Managing tags in GitHub Desktop

You can use GitHub Desktop to create, push, and view tags.

About tags in GitHub Desktop

GitHub Desktop allows you to create annotated tags. Tags are associated with commits, so you can use a tag to mark an individual point in your repository's history, including a version number for a release. For more information about release tags, see About releases.

By default, GitHub Desktop will push the tag that you create to your repository with the associated commit.

Creating a tag

1. In the left sidebar, click History.

   

2. Right-click the commit and click Create Tag....

   

3. In the "Create a Tag" dialog window, type the name of the tag.

4. Click Create Tag.

Viewing tags

1. In the left sidebar, click History.

   

2. Click the commit.

   [!NOTE]
   GitHub Desktop displays an arrow if the tag has not been pushed to the remote repository.

   

3. All tags associated with the commit are visible in that commit's metadata.

   

Deleting tags

[!NOTE]
You can only delete tags associated with commits that have not yet been pushed.

1. In the left sidebar, click History.

   

2. Right-click the commit.

   • If a commit has only one tag, click Delete Tag TAG NAME.
     
   • If a commit has multiple tags, hover over Delete Tag... and then click the tag that you want to delete.
     

Further reading

• Git Basics - Tagging in the Git documentation