diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 116b111..3ab1106 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 
     <artifactId>build-blocker-plugin</artifactId>
     <name>Build Blocker Plugin</name>
-    <version>${revision}${changelist}</version>
+    <version>1.7.9</version>
     <packaging>hpi</packaging>
     <url>https://github.com/jenkinsci/build-blocker-plugin</url>
 
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
         <connection>scm:git:https://github.com/${gitHubRepo}.git</connection>
         <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:${gitHubRepo}.git</developerConnection>
         <url>https://github.com/${gitHubRepo}.git</url>
-        <tag>${scmTag}</tag>
+        <tag>build-blocker-plugin-1.7.9</tag>
     </scm>
 
     <repositories>