diff --git a/abbot/project.xml b/abbot/project.xml
index b689b9ed..59d2431d 100644
--- a/abbot/project.xml
+++ b/abbot/project.xml
@@ -35,11 +35,6 @@
     <url>http://cvs.apache.org/viewcvs/maven-plugins/abbot/</url>
   </repository>
   <versions>
-    <version>
-      <id>1.0</id>
-      <name>1.0</name>
-      <tag>HEAD</tag>
-    </version>
     <version>
       <id>1.0</id>
       <name>1.0</name>