diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index fbd9dd0c..769fc68d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>branch-api</artifactId>
-  <version>${revision}${changelist}</version>
+  <version>2.5.9</version>
   <packaging>hpi</packaging>
 
   <name>Branch API Plugin</name>
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
     <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>http://github.com/jenkinsci/${project.artifactId}-plugin</url>
-    <tag>${scmTag}</tag>
+    <tag>branch-api-2.5.9</tag>
   </scm>
 
   <properties>