diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 8ab38aa301523dfc1e3cb20b3c4aa5801ef6ddb8..d54b002bb580d4529ef6e18c2890b9a99c91fdbc 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ variables:
   ICINGA_BUILD_TYPE: snapshot
   #ICINGA_BUILD_TYPE: release
   ICINGA_BUILD_UPSTREAM_BRANCH: nh/build-2.11.6-http-logging-and-sql-programstatus-fixes
+  ICINGA_FORCE_VERSION: v2.11.6-5-gc4ec37ba4
 
 .build: &build
   stage: build
diff --git a/get_snapshot b/get_snapshot
index ecd41c2c44a51e9f7848a1030de5be24bbaf8a20..faa48e43a18a43c8b42b6c333b2900146d52b71e 100755
--- a/get_snapshot
+++ b/get_snapshot
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ if [ -z "$UPSTREAM_GIT_NOREPO" ]; then
     fi
 fi
 
-git_version=$(git describe --tags "${UPSTREAM_GIT_BRANCH}")
+git_version="v2.11.6-5-gc4ec37ba4"
 package_version=$(echo "$git_version" | sed -e 's/^v//' -e 's/-/./g')
 tarball="${workdir}/${PROJECT}-${package_version}.tar"