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how to delete a git tag locally and remote
# delete local tag '12345'
git tag -d 12345
# delete remote tag '12345' (eg, GitHub version too)
git push origin :refs/tags/12345
# alternative approach
git push --delete origin tagName
git tag -d tagName
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Thanks!

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Thanks!

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Thank you

@VishwasShashidhar

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Thank you!

ghost commented Aug 30, 2022

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thanks, very annoying glitches happening

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tmiland commented Nov 28, 2022

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Thank you!

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dhocker commented Apr 10, 2023

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Thanks!

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Thank you!

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Thanks!

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thanks !

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thanks!

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thanks :)!

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thanks!

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MaEtUgR commented Jun 5, 2024

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🙏

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relliv commented Jun 11, 2024

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thanks!

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stzoran1 commented Sep 5, 2024

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thanks

@aoiorio

aoiorio commented Sep 23, 2024

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Thanks a lot!!

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# Delete all by pattern 
for tag in $(git tag -l "beta.*"); do
  # Delete the tag from the remote
  git push origin --delete "$tag"
  # Delete the tag locally
  git tag -d "$tag"
done

All other team mates to run

git fetch --tags --prune --prune-tags

@TithSambath

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thanks so much.

@YoniMelki

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Thank you!

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Thank you so much!

@ohlrogge

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Thanks. Used the alternative approach.

@zsiefkes

zsiefkes commented Mar 9, 2025

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Thank you!!

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Thanks

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Thanks

@brotskydotcom

brotskydotcom commented Aug 1, 2025

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Thanks very much! and to @irfanbaigse as well for the recipe for other users!

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