[JENKINS-13833] Git Publisher should allow ForceTag instead of CreateTag

There is a common development pattern that is not currently possible with the git plugin (as far as I can tell). I want to be able to tag a recently passed commit (with an already existing tag) and push that back to the origin repository.

So the idea being that currently my git history looks like this:

40f7af3 2012-05-17 | new commit

2738f9f 2012-05-17 | previous commit (passed)

fbafd82 2012-05-17 | older commit

When 40f7af3 gets pushed and tested, if it passes it should now get the `passed` tag.

40f7af3 2012-05-17 | new commit (passed)

2738f9f 2012-05-17 | previous commit

fbafd82 2012-05-17 | older commit

If we replace CreateTag with a ForceTag checkbox, this behavior will now be possible, as will all of the previous options with createtag.

In code, all the checkbox would have to do is enable the `-f` flag while performing the git tag command. (This is already built into the API).

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Originally reported by akoumjian, imported from: Git Publisher should allow ForceTag instead of CreateTag

• status: Open
  
• priority: Major
  
• component(s): git-plugin
  
• resolution: Unresolved
  
• votes: 4
  
• watchers: 5
  
• imported: 2025-12-02
  

Raw content of original issue

There is a common development pattern that is not currently possible with the git plugin (as far as I can tell). I want to be able to tag a recently passed commit (with an already existing tag) and push that back to the origin repository. 


So the idea being that currently my git history looks like this:


40f7af3 2012-05-17 | new commit

2738f9f 2012-05-17 | previous commit (passed)

fbafd82 2012-05-17 | older commit


When 40f7af3 gets pushed and tested, if it passes it should now get the `passed` tag.


40f7af3 2012-05-17 | new commit (passed)

2738f9f 2012-05-17 | previous commit

fbafd82 2012-05-17 | older commit


If we replace CreateTag with a ForceTag checkbox, this behavior will now be possible, as will all of the previous options with createtag.


In code, all the checkbox would have to do is enable the `-f` flag while performing the git tag command. (This is already built into the API).