diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index 83341e0..9773a63 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@
 
 
 
-  <target name="release" depends="check,zip,package,deploy-sf,svntag"
+  <target name="release" depends="check,zip,package,deploy-sf"
    description="Release the version on sourceforge"
    >
    <!-- meta-target -->
@@ -307,17 +307,6 @@
   </target>
 
 
-
-  <target name="svntag"
-   description="create the svn tag for the current version"
-   >
-    <exec
-     command="svn cp ${svnpath}trunk ${svnpath}/tags/${version} -m 'tag version ${version}'"
-     escape="false" checkreturn="true"
-     />
-  </target>
-
-
   <target name="check"
    description="Check variables"
    >
@@ -327,4 +316,4 @@
     <fail unless="sffilepath" message="Sourceforge project file path not defined!" />
   </target>
 
-</project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</project>