diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1737ffdca..57ebc3fdc 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
         <relativePath />
     </parent>
     <artifactId>github-branch-source</artifactId>
-    <version>${revision}${changelist}</version>
+    <version>2.9.0</version>
     <packaging>hpi</packaging>
     <name>GitHub Branch Source Plugin</name>
     <url>https://github.com/jenkinsci/${project.artifactId}-plugin</url>
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
         <connection>scm:git:git://github.com/jenkinsci/${project.artifactId}-plugin.git</connection>
         <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:jenkinsci/${project.artifactId}-plugin.git</developerConnection>
         <url>https://github.com/jenkinsci/${project.artifactId}-plugin</url>
-        <tag>${scmTag}</tag>
+        <tag>github-branch-source-2.9.0</tag>
     </scm>
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>