diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index baa1b77331f6ccfe8afedae00b2bb1aa78e022c9..476b15965f3543f77131e71140a4c14a934da40c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -161,12 +161,40 @@ They are bound to the `publish` stage, and use the following variables:
 | `MAVEN_DEPLOY_ARGS`                 | Maven arguments for the Snapshot job                         | `deploy -DskipTests` |
 | `MAVEN_RELEASE_ARGS`                | Maven arguments for the Release job                          | `release:prepare release:perform -DskipTests` |
 | `MAVEN_RELEASE_SCM_COMMENT_PREFIX`  | Maven release plugin [scmCommentPrefix](https://maven.apache.org/maven-release/maven-release-plugin/prepare-mojo.html#scmCommentPrefix) parameter  | `[ci skip][maven-release-plugin]` |
+| `MVN_SEMREL_RELEASE_DISABLED`  | Disable [semantic-release integration](#semantic-release-integration)   | `[ci skip][maven-release-plugin]` |
 
 More info:
 
 * [Maven Deploy Plugin](https://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-deploy-plugin/)
 * [Maven Release Plugin](http://maven.apache.org/maven-release/maven-release-plugin/index.html)
 
+#### `semantic-release` integration
+
+If you activate the [`semantic-release-info` job from the `semantic-release` template](https://gitlab.com/Orange-OpenSource/tbc/semantic-release/#semantic-release-info-job), the `mvn-release` job will rely on the generated next version info.
+
+* the release will only be performed if a next semantic release is present
+* the version is passed to the maven release plugin as release version argument adding `-DreleaseVersion=${SEMREL_INFO_NEXT_VERSION}` to the `MAVEN_RELEASE_ARGS` value
+
+:warning: Both maven release plugin and semantic-release use a dedicated tag format that need to be set accordingly.
+By default maven release plugin uses `${artifactId}-${version}` and semantic-release uses `s${version}`
+For exemple you can modify the semantic-release tag format with the `SEMREL_TAG_FORMAT` variable (see [semantic-release template variables](https://gitlab.com/Orange-OpenSource/tbc/semantic-release/#variables)).
+
+```yml
+variables:
+  SEMREL_TAG_FORMAT: "myArtifactId-$${version}"
+```
+
+Or you can [override the maven release plugin tag format](http://maven.apache.org/maven-release/maven-release-plugin/examples/prepare-release.html#Overriding_the_default_tag_name_format).
+
+Note: You can disable the `semantic-release` job (as it's the `mvn-release` job that will perform the release and so we only need the `semantic-release-info` job) with the `SEMREL_RELEASE_DISABLED` variable.
+
+```yml
+variables:
+  SEMREL_RELEASE_DISABLED: "true"
+```
+
+Finally, the semantic-release integration can be disable with the `MVN_SEMREL_RELEASE_DISABLED` variable.
+
 #### Maven repository authentication
 
 Your Maven repository may require authentication credentials to publish artifacts.
diff --git a/kicker.json b/kicker.json
index 9ee8640f7aaa538a2a63e9416a4ebecf2dfb8d6a..248794a551e5a687c033032e8e14bec487d728ad 100644
--- a/kicker.json
+++ b/kicker.json
@@ -133,6 +133,11 @@
           "default": "[ci skip][maven-release-plugin]",
           "advanced": true
         },
+        {
+          "name": "MVN_SEMREL_RELEASE_DISABLED",
+          "description": "Disable semantic-release integration",
+          "advanced": true
+        },
         {
           "name": "GIT_USERNAME",
           "description": "Git username (if you wish to release using Git credentials)",
diff --git a/templates/gitlab-ci-maven.yml b/templates/gitlab-ci-maven.yml
index 558700df4f600bb7a63b2e9d3b2a9fe9a90cac36..d27cc5b5c82ce648da84f57b74dcbab709123eb1 100644
--- a/templates/gitlab-ci-maven.yml
+++ b/templates/gitlab-ci-maven.yml
@@ -429,6 +429,12 @@ mvn-release:
   stage: publish
   before_script:
     - *mvn-scripts
+    - |
+      if [ "${SEMREL_INFO_ON}" ] && [ -z "${SEMREL_INFO_NEXT_VERSION}" ]
+      then
+        log_info "no new version to release"
+        exit 0
+      fi
     - install_ca_certs "${CUSTOM_CA_CERTS:-$DEFAULT_CA_CERTS}"
     - eval_java_proxy_args
     - log_info "Preparing Git repository for release..."
@@ -438,7 +444,15 @@ mvn-release:
   script:
     - configure_scm_auth
     - maybe_set_version_from_git
-    - mvn ${TRACE+-X} $MAVEN_CLI_OPTS $java_proxy_args $scm_auth_args $MAVEN_RELEASE_ARGS -DscmCommentPrefix="$MAVEN_RELEASE_SCM_COMMENT_PREFIX"
+    - |
+      if [ "${SEMREL_INFO_ON}" ] && [ -z "${SEMREL_INFO_NEXT_VERSION}" ]
+      then
+        log_info "semantic-release info is activated, using computed next version for release \\e[1;94m${SEMREL_INFO_NEXT_VERSION}\\e[0m"
+        RELEASE_ARGS="${MAVEN_RELEASE_ARGS} -DreleaseVersion=${SEMREL_INFO_NEXT_VERSION}"
+      else
+        RELEASE_ARGS="${MAVEN_RELEASE_ARGS}"
+      fi
+    - mvn ${TRACE+-X} $MAVEN_CLI_OPTS $java_proxy_args $scm_auth_args $RELEASE_ARGS -DscmCommentPrefix="$MAVEN_RELEASE_SCM_COMMENT_PREFIX"
   rules:
     # exclude merge requests
     - if: $CI_MERGE_REQUEST_ID