[JENKINS-48060] Jenkins does not poll anotated tag correctly. Stuck on build loop

Jenkins does not correctly track changes when annotated tag created.

It always seeing changes as compare revision hashes which belongs to tag and tag^{}. So they sure different and then it run build.

Git plugin in Job configured with following:

Refspec: +refs/tags/ci

Branch Specifier: refs/tags/ci

Honor refspec on initial clone: checked

 

 

Started on Nov 16, 2017 2:37:00 PM

Using strategy: Default

[poll] Last Built Revision: Revision 18ed54130aa7b27b21dc6565ccb2cd2aaeb3c74b (refs/tags/ci)

> git --version # timeout=10

using GIT_ASKPASS to set credentials Jenkins GIT Cred

> git ls-remote -h https://*****/tst.tst # timeout=10

Found 24 remote heads on https://****/tst.tst

Ignoring refs/tags/tag11 as it doesn't match any of the configured refspecs

Ignoring HEAD as it doesn't match any of the configured refspecs

Ignoring refs/tags/ci^{} as it doesn't match any of the configured refspecs

[poll] Latest remote head revision on refs/tags/ci is: 05ee922a20db1039c642e89151b8f03217534833

Done. Took 0.43 sec

Changes found

 

 

Here is list of tags:

-bash-4.2$ git ls-remote -h *****

Username for '****

Password for '****

18ed54130aa7b27b21dc6565ccb2cd2aaeb3c74b HEAD

766ea2db2510272683ed6410588c43b750709b1d refs/heads/alexb

18ed54130aa7b27b21dc6565ccb2cd2aaeb3c74b refs/heads/master

05ee922a20db1039c642e89151b8f03217534833 refs/tags/ci

18ed54130aa7b27b21dc6565ccb2cd2aaeb3c74b refs/tags/ci^{}

 

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Originally reported by progman, imported from: Jenkins does not poll anotated tag correctly. Stuck on build loop

• status: Open
  
• priority: Minor
  
• component(s): git-plugin
  
• resolution: Unresolved
  
• votes: 0
  
• watchers: 1
  
• imported: 2025-12-02
  

Raw content of original issue

Jenkins does not correctly track changes when annotated tag created.


It always seeing changes as compare revision hashes which belongs to tag and tag^{}. So they sure different and then it run build.


Git plugin in Job configured with following:


Refspec: +refs/tags/ci


Branch Specifier: refs/tags/ci


Honor refspec on initial clone: checked


 


 


Started on Nov 16, 2017 2:37:00 PM

 Using strategy: Default

 [poll] Last Built Revision: Revision 18ed54130aa7b27b21dc6565ccb2cd2aaeb3c74b (refs/tags/ci)

 > git --version # timeout=10

 using GIT_ASKPASS to set credentials Jenkins GIT Cred

 > git ls-remote -h https://*****/tst.tst # timeout=10

 Found 24 remote heads on https://****/tst.tst

 Ignoring refs/tags/tag11 as it doesn't match any of the configured refspecs

 Ignoring HEAD as it doesn't match any of the configured refspecs

 Ignoring refs/tags/ci^{} as it doesn't match any of the configured refspecs

 [poll] Latest remote head revision on refs/tags/ci is: 05ee922a20db1039c642e89151b8f03217534833

 Done. Took 0.43 sec

 Changes found


 


 


Here is list of tags:


-bash-4.2$ git ls-remote -h *****

 Username for '****

 Password for '****

 18ed54130aa7b27b21dc6565ccb2cd2aaeb3c74b HEAD

 766ea2db2510272683ed6410588c43b750709b1d refs/heads/alexb

 18ed54130aa7b27b21dc6565ccb2cd2aaeb3c74b refs/heads/master

 05ee922a20db1039c642e89151b8f03217534833 refs/tags/ci

 18ed54130aa7b27b21dc6565ccb2cd2aaeb3c74b refs/tags/ci^{}


 

environment

```
Jenkins 2.89 + fully updated plugins

Centos 7

```