git-rename-tag (1) Linux Manual Page
git-rename-tag – Rename a tag
Synopsis
git-rename-tag <old-tag-name> <new-tag-name>Description
Rename a tag (locally and remotely)Options
<old-tag-name>The name of the tag you want to rename.
<new-tag-name>
The new name of the tag.
Examples
$ git tag test
$ git push –tags
Total 0 (delta 0), reused 0 (delta 0)
To git [at] myserver.com:myuser/myrepository.git
* [new tag] test -> test
$ git tag
test
$ git rename-tag test test2
Deleted tag ‘test’ (was 1111111)
Total 0 (delta 0), reused 0 (delta 0)
To git [at] myserver.com:myuser/myrepository.git
* [new tag] test2 -> test2
remote: warning: Deleting a non-existent ref.
To git [at] myserver.com:myuser/myrepository.git
– [deleted] refs/tag/test
$ git tag
test2