diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index cc5422e02d..9ce809bbf9 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
   </licenses>
 
   <artifactId>git</artifactId>
-  <version>${revision}${changelist}</version>
+  <version>4.1.0-beta</version>
   <packaging>hpi</packaging>
   <name>Jenkins Git plugin</name>
   <description>Integrates Jenkins with GIT SCM</description>
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@
     <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>git-4.1.0-beta</tag>
   </scm>
 
   <pluginRepositories>