --push $PUSH_BRANCH $BASE_BRANCH
+scc merge "--repository-config=$(pwd)/scripts/repositories.yml" $MERGE_OPTIONS --update-gitmodules --push $PUSH_BRANCH master
 
 echo "Update maven component versions"
 update-versions
@@ -105,6 +105,11 @@ git submodule foreach "git commit -m 'Update component versions'
 echo "Push all branches"
 user=$(git config github.user)
 git submodule foreach "git push -f git@github.com:$user/"'${path}.git'" HEAD:$PUSH_BRANCH"
+
+echo "Commit all component version changes"
+git add -u
+git commit -m 'Update component versions' || true
+
 git push -f git@github.com:$user/bio-formats-build.git HEAD:$PUSH_BRANCH</command>
     </hudson.tasks.Shell>
   </builders>