diff --git a/cmake/RobotologySuperbuildOptions.cmake b/cmake/RobotologySuperbuildOptions.cmake
index 3e81c7f1b..1c956ee6f 100644
--- a/cmake/RobotologySuperbuildOptions.cmake
+++ b/cmake/RobotologySuperbuildOptions.cmake
@@ -110,8 +110,8 @@ if(WIN32 AND DEFINED ENV{CONDA_PREFIX})
     endif()
 endif()
 
-set(ROBOTOLOGY_PROJECT_TAGS "Stable" CACHE STRING "The tags to be used for the robotology projects: Stable, Unstable, LatestRelease or Custom. This can be changed only before the first configuration.")
-set(ROBOTOLOGY_PROJECT_TAGS_CUSTOM_FILE CACHE FILEPATH "If ROBOTOLOGY_PROJECT_TAGS is custom, this file will be loaded to specify the tags of the projects to use.")
+set(ROBOTOLOGY_PROJECT_TAGS "Custom" CACHE STRING "The tags to be used for the robotology projects: Stable, Unstable, LatestRelease or Custom. This can be changed only before the first configuration.")
+set(ROBOTOLOGY_PROJECT_TAGS_CUSTOM_FILE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/releases/2024.08.0.yaml" CACHE FILEPATH "If ROBOTOLOGY_PROJECT_TAGS is custom, this file will be loaded to specify the tags of the projects to use.")
 set_property(CACHE ROBOTOLOGY_PROJECT_TAGS PROPERTY STRINGS "Stable" "Unstable" "LatestRelease" "Custom")
 
 if(ROBOTOLOGY_PROJECT_TAGS STREQUAL "Stable")