diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index bb999ed4bd..6adff1b528 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -237,25 +237,39 @@ task tag {
 // increment the service segment in the version number and push it to master
 task incrementVersion {
     doLast {
-        def oldVersion = file('version.txt').text.trim()
-        def newVersion = ""
-        def matcher = version =~ "^(\\d+)\\.(\\d+).(\\d+)"
-        if (matcher.find()) {
-            def serviceSegment = Integer.parseInt(matcher.group(3)) + 1
-            newVersion = matcher.group(1) + "." + matcher.group(2) + "." + serviceSegment
-            file('version.txt').text = newVersion
-
-            Pattern bundleVersionPattern = Pattern.compile('(?<=Bundle-Version: )\\d+\\.\\d+\\.\\d+(?=\\.qualifier)')
-            file('.').eachFileRecurse { file ->
-                if (file.name == 'MANIFEST.MF') {
-                    replacePatternsInFile(file, [(bundleVersionPattern): newVersion])
+        def githubAccessKey = findProperty("githubAccessKey")
+        if (!githubAccessKey) {
+            throw new IllegalStateException("Cannot increment version: define GitHub access key with -PgithubAccessKey=<access_key> project property")
+        } else {
+            // update version file
+            def oldVersion = file('version.txt').text.trim()
+            def newVersion = ""
+            def matcher = version =~ "^(\\d+)\\.(\\d+).(\\d+)"
+            if (matcher.find()) {
+                def serviceSegment = Integer.parseInt(matcher.group(3)) + 1
+                newVersion = matcher.group(1) + "." + matcher.group(2) + "." + serviceSegment
+                file('version.txt').text = newVersion
+    
+                Pattern bundleVersionPattern = Pattern.compile('(?<=Bundle-Version: )\\d+\\.\\d+\\.\\d+(?=\\.qualifier)')
+                file('.').eachFileRecurse { file ->
+                    if (file.name == 'MANIFEST.MF') {
+                        replacePatternsInFile(file, [(bundleVersionPattern): newVersion])
+                    }
                 }
+            } else {
+                throw new IllegalStateException("Unparseable version: $oldVersion.")
             }
-        } else {
-            throw new IllegalStateException("Unparseable version: $oldVersion.")
+
+            // set access token
+            System.setProperty("org.ajoberstar.grgit.auth.username", githubAccessKey)
+            
+            // commit and push changes
+            grgit.commit {
+                message = "Increment version $oldVersion -> $newVersion"
+                all = true
+            }
+            grgit.push()
         }
-        exec { commandLine 'git', 'commit', '-a', '-m', "Increment version from $oldVersion to $newVersion" }
-        exec { commandLine 'git', 'push', githubAuthenticatedHost, 'master' }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/org.eclipse.buildship.branding/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/org.eclipse.buildship.branding/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index 7c08388813..40c991d0c0 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.buildship.branding/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/org.eclipse.buildship.branding/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Manifest-Version: 1.0
 Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
 Bundle-Name: Buildship, Eclipse Plug-ins for Gradle
 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.buildship.branding;singleton:=true
-Bundle-Version: 3.1.7.qualifier
+Bundle-Version: 3.1.10.qualifier
 Bundle-Vendor: Eclipse Buildship
 Bundle-RequiredExecutionEnvironment: JavaSE-11
 Bundle-ClassPath: .
diff --git a/org.eclipse.buildship.compat/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/org.eclipse.buildship.compat/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index bef6963137..6e3838d8c9 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.buildship.compat/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/org.eclipse.buildship.compat/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Manifest-Version: 1.0
 Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
 Bundle-Name: Buildship, Eclipse Plug-ins for Gradle - Compatibility classes
 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.buildship.compat;singleton:=true
-Bundle-Version: 3.1.7.qualifier
+Bundle-Version: 3.1.10.qualifier
 Bundle-Vendor: Eclipse Buildship
 Bundle-RequiredExecutionEnvironment: JavaSE-1.8
 Bundle-ActivationPolicy: lazy
diff --git a/org.eclipse.buildship.core.test/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/org.eclipse.buildship.core.test/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index fa2d43e177..d29dbaa08f 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.buildship.core.test/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/org.eclipse.buildship.core.test/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Manifest-Version: 1.0
 Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
 Bundle-Name: Buildship, Eclipse Plug-ins for Gradle - Core Test
 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.buildship.core.test;singleton:=true
-Bundle-Version: 3.1.7.qualifier
+Bundle-Version: 3.1.10.qualifier
 Bundle-Vendor: Eclipse Buildship
 Bundle-RequiredExecutionEnvironment: JavaSE-11
 Fragment-Host: org.eclipse.buildship.core
diff --git a/org.eclipse.buildship.core/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/org.eclipse.buildship.core/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index b5f313e642..5005bf19f9 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.buildship.core/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/org.eclipse.buildship.core/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Manifest-Version: 1.0
 Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
 Bundle-Name: Buildship, Eclipse Plug-ins for Gradle - Core
 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.buildship.core;singleton:=true
-Bundle-Version: 3.1.7.qualifier
+Bundle-Version: 3.1.10.qualifier
 Bundle-Vendor: Eclipse Buildship
 Bundle-RequiredExecutionEnvironment: JavaSE-11
 Bundle-Activator: org.eclipse.buildship.core.internal.CorePlugin
diff --git a/org.eclipse.buildship.gradleprop.ls/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/org.eclipse.buildship.gradleprop.ls/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index 1b2465cf26..c9b05a5c5d 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.buildship.gradleprop.ls/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/org.eclipse.buildship.gradleprop.ls/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@ Manifest-Version: 1.0
 Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
 Bundle-Name: Language Server
 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.buildship.gradleprop.ls;singleton:=true
-Bundle-Version: 1.0.0.qualifier
+Bundle-Version: 3.1.10.qualifier
diff --git a/org.eclipse.buildship.gradleprop.provider/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/org.eclipse.buildship.gradleprop.provider/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index 382ecf36b5..bb5e0050b6 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.buildship.gradleprop.provider/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/org.eclipse.buildship.gradleprop.provider/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Manifest-Version: 1.0
 Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
 Bundle-Name: Provider
 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.buildship.gradleprop.provider;singleton:=true
-Bundle-Version: 1.0.0.qualifier
+Bundle-Version: 3.1.10.qualifier
 Bundle-RequiredExecutionEnvironment: JavaSE-17
 Require-Bundle: org.eclipse.core.contenttype,
  org.eclipse.ui,
diff --git a/org.eclipse.buildship.gradleprop.test/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/org.eclipse.buildship.gradleprop.test/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index fef3bab4f3..fd3d895d6f 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.buildship.gradleprop.test/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/org.eclipse.buildship.gradleprop.test/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Manifest-Version: 1.0
 Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
 Bundle-Name: Buildship, Eclipse Plug-ins for Gradle - gradle.properties editor test
 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.buildship.gradleprop.test;singleton:=true
-Bundle-Version: 3.1.7.qualifier
+Bundle-Version: 3.1.10.qualifier
 Bundle-Vendor: Eclipse Buildship
 Bundle-RequiredExecutionEnvironment: JavaSE-11
 Fragment-Host: org.eclipse.buildship.gradleprop.provider
diff --git a/org.eclipse.buildship.kotlin/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/org.eclipse.buildship.kotlin/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index e758f1c176..3f6184f675 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.buildship.kotlin/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/org.eclipse.buildship.kotlin/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Manifest-Version: 1.0
 Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
 Bundle-Name: Buildship, Eclipse Plug-ins for Gradle - Kotlin script support
 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.buildship.kotlin;singleton:=true
-Bundle-Version: 3.1.7.qualifier
+Bundle-Version: 3.1.10.qualifier
 Bundle-Vendor: Eclipse Buildship
 Bundle-RequiredExecutionEnvironment: JavaSE-1.8
 Bundle-Activator: org.eclipse.buildship.kotlin.KotlinPlugin
diff --git a/org.eclipse.buildship.kotlindsl.provider/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/org.eclipse.buildship.kotlindsl.provider/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index 5b211b948f..a6a5b760cd 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.buildship.kotlindsl.provider/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/org.eclipse.buildship.kotlindsl.provider/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Manifest-Version: 1.0
 Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
 Bundle-Name: Provider
 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.buildship.kotlindsl.provider;singleton:=true
-Bundle-Version: 1.0.0.qualifier
+Bundle-Version: 3.1.10.qualifier
 Require-Bundle: org.eclipse.core.contenttype,
  org.eclipse.ui,
  org.eclipse.lsp4e,
diff --git a/org.eclipse.buildship.oomph.edit/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/org.eclipse.buildship.oomph.edit/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index 1da5cc3e0d..a1fce2e94d 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.buildship.oomph.edit/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/org.eclipse.buildship.oomph.edit/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Bundle-Name: %pluginName
 Bundle-Vendor: %providerName
 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.buildship.oomph.edit;singleton:=true
 Automatic-Module-Name: org.eclipse.buildship.oomph.edit
-Bundle-Version: 3.1.7.qualifier
+Bundle-Version: 3.1.10.qualifier
 Bundle-ClassPath: .
 Bundle-Activator: org.eclipse.buildship.oomph.provider.GradleImportEditPlugin$Implementation
 Bundle-ActivationPolicy: lazy
diff --git a/org.eclipse.buildship.oomph.test/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/org.eclipse.buildship.oomph.test/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index c5693c110e..e551e5b5f5 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.buildship.oomph.test/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/org.eclipse.buildship.oomph.test/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Manifest-Version: 1.0
 Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
 Bundle-Name: Buildship, Eclipse Plug-ins for Gradle - Oomph Import Setup Task UI Test
 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.buildship.oomph.test;singleton:=true
-Bundle-Version: 3.1.7.qualifier
+Bundle-Version: 3.1.10.qualifier
 Bundle-Vendor: Eclipse Buildship
 Bundle-RequiredExecutionEnvironment: JavaSE-11
 Fragment-Host: org.eclipse.buildship.oomph
diff --git a/org.eclipse.buildship.oomph/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/org.eclipse.buildship.oomph/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index c280dffd31..08e9e4c0d3 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.buildship.oomph/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/org.eclipse.buildship.oomph/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Bundle-Name: %pluginName
 Bundle-Vendor: %providerName
 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.buildship.oomph;singleton:=true
 Automatic-Module-Name: org.eclipse.buildship.oomph
-Bundle-Version: 3.1.7.qualifier
+Bundle-Version: 3.1.10.qualifier
 Bundle-ClassPath: .
 Bundle-ActivationPolicy: lazy
 Bundle-Localization: plugin
diff --git a/org.eclipse.buildship.ui.test/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/org.eclipse.buildship.ui.test/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index 6cd7a9df4a..a43d224729 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.buildship.ui.test/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/org.eclipse.buildship.ui.test/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Manifest-Version: 1.0
 Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
 Bundle-Name: Buildship, Eclipse Plug-ins for Gradle - UI Test
 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.buildship.ui.test;singleton:=true
-Bundle-Version: 3.1.7.qualifier
+Bundle-Version: 3.1.10.qualifier
 Bundle-Vendor: Eclipse Buildship
 Bundle-RequiredExecutionEnvironment: JavaSE-11
 Fragment-Host: org.eclipse.buildship.ui
diff --git a/org.eclipse.buildship.ui/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/org.eclipse.buildship.ui/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index cf6a54657f..ba58568d8a 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.buildship.ui/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/org.eclipse.buildship.ui/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Manifest-Version: 1.0
 Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
 Bundle-Name: Buildship, Eclipse Plug-ins for Gradle - UI
 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.buildship.ui;singleton:=true
-Bundle-Version: 3.1.7.qualifier
+Bundle-Version: 3.1.10.qualifier
 Bundle-Vendor: Eclipse Buildship
 Bundle-RequiredExecutionEnvironment: JavaSE-11
 Bundle-Activator: org.eclipse.buildship.ui.internal.UiPlugin
diff --git a/org.gradle.toolingapi/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/org.gradle.toolingapi/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index 6b4da8c0ba..b648a3f83e 100644
--- a/org.gradle.toolingapi/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/org.gradle.toolingapi/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -29,4 +29,4 @@ Export-Package: org.gradle.api;version="8.1.1",
  org.gradle.tooling.model.idea;version="8.1.1",
  org.gradle.tooling.model.java;version="8.1.1",
  org.gradle.tooling.model.kotlin.dsl;version="8.1.1"
-Bundle-Version: 8.1.1.qualifier
+Bundle-Version: 3.1.10.qualifier
diff --git a/samples/custom-tapi-model/org.eclipse.buildship.sample.custommodel/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/samples/custom-tapi-model/org.eclipse.buildship.sample.custommodel/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index 857f8627f7..ec44b78265 100644
--- a/samples/custom-tapi-model/org.eclipse.buildship.sample.custommodel/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/samples/custom-tapi-model/org.eclipse.buildship.sample.custommodel/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Manifest-Version: 1.0
 Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
 Bundle-Name: Buildship Sample - Custom Tooling API model
 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.buildship.sample.custommodel;singleton:=true
-Bundle-Version: 3.1.7.qualifier
+Bundle-Version: 3.1.10.qualifier
 Bundle-Activator: org.eclipse.buildship.sample.Activator
 Require-Bundle: org.eclipse.core.runtime,
  org.eclipse.ui,
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
index 7148b0a991..edcc0e556c 100644
--- a/version.txt
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-3.1.9
+3.1.10
\ No newline at end of file