diff --git a/.semaphore/semaphore.yml b/.semaphore/semaphore.yml
index 3da23fbf1ce..3241154f3d5 100644
--- a/.semaphore/semaphore.yml
+++ b/.semaphore/semaphore.yml
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ blocks:
         - name: Test
           commands:
             - ci-sem-pint
-            - ci-tools ci-update-version --direct-pom-edit
+            # Temporarily override to test forward fix for 2-segment versions
+            - export SEMAPHORE_GIT_REF_TYPE=branch && git fetch --tags -q && ci-tools ci-update-version --direct-pom-edit
             - mvn -Pjenkins -U -Dmaven.wagon.http.retryHandler.count=10 --batch-mode --no-transfer-progress clean verify install dependency:analyze validate
             - . cache-maven store
       epilogue: