diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.updatesite/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.updatesite/pom.xml
index 07638a782..0d8d622df 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.updatesite/pom.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.packaging/org.eclipse.jgit.updatesite/pom.xml
@@ -57,8 +57,6 @@
   <packaging>eclipse-update-site</packaging>
 
   <name>Eclipse JGit Plugin Update Site</name>
-  <!-- see http://issues.sonatype.org/browse/TYCHO-313 -->
-  <version>1.1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>