diff --git a/tasks/config/packages.js b/tasks/config/packages.js
index 4c9eae7118e25..3656bd5e638f1 100644
--- a/tasks/config/packages.js
+++ b/tasks/config/packages.js
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 export default (grunt) => {
   const VERSION = grunt.config.get('build.version');
+  const SHORT_SHA = grunt.config.get('build.sha').substr(0, 7);
 
-  const FOLDER_STAGING = `kibana/staging/${VERSION.match(/\d\.\d\.\d/)[0]}-XXXXXXX/repos/${VERSION.match(/\d\./)[0]}x`;
+  const FOLDER_STAGING = `kibana/staging/${VERSION}-${SHORT_SHA}/repos/${VERSION.match(/\d\./)[0]}x`;
   const FOLDER_PRODUCTION = `kibana/${VERSION.match(/\d\./)[0]}x`;
 
   const FOLDERNAME_DEB = 'debian';
@@ -30,8 +31,8 @@ export default (grunt) => {
       },
       production: {
         bucket: 'packages.elasticsearch.org',
-        debPrefix: PREFIX_STAGING_DEB,
-        rpmPrefix: PREFIX_STAGING_RPM
+        debPrefix: PREFIX_PRODUCTION_DEB,
+        rpmPrefix: PREFIX_PRODUCTION_RPM
       }
     },
     user: 'kibana',
diff --git a/tasks/release_packages.js b/tasks/release_packages.js
index 7ed33a0956bbe..e55f8862e17e1 100644
--- a/tasks/release_packages.js
+++ b/tasks/release_packages.js
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 import exec from './utils/exec';
-import SimpleGit from 'simple-git';
-import { promisify } from 'bluebird';
 import readline from 'readline';
 
 export default (grunt) => {
@@ -76,38 +74,31 @@ export default (grunt) => {
   grunt.registerTask('_publishPackages:upload', function (environment) {
     const aws = grunt.file.readJSON('.aws-config.json');
     const signature = grunt.file.readJSON('.signing-config.json');
-    const done = this.async();
-    const simpleGit = new SimpleGit();
-    const revparse = promisify(simpleGit.revparse, simpleGit);
 
-    return revparse(['--short', 'HEAD'])
-    .then(hash => {
-      const trimmedHash = hash.trim();
-      platforms.forEach((platform) => {
-        if (platform.debPath) {
-          debS3({
-            filePath: platform.debPath,
-            bucket: publishConfig[environment].bucket,
-            prefix: publishConfig[environment].debPrefix.replace('XXXXXXX', trimmedHash),
-            signatureKeyId: signature.id,
-            arch: platform.debArch,
-            awsKey: aws.key,
-            awsSecret: aws.secret
-          });
-        }
+    platforms.forEach((platform) => {
+      if (platform.debPath) {
+        debS3({
+          filePath: platform.debPath,
+          bucket: publishConfig[environment].bucket,
+          prefix: publishConfig[environment].debPrefix,
+          signatureKeyId: signature.id,
+          arch: platform.debArch,
+          awsKey: aws.key,
+          awsSecret: aws.secret
+        });
+      }
 
-        if (platform.rpmPath) {
-          rpmS3({
-            filePath: platform.rpmPath,
-            bucket: publishConfig[environment].bucket,
-            prefix: publishConfig[environment].rpmPrefix.replace('XXXXXXX', trimmedHash),
-            signingKeyName: signature.name,
-            awsKey: aws.key,
-            awsSecret: aws.secret
-          });
-        }
-      });
-      done();
+      if (platform.rpmPath) {
+        rpmS3({
+          filePath: platform.rpmPath,
+          bucket: publishConfig[environment].bucket,
+          prefix: publishConfig[environment].rpmPrefix,
+          signingKeyName: signature.name,
+          awsKey: aws.key,
+          awsSecret: aws.secret
+        });
+      }
     });
+
   });
 };