diff --git a/.github/workflows/push.yml b/.github/workflows/push.yml
index 37288434..e9e02fc1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/push.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/push.yml
@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@ jobs:
             --console=plain \
             -PsigningKeyEncoded='${{ secrets.SIGNING_KEY_ENCODED }}' \
             -PsigningPassword='${{ secrets.SIGNING_PASSWORD }}'
-      - name: gradlew release
+      - name: gradlew -Partifact=jolt-jni-Linux64 -Ptarget=Linux64 clean release
         if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
         run: |
-          ./gradlew release \
+          ./gradlew -Partifact=jolt-jni-Linux64 -Ptarget=Linux64 clean release \
             --console=plain \
             -PsigningKeyEncoded='${{ secrets.SIGNING_KEY_ENCODED }}' \
             -PsigningPassword='${{ secrets.SIGNING_PASSWORD }}' \
@@ -49,10 +49,10 @@ jobs:
             --console=plain \
             -PsigningKeyEncoded='${{ secrets.SIGNING_KEY_ENCODED }}' \
             -PsigningPassword='${{ secrets.SIGNING_PASSWORD }}'
-      - name: gradlew -Ptarget=MacOSX64 release
+      - name: gradlew -Partifact=jolt-jni-MacOSX64 -Ptarget=MacOSX64 clean release
         if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
         run: |
-          ./gradlew -Ptarget=MacOSX64 release \
+          ./gradlew -Partifact=jolt-jni-MacOSX64 -Ptarget=MacOSX64 clean release \
             --console=plain \
             -PsigningKeyEncoded='${{ secrets.SIGNING_KEY_ENCODED }}' \
             -PsigningPassword='${{ secrets.SIGNING_PASSWORD }}' \
@@ -74,10 +74,10 @@ jobs:
             --console=plain \
             -PsigningKeyEncoded='${{ secrets.SIGNING_KEY_ENCODED }}' \
             -PsigningPassword='${{ secrets.SIGNING_PASSWORD }}'
-      - name: gradlew -Ptarget=MacOSX_ARM64 release
+      - name: gradlew -Partifact=jolt-jni-MacOSX_ARM64 -Ptarget=MacOSX_ARM64 clean release
         if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
         run: |
-          ./gradlew -Ptarget=MacOSX_ARM64 release \
+          ./gradlew -Partifact=jolt-jni-MacOSX_ARM64 -Ptarget=MacOSX_ARM64 clean release \
             --console=plain \
             -PsigningKeyEncoded='${{ secrets.SIGNING_KEY_ENCODED }}' \
             -PsigningPassword='${{ secrets.SIGNING_PASSWORD }}' \
@@ -100,10 +100,10 @@ jobs:
             -PsigningKeyEncoded='${{ secrets.SIGNING_KEY_ENCODED }}' \
             -PsigningPassword='${{ secrets.SIGNING_PASSWORD }}'
         shell: bash
-      - name: gradlew release
+      - name: gradlew -Partifact=jolt-jni-Windows64 -Ptarget=Windows64 clean release
         if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
         run: |
-          ./gradlew release \
+          ./gradlew -Partifact=jolt-jni-Windows64 -Ptarget=Windows64 clean release \
             --console=plain \
             -PsigningKeyEncoded='${{ secrets.SIGNING_KEY_ENCODED }}' \
             -PsigningPassword='${{ secrets.SIGNING_PASSWORD }}' \
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 001538f5..f563339d 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -12,8 +12,7 @@ plugins {
 
 ext {
     group = 'com.github.stephengold'
-    artifact = 'joltjni'
-    version = '0.1.8'
+    version = '0.1.9'
     baseName = "${artifact}-${version}" // for artifacts
     websiteUrl = 'https://github.com/stephengold/jolt-jni'
 }
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index e60f33ab..b9006b9a 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 ## configure Gradle properties for building the jolt-jni project
 
+## default artifact name (if -Partifact= isn't specified on the command line)
+artifact = jolt-jni
+
 ## options to build only a single flavor (default builds *all* flavors)
 #flavor = Dp
 #flavor = Sp
diff --git a/src/main/native/glue/com_github_stephengold_joltjni_Jolt.cpp b/src/main/native/glue/com_github_stephengold_joltjni_Jolt.cpp
index f0ee32d3..12fec7d5 100644
--- a/src/main/native/glue/com_github_stephengold_joltjni_Jolt.cpp
+++ b/src/main/native/glue/com_github_stephengold_joltjni_Jolt.cpp
@@ -170,6 +170,6 @@ JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_com_github_stephengold_joltjni_Jolt_unregisterTypes
  */
 JNIEXPORT jstring JNICALL Java_com_github_stephengold_joltjni_Jolt_versionString
   (JNIEnv *pEnv, jclass) {
-    jstring result = pEnv->NewStringUTF("0.1.8");
+    jstring result = pEnv->NewStringUTF("0.1.9");
     return result;
 }