diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c3626c56d9..9800619c2b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>git-client</artifactId>
-  <version>${revision}${changelist}</version>
+  <version>6.1.1</version>
   <packaging>hpi</packaging>
 
   <name>Jenkins Git client plugin</name>
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
   <scm>
     <connection>scm:git:https://github.com/${gitHubRepo}</connection>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:${gitHubRepo}.git</developerConnection>
-    <tag>${scmTag}</tag>
+    <tag>git-client-6.1.1</tag>
     <url>https://github.com/${gitHubRepo}</url>
   </scm>