Version Tagging in Git

From the Git cheat sheet · Tags & Releases · verified Jul 2026

Version Tagging

Mark specific commits as releases or milestones

bash

# List tags
git tag
git tag -l "v1.*"     # Pattern matching

# Create tag
git tag v1.0.0
git tag -a v1.0.0 -m "Version 1.0.0"  # Annotated

# Tag specific commit
git tag v1.0.0 <commit>

# Push tags
git push origin v1.0.0
git push origin --tags

# Delete tag
git tag -d v1.0.0
git push origin --delete v1.0.0

💡 Use annotated tags for releases

✅ Follow semantic versioning (v1.2.3)

📌 Tags don't push by default

⚡ Lightweight tags for temporary marks

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