diff --git a/jobs/templates/debian/automatic-backport.yaml b/jobs/templates/debian/automatic-backport.yaml
index eabaa03..b7d5f8f 100644
--- a/jobs/templates/debian/automatic-backport.yaml
+++ b/jobs/templates/debian/automatic-backport.yaml
@@ -1,43 +1,37 @@
 - job-template: &automatic_backport
     name: 'debian/packages/{name}/automatic-backport'
     description: |
       Backport Debian package to the given release
     project-type: pipeline
     parameters:
-      - git-parameter:
+      - string:
           name: GIT_TAG
           description: git tag to backport
-          type: PT_TAG
-          sortMode: DESCENDING_SMART
-          selectedValue: TOP
-          tagFilter: debian/.*
       - choice:
           name: SOURCE
           description: check that the source branch corresponds to this before issuing the backport
           choices:
             - unstable-swh
             - unstable
             - bookworm-swh
             - bullseye-swh
             - buster-swh
-            - stretch-swh
           default: unstable-swh
       - choice:
           name: DESTINATION
           description: the destination branch the backport targets
           choices:
-            - stretch-swh
             - buster-swh
             - bullseye-swh
             - bookworm-swh
           default: buster-swh
       - bool:
           name: DRY_RUN
           description: Don't push the resulting changes to a Debian branch
           default: false
     dsl:
       !include-jinja2: automatic-backport.groovy.j2
 
 - job-template:
     name: 'debian/deps/{name}/automatic-backport'
     <<: *automatic_backport