diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 4fbd3b9aa..e8af3c53e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
       - run: |
           git config user.name "${GITHUB_ACTOR}"
           git config user.email "${GITHUB_ACTOR}@users.noreply.github.com"
-          git tag -a "v${{ needs.new_version.outputs.new_version }}"
+          git tag -a "v${{ needs.new_version.outputs.new_version }}" -m "Release version ${{ needs.new_version.outputs.new_version }}"
           git push origin "v${{ needs.new_version.outputs.new_version }}"
       - uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
         with: