diff --git a/release.md b/release.md
index ae0a82e..bab8432 100644
--- a/release.md
+++ b/release.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   - check with multiple zsh versions
 - Update changelog.md
 - Update ./.version
-- `git tag -am "Release $(<.version)" zsh-syntax-highlighting-"$(<.version)" && git push --tags`
+- `git tag $(<.version) && git push --tags`
 - `perl -pi -e 's/$/-dev/' ./.version`
 - Notify downstreams (OS packages)
   - anitya should autodetect the tag