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@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ working across different projects via [VisualMode](https://www.visualmode.dev/).
 
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-_1848 TILs and counting..._
+_1849 TILs and counting..._
 
 See some of the other learning resources I work on:
 
@@ -410,6 +410,7 @@ If you've learned something here, support my efforts writing daily TILs by
 - [List Most Git Commands](git/list-most-git-commands.md)
 - [List Untracked Files](git/list-untracked-files.md)
 - [List Untracked Files For Scripting](git/list-untracked-files-for-scripting.md)
+- [Mark A Release With An Annotated Tag](git/mark-a-release-with-an-annotated-tag.md)
 - [Move The Latest Commit To A New Branch](git/move-the-latest-commit-to-a-new-branch.md)
 - [Override The Global Git Ignore File](git/override-the-global-git-ignore-file.md)
 - [Pick Specific Changes To Stash](git/pick-specific-changes-to-stash.md)
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+# Mark A Release With An Annotated Tag
+
+There are two kinds of tags in Git -- lightweight tags and annotated tags.
+
+The [`git-tag` docs](https://git-scm.com/docs/git-tag) explain the distinction:
+
+> Annotated tags are meant for release while lightweight tags are meant for
+> private or temporary object labels.
+
+When an annotated tag is created, a _tag object_ is created which has a creation
+timestamp, a "tagger" (who created it), a message, and potentially a signature
+if GPG commit signing is configured.
+
+I can create an annotated tag for the `HEAD` commit like so:
+
+```bash
+❯ git tag -a v0.1.0 -m "Release v0.1.0"
+```
+
+I can then inspect what was created in a number of ways using `git tag --list`,
+`git show`, `git cat-file`, and `git log --show-signature`.
+
+```bash
+❯ git tag --list
+v0.1.0
+
+❯ git show --no-patch v0.1.0
+tag v0.1.0
+Tagger: jbranchaud <jbranchaud@gmail.com>
+Date:   Sun, 2 Aug 2026 13:57:37 -0500
+
+Release v0.1.0
+
+commit 8a533ecfda526ebd1a4695639830f5620dd8572d (HEAD -> main, tag: v0.1.0, origin/main, origin/HEAD)
+Author: jbranchaud <jbranchaud@gmail.com>
+Date:   Sun, 2 Aug 2026 12:51:41 -0500
+
+    Add changelog with v0.1.0 release changes documented
+
+❯ git cat-file -t v0.1.0
+tag
+
+❯ git cat-file -p v0.1.0
+object 8a533ecfda526ebd1a4695639830f5620dd8572d
+type commit
+tag v0.1.0
+tagger jbranchaud <jbranchaud@gmail.com> 1785697057 -0500
+
+Release v0.1.0
+
+❯ git log --show-signature
+commit 8a533ecfda526ebd1a4695639830f5620dd8572d (HEAD -> main, tag: v0.1.0, origin/main, origin/HEAD)
+gpg: Signature made Sun Aug  2 13:57:09 2026 CDT
+gpg:                using RSA key B2570A9DA3E2A537781501B11A8656918A8D016B
+gpg: Good signature from "jbranchaud <jbranchaud@gmail.com>" [ultimate]
+Author: jbranchaud <jbranchaud@gmail.com>
+Date:   Sun, 2 Aug 2026 12:51:41 -0500
+
+    Add changelog with v0.1.0 release changes documented
+
+...
+```
+
+This tag will be included in a push when I run either of the following:
+
+```bash
+❯ git push origin main
+❯ git push origin v0.1.0
+```
+
+This tag, which is now tied to a _release_, can be seen at [_Releases /
+v0.1.0_](https://github.com/jbranchaud/py-vmt/releases/tag/v0.1.0) on GitHub.
+
+See `man git-tag` for more details.