How to Create and Use Tags in Git (git tag)

git tag marks a specific commit with a fixed, memorable name, most commonly used to mark release versions.

Key points

• git tag v1.0.0 creates a lightweight tag pointing at the current commit
• git tag -a v1.0.0 -m "Release 1.0.0" creates an annotated tag with a message, author, and date — the recommended kind for releases
• Tags aren't pushed by default — use git push origin --tags to publish them to the remote

Example

git tag -a v1.0.0 -m "First stable release"