Signing tags

1. To sign a tag, add -s to your git tag command.

   $ git tag -s mytag
   # Creates a signed tag

2. Verify your signed tag it by running git tag -v [tag-name].

   $ git tag -v mytag
   # Verifies the signed tag

Further reading

• "Viewing your repository's tags"
• "Checking for existing GPG keys"
• "Generating a new GPG key"
• "Adding a new GPG key to your GitHub account"
• "Telling Git about your signing key"
• "Associating an email with your GPG key"
• "Signing commits"