diff --git a/jjb/defaults.yaml b/jjb/defaults.yaml
index e110a5b..a3cee32 100644
--- a/jjb/defaults.yaml
+++ b/jjb/defaults.yaml
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
 
     # matching repos that should be version tagged by the version-tag job
     # (basically the same as imagebuilder projects + helm charts + tools
-    version-tag-projects-regexp: '^(xos.*|.*helm-charts|automation-tools|cord-tester|chameleon|rcord|mcord|ecord|acordion|addressmanager|epc-service|exampleservice|fabric.*|globalxos|hippie-oss|hss_db|hypercache|internetemulator|kubernetes-service|monitoring|olt-service|onos-service|openstack|progran|sdn-controller|simpleexampleservice|templateservice|vEE|vEG|vBBU|venb|vHSS|vMME|vnaas|vPGWC|vPGWU|vrouter|vsg|vsg-hw|vSGW|vSM|vspgwc|vspgwu|vtn-service|vtr|.*-workflow-driver|ves-agent|voltha-bbsim|openolt|sadis-server|kafka-topic-exporter|pyvoltha||plyxproto|voltha-protos|alpine-grpc-base|cordctl|voltha-go|voltha-onos|device-management|cord-workflow.*|voltha-system-tests|openairinterface|omec-.*|bbsim|omci-sim|ponsim|pppoel2relay|voltha-api-server|aaa|config|dhcpl2relay|igmp|igmpproxy|kafka-onos|mcast|olt|sadis|vtn|voltha-.*-adapter.*|voltha-lib-go|voltha-python-base|voltha-docker-tools|mn-stratum-siab|ofagent.*|bng|voltctl|openolt-scale-tester|nem-ondemand-proxy|multifabric|openolt-test|omci-lib-go|kind-voltha|voltha-docs|mac-learning|goloxi|device-management-interface)$'
+    version-tag-projects-regexp: '^(?!aether)(xos.*|.*helm-charts|automation-tools|cord-tester|chameleon|rcord|mcord|ecord|acordion|addressmanager|epc-service|exampleservice|fabric.*|globalxos|hippie-oss|hss_db|hypercache|internetemulator|kubernetes-service|monitoring|olt-service|onos-service|openstack|progran|sdn-controller|simpleexampleservice|templateservice|vEE|vEG|vBBU|venb|vHSS|vMME|vnaas|vPGWC|vPGWU|vrouter|vsg|vsg-hw|vSGW|vSM|vspgwc|vspgwu|vtn-service|vtr|.*-workflow-driver|ves-agent|voltha-bbsim|openolt|sadis-server|kafka-topic-exporter|pyvoltha||plyxproto|voltha-protos|alpine-grpc-base|cordctl|voltha-go|voltha-onos|device-management|cord-workflow.*|voltha-system-tests|openairinterface|omec-.*|bbsim|omci-sim|ponsim|pppoel2relay|voltha-api-server|aaa|config|dhcpl2relay|igmp|igmpproxy|kafka-onos|mcast|olt|sadis|vtn|voltha-.*-adapter.*|voltha-lib-go|voltha-python-base|voltha-docker-tools|mn-stratum-siab|ofagent.*|bng|voltctl|openolt-scale-tester|nem-ondemand-proxy|multifabric|openolt-test|omci-lib-go|kind-voltha|voltha-docs|mac-learning|goloxi|device-management-interface)$'
 
     # List of all repos that contribute to the CORD guide
     cord-guide-projects-regexp: '^(att-workflow-driver|cord-tester|cordctl|exampleservice|fabric|fabric-crossconnect|hippie-oss|kubernetes-service|olt-service|onos-service|openolt|openstack|rcord|simpleexampleservice|vrouter|vtn-service|xos|xos-gui|xos-tosca)$'