diff --git a/jenkins-scripts/docker/gz-source-generation.bash b/jenkins-scripts/docker/gz-source-generation.bash
index 66252259e..a56709217 100644
--- a/jenkins-scripts/docker/gz-source-generation.bash
+++ b/jenkins-scripts/docker/gz-source-generation.bash
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ BUILD_DIR=\$SOURCES_DIR/build
 
 cd \${WORKSPACE}
 rm -fr \$SOURCES_DIR && mkdir \$SOURCES_DIR
-git clone --depth 1 --branch ${PACKAGE}_${VERSION/\~/-} ${SOURCE_REPO_URI} \${SOURCES_DIR}
+git clone --depth 1 --branch ${SOURCE_REPO_REF} ${SOURCE_REPO_URI} \${SOURCES_DIR}
 rm -fr \$BUILD_DIR && mkdir \$BUILD_DIR
 cd \${BUILD_DIR}
 cmake .. -DPACKAGE_SOURCE_ONLY:BOOL=ON
diff --git a/jenkins-scripts/dsl/_configs_/OSRFSourceCreation.groovy b/jenkins-scripts/dsl/_configs_/OSRFSourceCreation.groovy
index 4e61ca7d9..c1a0bbd4c 100644
--- a/jenkins-scripts/dsl/_configs_/OSRFSourceCreation.groovy
+++ b/jenkins-scripts/dsl/_configs_/OSRFSourceCreation.groovy
@@ -15,12 +15,12 @@ class OSRFSourceCreation
     job.with
     {
       parameters {
-        choiceParam('PACKAGE',
-                    [default_params.find{ it.key == "PACKAGE"}?.value],
-                    "Package name (can not be modified)")
         choiceParam('SOURCE_REPO_URI',
                     [default_params.find{ it.key == "SOURCE_REPO_URI"}?.value],
                     "Software repository URL (can not be modified)")
+        choiceParam('SOURCE_REPO_REF',
+                    [default_params.find{ it.key == "SOURCE_REPO_REF"}?.value],
+                    "Git branch or tag to build sources from")
         stringParam("VERSION",
                     default_params.find{ it.key == "VERSION"}?.value,
                     "Packages version to be built or nightly (enable nightly build mode)")
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ class OSRFSourceCreation
         stringParam("DISTRO",
                     default_params.find{ it.key == "DISTRO"}?.value,
                     "Linux release inside LINUX_DISTRO to generate sources on")
+        choiceParam('PACKAGE',
+                    [default_params.find{ it.key == "PACKAGE"}?.value],
+                    "For downstream use: Package name (can not be modified)")
         stringParam("RELEASE_VERSION",
                     default_params.find{ it.key == "RELEASE_VERSION"}?.value,
                     "For downstream jobs: Packages release version")
diff --git a/jenkins-scripts/dsl/test.dsl b/jenkins-scripts/dsl/test.dsl
index 4f3fc45d9..56af6a360 100644
--- a/jenkins-scripts/dsl/test.dsl
+++ b/jenkins-scripts/dsl/test.dsl
@@ -29,8 +29,9 @@ releasepy_job.with {
 // gz source testing job
 def gz_source_job = job("_test_gz_source")
 OSRFSourceCreation.create(gz_source_job, [
-  PACKAGE: "gz-plugin2" ,
-  SOURCE_REPO_URI: "https://github.com/gazebosim/gz-plugin.git"])
+  PACKAGE: "gz-plugin2",
+  SOURCE_REPO_URI: "https://github.com/gazebosim/gz-plugin.git",
+  SOURCE_REPO_REF: "gz-plugin2"])
 OSRFSourceCreation.call_uploader_and_releasepy(gz_source_job,
   '_test_repository_uploader',
   '_test_releasepy')