diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-app/pom.xml b/asterixdb/asterix-app/pom.xml
index b33f1eb..19c2d5a 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-app/pom.xml
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-app/pom.xml
@@ -64,6 +64,33 @@
         </executions>
       </plugin>
       <plugin>
+        <groupId>pl.project13.maven</groupId>
+        <artifactId>git-commit-id-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>2.2.0</version>
+        <executions>
+          <execution>
+            <goals>
+              <goal>revision</goal>
+            </goals>
+          </execution>
+        </executions>
+
+        <configuration>
+          <!--
+              If you'd like to tell the plugin where your .git directory is,
+              use this setting, otherwise we'll perform a search trying to
+              figure out the right directory. It's better to add it explicite IMHO.
+          -->
+          <dotGitDirectory>${project.basedir}/.git</dotGitDirectory>
+          <!-- this is false by default, forces the plugin to generate the git.properties file -->
+          <generateGitPropertiesFile>true</generateGitPropertiesFile>
+
+          <!-- The path for the to be generated properties file, it's relative to ${project.basedir} -->
+          <generateGitPropertiesFilename>./target/classes/git.properties</generateGitPropertiesFilename>
+        </configuration>
+
+      </plugin>
+      <plugin>
         <artifactId>maven-resources-plugin</artifactId>
         <executions>
           <execution>
diff --git a/asterixdb/pom.xml b/asterixdb/pom.xml
index 59c5c96..d0e5c40 100644
--- a/asterixdb/pom.xml
+++ b/asterixdb/pom.xml
@@ -162,33 +162,6 @@
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
       <plugin>
-        <groupId>pl.project13.maven</groupId>
-        <artifactId>git-commit-id-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>2.2.0</version>
-        <executions>
-          <execution>
-            <goals>
-              <goal>revision</goal>
-            </goals>
-          </execution>
-        </executions>
-
-        <configuration>
-          <!--
-              If you'd like to tell the plugin where your .git directory is,
-              use this setting, otherwise we'll perform a search trying to
-              figure out the right directory. It's better to add it explicite IMHO.
-          -->
-          <dotGitDirectory>${project.basedir}/.git</dotGitDirectory>
-          <!-- this is false by default, forces the plugin to generate the git.properties file -->
-          <generateGitPropertiesFile>true</generateGitPropertiesFile>
-
-          <!-- The path for the to be generated properties file, it's relative to ${project.basedir} -->
-          <generateGitPropertiesFilename>src/main/resources/git.properties</generateGitPropertiesFilename>
-        </configuration>
-
-      </plugin>
-      <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-remote-resources-plugin</artifactId>
         <executions>