Index: src/main/java/org/jvnet/hudson/plugins/m2release/M2ReleaseAction.java
===================================================================
--- src/main/java/org/jvnet/hudson/plugins/m2release/M2ReleaseAction.java	(revision 35131)
+++ src/main/java/org/jvnet/hudson/plugins/m2release/M2ReleaseAction.java	(working copy)
@@ -54,12 +54,25 @@
 	private String versioningMode;
 	private boolean selectCustomScmCommentPrefix;
 	private boolean selectAppendHudsonUsername;
-	
-	public M2ReleaseAction(MavenModuleSet project, String versioningMode, boolean selectCustomScmCommentPrefix, boolean selectAppendHudsonUsername) {
+    private boolean selectScmTagName;
+	private String scmTagName;
+
+	public M2ReleaseAction(MavenModuleSet project, String versioningMode, boolean selectCustomScmCommentPrefix, boolean selectAppendHudsonUsername, boolean selectScmTagName, String scmTagName) {
 		this.project = project;
 		this.versioningMode = versioningMode;
 		this.selectCustomScmCommentPrefix = selectCustomScmCommentPrefix;
 		this.selectAppendHudsonUsername = selectAppendHudsonUsername;
+        this.selectScmTagName = selectScmTagName;
+
+        if(DescriptorImpl.SCM_TAG_ARTIFACT_RELEASE.equals(scmTagName)) {
+            this.scmTagName = project.getRootModule().getModuleName().artifactId + "-" + computeReleaseVersion(
+                    project.getRootModule().getVersion());
+        }
+        else if(DescriptorImpl.SCM_TAG_RELEASE.equals(scmTagName)) {
+            if(project.getRootModule() != null){
+                this.scmTagName = computeReleaseVersion(project.getRootModule().getVersion());
+            }
+        }
 	}
 
 
@@ -105,6 +118,23 @@
 		this.selectAppendHudsonUsername = selectAppendHudsonUsername;
 	}
 
+    public boolean isSelectScmTagName() {
+        return selectScmTagName;
+    }
+
+    public void setSelectScmTagName(boolean selectScmTagName) {
+        this.selectScmTagName = selectScmTagName;
+    }
+
+
+    public String getScmTagName() {
+        return scmTagName;
+    }
+
+    public void setScmTagName(String scmTagName) {
+        this.scmTagName = scmTagName;
+    }
+    
 	public Collection<MavenModule> getModules() {
 		return project.getModules();
 	}
@@ -173,6 +203,9 @@
 		final boolean specifyScmCredentials = httpParams.containsKey("specifyScmCredentials"); //$NON-NLS-1$
 		final String scmUsername = specifyScmCredentials ? getString("scmUsername", httpParams) : null; //$NON-NLS-1$
 		final String scmPassword = specifyScmCredentials ? getString("scmPassword", httpParams) : null; //$NON-NLS-1$
+        final boolean specifyTagName = httpParams.containsKey("scmTagName"); //$NON-NLS-1$
+		final String scmTagName = specifyTagName ? getString("scmTagName", httpParams) : null; //$NON-NLS-1$
+
 		final boolean specifyScmCommentPrefix = httpParams.containsKey("specifyScmCommentPrefix"); //$NON-NLS-1$
 		final String scmCommentPrefix = specifyScmCommentPrefix ? getString("scmCommentPrefix", httpParams) : null; //$NON-NLS-1$
 		final boolean appendHusonUserName = specifyScmCommentPrefix && httpParams.containsKey("appendHudsonUserName"); //$NON-NLS-1$
@@ -212,7 +245,8 @@
 				m2Wrapper.setRepoDescription(repoDescription);
 				m2Wrapper.setScmUsername(scmUsername);
 				m2Wrapper.setScmPassword(scmPassword);
-				m2Wrapper.setScmCommentPrefix(scmCommentPrefix);
+				m2Wrapper.setScmTagName(scmTagName);
+                m2Wrapper.setScmCommentPrefix(scmCommentPrefix);
 				m2Wrapper.setAppendHusonUserName(appendHusonUserName);
 				m2Wrapper.setHudsonUserName(Hudson.getAuthentication().getName());
 				// redirect to project page
Index: src/main/java/org/jvnet/hudson/plugins/m2release/M2ReleaseBuildWrapper.java
===================================================================
--- src/main/java/org/jvnet/hudson/plugins/m2release/M2ReleaseBuildWrapper.java	(revision 35131)
+++ src/main/java/org/jvnet/hudson/plugins/m2release/M2ReleaseBuildWrapper.java	(working copy)
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@
 	private transient String              scmUsername;
 	private transient String              scmPassword;
 	private transient String              scmCommentPrefix;
+    private transient String              scmTagName;
 	private transient boolean             appendHusonUserName;
 	private transient String              hudsonUserName;
 
@@ -90,14 +91,18 @@
 	public String                         defaultVersioningMode        = DescriptorImpl.DEFAULT_VERSIONING;
 	public boolean                        selectCustomScmCommentPrefix = DescriptorImpl.DEFAULT_SELECT_CUSTOM_SCM_COMMENT_PREFIX;
 	public boolean                        selectAppendHudsonUsername   = DescriptorImpl.DEFAULT_SELECT_APPEND_HUDSON_USERNAME;
+	public boolean                        selectScmTagName             = DescriptorImpl.DEFAULT_SELECT_SCM_TAG_NAME;
+    public String                         defaultScmTagName            = DescriptorImpl.DEFAULT_SCM_TAG_NAME;
 	
 	@DataBoundConstructor
-	public M2ReleaseBuildWrapper(String releaseGoals, String defaultVersioningMode, boolean selectCustomScmCommentPrefix, boolean selectAppendHudsonUsername) {
+	public M2ReleaseBuildWrapper(String releaseGoals, String defaultVersioningMode, boolean selectCustomScmCommentPrefix, boolean selectAppendHudsonUsername, boolean selectScmTagName, String defaultScmTagName) {
 		super();
 		this.releaseGoals = releaseGoals;
 		this.defaultVersioningMode = defaultVersioningMode;
 		this.selectCustomScmCommentPrefix = selectCustomScmCommentPrefix;
 		this.selectAppendHudsonUsername = selectAppendHudsonUsername;
+        this.selectScmTagName = selectScmTagName;
+        this.defaultScmTagName = defaultScmTagName;
 	}
 
 
@@ -136,6 +141,16 @@
 				if (scmPassword != null) {
 					thisBuildGoals = "-Dpassword=" + scmPassword + " " + thisBuildGoals;
 				}
+
+                if(scmTagName != null) {
+                    final StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
+					sb.append("\"-Dtag=");
+					sb.append(scmTagName);
+					sb.append("\" ");
+					sb.append(thisBuildGoals);
+
+					thisBuildGoals = sb.toString();
+                }
 				
 				if (scmCommentPrefix != null) {
 					final StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
@@ -245,6 +260,10 @@
 		this.scmPassword = scmPassword;
 	}
 
+    public void setScmTagName(String scmTagName) {
+        this.scmTagName = scmTagName;
+    }
+
 	public void setScmCommentPrefix(String scmCommentPrefix) {
 		this.scmCommentPrefix = scmCommentPrefix;
 	}
@@ -253,6 +272,13 @@
 		this.appendHusonUserName = appendHusonUserName;
 	}
 
+    public String getDefaultScmTagName() {
+        return defaultScmTagName;
+    }
+
+    public void setDefaultScmTagName(String defaultScmTagName) {
+        this.defaultScmTagName = defaultScmTagName;
+    }
 	
   /**
    * @return the defaultVersioningMode
@@ -287,6 +313,14 @@
 		this.selectAppendHudsonUsername = selectAppendHudsonUsername;
 	}
 
+    public boolean isSelectScmTagName() {
+        return selectScmTagName;
+    }
+
+    public void setSelectScmTagName(boolean selectScmTagName) {
+        this.selectScmTagName = selectScmTagName;
+    }
+
 	public void setHudsonUserName(String hudsonUserName) {
 		this.hudsonUserName = hudsonUserName;
 	}
@@ -328,7 +362,8 @@
 
 	@Override
 	public Action getProjectAction(AbstractProject job) {
-		return new M2ReleaseAction((MavenModuleSet) job, defaultVersioningMode, selectCustomScmCommentPrefix, selectAppendHudsonUsername);
+		return new M2ReleaseAction((MavenModuleSet) job, defaultVersioningMode, selectCustomScmCommentPrefix, 
+                selectAppendHudsonUsername, selectScmTagName, defaultScmTagName);
 	}
 
 	public static boolean hasReleasePermission(AbstractProject job) {
@@ -387,7 +422,12 @@
 		
 		public static final boolean    DEFAULT_SELECT_CUSTOM_SCM_COMMENT_PREFIX = false;
 		public static final boolean    DEFAULT_SELECT_APPEND_HUDSON_USERNAME    = false;
-		
+        
+		public static final boolean    DEFAULT_SELECT_SCM_TAG_NAME = false;
+        public static final String     SCM_TAG_ARTIFACT_RELEASE = "artifactId-release";
+        public static final String     SCM_TAG_RELEASE = "release";
+        public static final String     DEFAULT_SCM_TAG_NAME = SCM_TAG_ARTIFACT_RELEASE;
+        
 		private boolean nexusSupport  = false;
 		private String  nexusURL      = null;
 		private String  nexusUser     = "deployment";                                    //$NON-NLS-1$
Index: src/main/resources/org/jvnet/hudson/plugins/m2release/M2ReleaseAction/index.jelly
===================================================================
--- src/main/resources/org/jvnet/hudson/plugins/m2release/M2ReleaseAction/index.jelly	(revision 35131)
+++ src/main/resources/org/jvnet/hudson/plugins/m2release/M2ReleaseAction/index.jelly	(working copy)
@@ -39,6 +39,13 @@
 						</f:radioBlock>
 					</f:entry>
 
+                    <f:optionalBlock name="SpecifyScmTag" title="Specify SCM tag" checked="${it.selectScmTagName}">
+						<f:entry title="Tag">
+<!--							<f:textbox name="scmTagName" value="${it.rootModule.moduleName.artifactId}-${it.computeReleaseVersion(it.rootModule.version)}" />-->
+							<f:textbox name="scmTagName" value="${it.scmTagName}" />
+						</f:entry>						
+					</f:optionalBlock>
+                    
 					<f:optionalBlock name="specifyScmCredentials" title="Specify SCM login/password" checked="false">
 						<f:entry title="Username">
 							<f:textbox name="scmUsername" value="" />
Index: src/main/resources/org/jvnet/hudson/plugins/m2release/M2ReleaseBuildWrapper/config.jelly
===================================================================
--- src/main/resources/org/jvnet/hudson/plugins/m2release/M2ReleaseBuildWrapper/config.jelly	(revision 35131)
+++ src/main/resources/org/jvnet/hudson/plugins/m2release/M2ReleaseBuildWrapper/config.jelly	(working copy)
@@ -26,4 +26,16 @@
 	<f:entry title="Preselect append Hudson username" help="/plugin/m2release/help-projectConfig-selectAppendHudsonUsername.html">
 		<f:checkbox name="selectAppendHudsonUsername" checked="${h.defaulted(instance.selectAppendHudsonUsername,descriptor.DEFAULT_SELECT_APPEND_HUDSON_USERNAME)}"/>
 	</f:entry>
+
+    <f:entry title="Preselect custom SCM Tag Name" help="/plugin/m2release/help-projectConfig-selectCustomScmTag.html">
+		<f:checkbox name="selectScmTagName" checked="${h.defaulted(instance.selectScmTagName,descriptor.DEFAULT_SELECT_SCM_TAG_NAME)}"/>        
+	</f:entry>
+
+    <f:entry title="SCM Tag Name" help="/plugin/m2release/help-projectConfig-SCMTagName.html">
+        <select name="defaultScmTagName">
+			<f:option value="${descriptor.SCM_TAG_ARTIFACT_RELEASE}" selected="${descriptor.SCM_TAG_ARTIFACT_RELEASEO == h.defaulted(instance.defaultScmTagName,descriptor.DEFAULT_SCM_TAG_NAME)}">ArtifactId-ReleaseVersion</f:option>
+			<f:option value="${descriptor.SCM_TAG_RELEASE}" selected="${descriptor.SCM_TAG_RELEASE == h.defaulted(instance.defaultScmTagName,descriptor.DEFAULT_SCM_TAG_NAME)}">ReleaseVersion</f:option>
+		</select>
+	</f:entry>
+
 </j:jelly>
Index: src/main/webapp/help-projectConfig-ScmTagName.html
===================================================================
--- src/main/webapp/help-projectConfig-ScmTagName.html	(revision 0)
+++ src/main/webapp/help-projectConfig-ScmTagName.html	(revision 0)
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<div>
+	Specifies the SCM Tag name.
+    The Maven Release Plugin by defaults specifies the 'ArtifactId'-'ReleaseVersion'. This plugin copies this behaviour, but allows
+    to set the tag name to 'ReleaseVersion' only without 'ArtifactId'
+</div>
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Index: src/main/webapp/help-projectConfig-selectCustomScmTag.html
===================================================================
--- src/main/webapp/help-projectConfig-selectCustomScmTag.html	(revision 0)
+++ src/main/webapp/help-projectConfig-selectCustomScmTag.html	(revision 0)
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+<div>
+	Enable this to have the "Specify SCM tag" option available in the "Perform Maven Release" view.
+    If this option is not set the SCM tag will be automatically set to the "Preselected SCM tag name"
+</div>
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