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Bring attention to git config tag.gpgsign true for parity with auto-signing commits #43662
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What article on docs.github.com is affected?
https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/managing-commit-signature-verification/signing-tags
What part(s) of the article would you like to see updated?
At the beginning of Signing commits, a "Tip" is present suggesting to set commit.gpgsign true by default.
No equivalent exists on Signing tags.
That can be fixed by taking the "Tip" from the article on commits, changing the language a little bit to tag.gpgsign true, and adding it as a "Tip" to the article on tags too.
It would make it easier for people to enable signing enabled for both commits and tags by default.
Additional information
I've created a PR for how I think it should be fixed (copies the wording from the commit article, changing "tag" in lieu of "commit"), but the PR template asks for an issue first.
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Sharra-writes commentedon Apr 9, 2026
@ara303 This is something I would need to check in about, but you're linking me to a commit, not your PR, and I can't find your PR in our repository. Could you link me to your PR?
ara303 commentedon Apr 10, 2026
Sorry, I'd used the wrong term! Although I'd intended to open a PR to begin with, I paused after reading the guidance asking for an issue first. I should've said fork above.
Here's the commit of my proposed change. Also attached below:
Tip
To configure your Git client to sign tags by default for a local repository, in Git versions 2.23.0 and above, run
git config tag.gpgsign true. To sign all tags by default in any local repository on your computer, rungit config --global tag.gpgsign true.I'll happily open a PR here if you're granting permission?
Note: I've double checked and it definitely was Git version 2.23.0 to add
tag.gpgsign trueas a configuration variable, so the information in the "Tip" is correct.Sharra-writes commentedon Apr 14, 2026
@ara303 Ah, okay, gotcha. This seems fairly low-stakes and like it won't ruin anyone's day if it doesn't work, so yes, I'll accept the change if you open a PR.
ara303 commentedon Apr 14, 2026
Thank you, @Sharra-writes! 😅 It's as low impact as a change possibly could be.
I've opened PR #43817.