diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 56b47d2ba..cbfadaace 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>credentials</artifactId>
-  <version>${revision}${changelist}</version>
+  <version>2.6</version>
   <packaging>hpi</packaging>
 
   <name>Credentials Plugin</name>
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
     <connection>scm:git:git://github.com/jenkinsci/credentials-plugin.git</connection>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:jenkinsci/credentials-plugin.git</developerConnection>
     <url>https://github.com/jenkinsci/credentials-plugin</url>
-    <tag>${scmTag}</tag>
+    <tag>credentials-2.6</tag>
   </scm>
 
   <properties>