diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0cc528223..8a8684a42 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   </parent>
   
   <artifactId>jira</artifactId>
-  <version>2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>2.3</version>
   <packaging>hpi</packaging>
   <name>Jenkins JIRA plugin</name>
   <description>Integrates Jenkins to JIRA</description>
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
     <connection>scm:git:git://github.com/jenkinsci/jira-plugin.git</connection>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:jenkinsci/jira-plugin.git</developerConnection>
     <url>https://github.com/jenkinsci/jira-plugin</url>
-    <tag>HEAD</tag>
+    <tag>jira-2.3</tag>
   </scm>
 
   <issueManagement>