diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 51f42158331..9bd38cadf7b 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -1,17 +1,3 @@
-buildscript {
-  dependencies {
-    classpath "pl.allegro.tech.build:axion-release-plugin:1.14.4"
-  }
-
-  configurations.all {
-    resolutionStrategy.dependencySubstitution {
-      substitute module("com.jcraft:jsch") using module("com.github.mwiede:jsch:0.2.17") because "jcraft is unmaintained"
-      substitute module("com.jcraft:jsch.agentproxy") using module("com.github.mwiede:jsch:0.2.17") because "jcraft is unmaintained"
-      substitute module("com.jcraft:jzlib") using module("com.github.mwiede:jsch:0.2.17") because "jcraft is unmaintained"
-    }
-  }
-}
-
 plugins {
   id 'datadog.gradle-debug'
   id 'datadog.dependency-locking'
@@ -20,7 +6,7 @@ plugins {
   id 'com.github.spotbugs' version '5.0.14'
   id 'de.thetaphi.forbiddenapis' version '3.8'
 
-  id 'pl.allegro.tech.build.axion-release' version '1.14.4'
+  id 'org.shipkit.shipkit-auto-version' version '2.1.2'
   id 'io.github.gradle-nexus.publish-plugin' version '2.0.0'
 
   id 'com.gradleup.shadow' version '8.3.6' apply false
@@ -34,7 +20,6 @@ description = 'dd-trace-java'
 def isCI = System.getenv("CI") != null
 
 apply from: "$rootDir/gradle/repositories.gradle"
-apply from: "$rootDir/gradle/scm.gradle"
 
 spotless {
   // only resolve the spotless dependencies once in the build
@@ -69,9 +54,11 @@ apply from: "$rootDir/gradle/spotless.gradle"
 
 def compileTask = tasks.register("compile")
 
+def repoVersion = version
+
 allprojects {
   group = 'com.datadoghq'
-  version = scmVersion.version
+  version = repoVersion
 
   if (isCI) {
     buildDir = "$rootDir/workspace/${projectDir.path.replace(rootDir.path, '')}/build/"
@@ -119,7 +106,7 @@ nexusPublishing {
 
 def writeMainVersionFileTask = tasks.register('writeMainVersionFile') {
   def versionFile = file("${rootProject.buildDir}/main.version")
-  inputs.property "version", scmVersion.version
+  inputs.property "version", project.version
   outputs.file versionFile
 
   doFirst {
diff --git a/gradle/scm.gradle b/gradle/scm.gradle
deleted file mode 100644
index 655de2ae8cf..00000000000
--- a/gradle/scm.gradle
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-scmVersion {
-  tag {
-    prefix = 'v'
-    versionSeparator = ''
-  }
-
-  versionIncrementer 'incrementMinor'
-
-  checks {
-    uncommittedChanges = false
-    aheadOfRemote = true
-    snapshotDependencies = false
-  }
-}