diff --git a/deploy-master.sh b/deploy-master.sh
index d1e76cb4..66a290d6 100755
--- a/deploy-master.sh
+++ b/deploy-master.sh
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ if [[ $tag_ref ]]; then
         exit 1
     fi
 else
-    git tag $tag
+    git tag -a $tag
     git push --tags
 fi