diff --git a/.ci/jenkins/Jenkinsfile.build-image b/.ci/jenkins/Jenkinsfile.build-image
index 2d24558b1..23cff1e4d 100644
--- a/.ci/jenkins/Jenkinsfile.build-image
+++ b/.ci/jenkins/Jenkinsfile.build-image
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ pipeline {
             }
             steps {
                 script {
-                    def resultingFileName = "incubator-kie-${getReleaseVersion()}-${getBuildImageName()}.tar.gz"
+                    def resultingFileName = "incubator-kie-${getImageArtifactReleaseVersion()}-${getBuildImageName()}.tar.gz"
                     def signatureFileName = "${resultingFileName}.asc"
                     sh """
                         docker pull ${getBuiltImageTag()}
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ pipeline {
                     """
                     release.gpgImportKeyFromFileWithPassword(getReleaseGpgSignKeyCredsId(), getReleaseGpgSignPassphraseCredsId())
                     release.gpgSignFileDetachedSignatureWithPassword(resultingFileName, signatureFileName, getReleaseGpgSignPassphraseCredsId())
-                    release.svnUploadFileToRepository(getReleaseSvnRepository(), getReleaseSvnCredsId(), getReleaseVersion(), resultingFileName, signatureFileName)
+                    release.svnUploadFileToRepository(getReleaseSvnRepository(), getReleaseSvnCredsId(), getImageArtifactReleaseVersion(), resultingFileName, signatureFileName)
                 }
             }
             post {
@@ -457,6 +457,6 @@ String getReleaseSvnCredsId() {
     return env.RELEASE_SVN_CREDS_ID
 }
 
-String getReleaseVersion() {
-    return env.RELEASE_VERSION
+String getImageArtifactReleaseVersion() {
+    return env.IMAGE_ARTIFACT_RELEASE_VERSION
 }
diff --git a/.ci/jenkins/Jenkinsfile.deploy b/.ci/jenkins/Jenkinsfile.deploy
index a13ab9f08..d8e05ecf6 100644
--- a/.ci/jenkins/Jenkinsfile.deploy
+++ b/.ci/jenkins/Jenkinsfile.deploy
@@ -214,11 +214,10 @@ pipeline {
                         String prLink = githubscm.createPR(commitMsg, prBody, getBuildBranch(), getGitAuthorPushCredsId())
                         deployProperties["${getRepoName()}.pr.link"] = prLink
 
-
                         // Create a new tag
                         githubscm.setUserConfigFromCreds(getGitAuthorPushCredsId())
-                        githubscm.tagRepository(getProjectVersion())
-                        githubscm.pushRemoteTag('origin', getProjectVersion(), getGitAuthorPushCredsId())
+                        githubscm.tagRepository(getGitTagName())
+                        githubscm.pushRemoteTag('origin', getGitTagName(), getGitAuthorPushCredsId())
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -229,6 +228,7 @@ pipeline {
                         setDeployPropertyIfNeeded("${getRepoName()}.pr.source.ref", getPRBranch())
                         setDeployPropertyIfNeeded("${getRepoName()}.pr.target.uri", "https://github.com/${getGitAuthor()}/${getRepoName()}")
                         setDeployPropertyIfNeeded("${getRepoName()}.pr.target.ref", getBuildBranch())
+                        setDeployPropertyIfNeeded("${getRepoName()}.tag.name", geGitTagName())
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ void createBuildAndTestStageClosure(String image) {
             buildParams.add(string(name: 'DEPLOY_IMAGE_NAME_SUFFIX', value: getDeployImageNameSuffix()))
             buildParams.add(string(name: 'DEPLOY_IMAGE_TAG', value: getDeployImageTag()))
             buildParams.add(booleanParam(name: 'DEPLOY_WITH_LATEST_TAG', value: isDeployLatestTag()))
-            buildParams.add(string(name: 'RELEASE_VERSION', value: getProjectVersion()))
+            buildParams.add(string(name: 'IMAGE_ARTIFACT_RELEASE_VERSION', value: getGitTagName()))
 
             def job = build(job: 'kogito-images.build-image', wait: true, parameters: buildParams, propagate: false)
             if (job.result != 'SUCCESS') {
@@ -458,4 +458,8 @@ String[] getImages() {
 
 String getQuarkusPlatformVersion() {
     return params.QUARKUS_PLATFORM_VERSION
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+String getGitTagName() {
+    return params.GIT_TAG_NAME
+}
diff --git a/.ci/jenkins/dsl/jobs.groovy b/.ci/jenkins/dsl/jobs.groovy
index ebaf81ee6..52238919d 100644
--- a/.ci/jenkins/dsl/jobs.groovy
+++ b/.ci/jenkins/dsl/jobs.groovy
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ void setupDeployJob(JobType jobType) {
             stringParam('KOGITO_ARTIFACTS_VERSION', '', 'Optional. If artifacts\' version is different from PROJECT_VERSION.')
             if (jobType == JobType.RELEASE) {
                 stringParam('QUARKUS_PLATFORM_VERSION', '', 'Allow to override the Quarkus Platform version')
+                stringParam('GIT_TAG_NAME', '', 'Git tag to be created')
             }
 
             stringParam('KOGITO_PR_BRANCH', '', 'PR branch name')
@@ -210,7 +211,7 @@ void setupBuildImageJob(JobType jobType) {
             stringParam('DEPLOY_IMAGE_TAG', '', 'Image tag to use to deploy images')
             booleanParam('DEPLOY_WITH_LATEST_TAG', false, 'Set to true if you want the deployed images to also be with the `latest` tag')
             booleanParam('EXPORT_AND_GPG_SIGN_IMAGE', jobType == JobType.RELEASE, 'Set to true if should images be exported and signed.')
-            stringParam('RELEASE_VERSION', '', 'Set the release version to be attached to the images artifacts names')
+            stringParam('IMAGE_ARTIFACT_RELEASE_VERSION', '', 'Set the release version to be attached to the images artifacts names')
         }
     }
 }