Revert "Try to see if it helps if I specify the exact releases branch."

This reverts commit 5adc945782c6d0ee078d98d9591a9e36e1b5c49f.
Revert "Fixed accidental misplacement of plugin description in pom file."

This reverts commit 7199d9b1de8135f9ae5d717748a8038675d9bc46.
Revert "Explicitly specify mvn scm plugin v1.1 due to following bug: http://goo.gl/tsxA4q"

This reverts commit d467eab72810c817eb13ef9ce5c82fd7b1a85d17.
Revert "Try to add more information to the scm connection details."

This reverts commit d373e727388fefe7f5ff9f1ec1680792b24fe746.
Revert "Get Jenkins working with automatic buildnumber generation."

This reverts commit f56e45f175dfeededf9d411c861d35c85df7fda2.
Revert "Updated version, so compatibility with downstream remains."

This reverts commit 03c25cb58f4f3b1599be2791adf5a53bc73ac46f.
Revert "Try to fix the building 'git log' issue."

This reverts commit f25c75597ea727892b0ff6e8e32420a6a0cbae9b.