gistfile1.txt

diff --git a/testing/mozharness/scripts/release/update-verify-config-creator.py b/testing/mozharness/scripts/release/update-verify-config-creator.py
index 70dbce61db90..00a9db838cdf 100644
--- a/testing/mozharness/scripts/release/update-verify-config-creator.py
+++ b/testing/mozharness/scripts/release/update-verify-config-creator.py
@@ -20,16 +20,24 @@ from mozilla_version.gecko import GeckoVersion
 from mozilla_version.version import VersionType
 
 sys.path.insert(1, os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(sys.path[0])))
 
 from mozharness.base.log import DEBUG, FATAL, INFO, WARNING
 from mozharness.base.script import BaseScript, PostScriptRun, PreScriptRun
 
 
+# working around https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1963805
+# in a horrible manner
+HACKY_MANUAL_TAG_MAPPING = {
+    "FIREFOX_139_0b2_RELEASE": "39cbe40113b5679b4c22462c9e3f586971649cb6",
+    "DEVEDITION_139_0b2_RELEASE": "39cbe40113b5679b4c22462c9e3f586971649cb6",
+    "FIREFOX_138_0_1_RELEASE": "faa00cfdb8e8703ba7de9a8687d2270cfbffc495",
+}
+
 # ensure all versions are 3 part (i.e. 99.1.0)
 # ensure all text (i.e. 'esr') is in the last part
 class CompareVersion(LooseVersion):
     version = ""
 
     def __init__(self, versionMap):
         parts = versionMap.split(".")
         # assume version is 99.9.0, look for 99.0
@@ -553,16 +561,18 @@ class UpdateVerifyConfigCreator(BaseScript):
             except Exception:
                 self.log(
                     "Unable to get file from local repo, trying from remote instead."
                 )
         return self._get_files_from_remote_repo(rev, branch, path)[0]
 
     def _get_files_from_repo_tag(self, product, version, *paths):
         tag = "{}_{}_RELEASE".format(product.upper(), version.replace(".", "_"))
+        # use a hardcoded revision, if it exists for the tag
+        tag = HACKY_MANUAL_TAG_MAPPING.get(tag, tag)
         if self.config.get("local_repo") and tag in self.hg_tags:
             return self._get_files_from_local_repo(tag, *paths)
         branch = self._get_branch_url(self.config["branch_prefix"], version)
         return self._get_files_from_remote_repo(tag, branch, *paths)
 
     def _get_files_from_local_repo(self, rev, *paths):
         """Retrieve multiple files from the local repo at a given revision"""
         # Given how slow hg is to retrieve files at specific revisions,