[JENKINS-18005] Git Publisher plugin does not use token macro expressions for tag name

When configuring the git publisher to push tags back to the origin repository. A user can put token macros in the tag name. However these token macros are not expanded:

Consider the following configuration snippet:

2falsefalseorigin${ENV,var="JOB_NAME"}-tag-that-does-not-exitfalsefalse

This tag does not exist, mostly because I did not want to affect my repo for testing. But the error on the console demonstrates token macro expansion was not done:

Tag ${ENV,var="JOB_NAME"}-tag-that-does-not-exit does not exist and Create Tag is not specified, so failing.

Build step 'Git Publisher' marked build as failure

Notifying upstream projects of job completion

Finished: FAILURE

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Originally reported by mpower_dodtsair, imported from: Git Publisher plugin does not use token macro expressions for tag name

• status: Open
  
• priority: Major
  
• component(s): git-plugin
  
• label(s): git-publisher
  
• resolution: Unresolved
  
• votes: 2
  
• watchers: 5
  
• imported: 2025-12-02
  

When configuring the git publisher to push tags back to the origin repository.  A user can put token macros in the tag name.  However these token macros are not expanded:


Consider the following configuration snippet:


<hudson.plugins.git.GitPublisher plugin="git@1.3.0"><configVersion>2</configVersion><pushMerge>false</pushMerge><pushOnlyIfSuccess>false</pushOnlyIfSuccess><tagsToPush><hudson.plugins.git.GitPublisher_-TagToPush><targetRepoName>origin</targetRepoName><tagName>${ENV,var="JOB_NAME"}-tag-that-does-not-exit</tagName><tagMessage/><createTag>false</createTag><updateTag>false</updateTag></hudson.plugins.git.GitPublisher_-TagToPush></tagsToPush></hudson.plugins.git.GitPublisher>


This tag does not exist, mostly because I did not want to affect my repo for testing.  But the error on the console demonstrates token macro expansion was not done:

Tag ${ENV,var="JOB_NAME"}-tag-that-does-not-exit does not exist and Create Tag is not specified, so failing.

Build step 'Git Publisher' marked build as failure

Notifying upstream projects of job completion

Finished: FAILURE