[JENKINS-62019] Parameter is not interpreted in GIT Plugin - Branch Specifier

I have a pipeline with one branch to be build, it's a parameterized pipeline:

Parameter BuildTag is not used by branch specifier.

refs/tags/${BuildTag}

 

hudson.plugins.git.GitException: Command "git fetch --tags --progress --prune -- origin +refs/tags/${BuildTag}:refs/remotes/origin/${BuildTag}" returned status code 128:

stdout: 

stderr: fatal: Couldn't find remote ref refs/tags/${BuildTag}

fatal: the remote end hung up unexpectedly	at org.jenkinsci.plugins.gitclient.CliGitAPIImpl.launchCommandIn(CliGitAPIImpl.java:2430)

	at org.jenkinsci.plugins.gitclient.CliGitAPIImpl.launchCommandWithCredentials(CliGitAPIImpl.java:2044)

	at org.jenkinsci.plugins.gitclient.CliGitAPIImpl.access$500(CliGitAPIImpl.java:81)

	at org.jenkinsci.plugins.gitclient.CliGitAPIImpl$1.execute(CliGitAPIImpl.java:569)

	at jenkins.plugins.git.GitSCMFileSystem$BuilderImpl.build(GitSCMFileSystem.java:361)

	at jenkins.scm.api.SCMFileSystem.of(SCMFileSystem.java:197)

	at jenkins.scm.api.SCMFileSystem.of(SCMFileSystem.java:173)

	at org.jenkinsci.plugins.workflow.cps.CpsScmFlowDefinition.create(CpsScmFlowDefinition.java:115)

	at org.jenkinsci.plugins.workflow.cps.CpsScmFlowDefinition.create(CpsScmFlowDefinition.java:69)

	at org.jenkinsci.plugins.workflow.job.WorkflowRun.run(WorkflowRun.java:303)

	at hudson.model.ResourceController.execute(ResourceController.java:97)

	at hudson.model.Executor.run(Executor.java:427)

Finished: FAILURE

It worked with Git Plugin 4.1.1 and when I restore the plugin to this version it starts to work again!

Regards Alex

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Originally reported by alexz707, imported from: Parameter is not interpreted in GIT Plugin - Branch Specifier

• status: Open
  
• priority: Major
  
• component(s): git-plugin
  
• label(s): git
  
• resolution: Unresolved
  
• votes: 3
  
• watchers: 5
  
• imported: 2025-12-02
  

Raw content of original issue

I have a pipeline with one branch to be build, it's a parameterized pipeline:


Parameter BuildTag is not used by branch specifier.


refs/tags/${BuildTag}


 



hudson.plugins.git.GitException: Command "git fetch --tags --progress --prune -- origin +refs/tags/${BuildTag}:refs/remotes/origin/${BuildTag}" returned status code 128:

stdout: 

stderr: fatal: Couldn't find remote ref refs/tags/${BuildTag}

fatal: the remote end hung up unexpectedly	at org.jenkinsci.plugins.gitclient.CliGitAPIImpl.launchCommandIn(CliGitAPIImpl.java:2430)

	at org.jenkinsci.plugins.gitclient.CliGitAPIImpl.launchCommandWithCredentials(CliGitAPIImpl.java:2044)

	at org.jenkinsci.plugins.gitclient.CliGitAPIImpl.access$500(CliGitAPIImpl.java:81)

	at org.jenkinsci.plugins.gitclient.CliGitAPIImpl$1.execute(CliGitAPIImpl.java:569)

	at jenkins.plugins.git.GitSCMFileSystem$BuilderImpl.build(GitSCMFileSystem.java:361)

	at jenkins.scm.api.SCMFileSystem.of(SCMFileSystem.java:197)

	at jenkins.scm.api.SCMFileSystem.of(SCMFileSystem.java:173)

	at org.jenkinsci.plugins.workflow.cps.CpsScmFlowDefinition.create(CpsScmFlowDefinition.java:115)

	at org.jenkinsci.plugins.workflow.cps.CpsScmFlowDefinition.create(CpsScmFlowDefinition.java:69)

	at org.jenkinsci.plugins.workflow.job.WorkflowRun.run(WorkflowRun.java:303)

	at hudson.model.ResourceController.execute(ResourceController.java:97)

	at hudson.model.Executor.run(Executor.java:427)

Finished: FAILURE





It worked with Git Plugin 4.1.1 and when I restore the plugin to this version it starts to work again!


Regards Alex

• environment: Git-Plugin: 4.2.2

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