[JENKINS-30287] Environment variables are not expanded in tag names when publishing

I'm using the Git Publisher post-build action to try and push a tag that was created during the build.

The tag name is placed into an environment variable via the line:

export BUILD_VERSION=`node -e "console.log(require('./package.json').version);"`

The Git Publisher is then configured to push the Tag $BUILD_VERSION

Rather than push it, I get an error in my build console:

   > git tag -l $BUILD_VERSION # timeout=10

ERROR: Publisher hudson.plugins.git.GitPublisher aborted due to exception

hudson.AbortException: Tag $BUILD_VERSION does not exist and Create Tag is not specified, so failing.

	at hudson.plugins.git.GitPublisher.perform(GitPublisher.java:287)

	at hudson.tasks.BuildStepMonitor$3.perform(BuildStepMonitor.java:45)

	at hudson.model.AbstractBuild$AbstractBuildExecution.perform(AbstractBuild.java:770)

	at hudson.model.AbstractBuild$AbstractBuildExecution.performAllBuildSteps(AbstractBuild.java:734)

	at hudson.model.Build$BuildExecution.post2(Build.java:183)

	at hudson.model.AbstractBuild$AbstractBuildExecution.post(AbstractBuild.java:683)

	at hudson.model.Run.execute(Run.java:1784)

	at hudson.model.FreeStyleBuild.run(FreeStyleBuild.java:43)

	at hudson.model.ResourceController.execute(ResourceController.java:89)

	at hudson.model.Executor.run(Executor.java:240)

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Originally reported by dancrumb, imported from: Environment variables are not expanded in tag names when publishing

• status: Open
  
• priority: Major
  
• component(s): git-plugin
  
• label(s): plugin
  
• resolution: Unresolved
  
• votes: 2
  
• watchers: 4
  
• imported: 2025-12-02
  

Raw content of original issue

I'm using the Git Publisher post-build action to try and push a tag that was created during the build.


The tag name is placed into an environment variable via the line:




export BUILD_VERSION=`node -e "console.log(require('./package.json').version);"`





The Git Publisher is then configured to push the Tag $BUILD_VERSION


Rather than push it, I get an error in my build console:




   > git tag -l $BUILD_VERSION # timeout=10

ERROR: Publisher hudson.plugins.git.GitPublisher aborted due to exception

hudson.AbortException: Tag $BUILD_VERSION does not exist and Create Tag is not specified, so failing.

	at hudson.plugins.git.GitPublisher.perform(GitPublisher.java:287)

	at hudson.tasks.BuildStepMonitor$3.perform(BuildStepMonitor.java:45)

	at hudson.model.AbstractBuild$AbstractBuildExecution.perform(AbstractBuild.java:770)

	at hudson.model.AbstractBuild$AbstractBuildExecution.performAllBuildSteps(AbstractBuild.java:734)

	at hudson.model.Build$BuildExecution.post2(Build.java:183)

	at hudson.model.AbstractBuild$AbstractBuildExecution.post(AbstractBuild.java:683)

	at hudson.model.Run.execute(Run.java:1784)

	at hudson.model.FreeStyleBuild.run(FreeStyleBuild.java:43)

	at hudson.model.ResourceController.execute(ResourceController.java:89)

	at hudson.model.Executor.run(Executor.java:240)

environment

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