and push the tag 1. Set the tag: git tag -a v5.1.0-beta1 -m "Krita 5.1.0 Beta1" 2. Push the tag: git push origin refs/tags/v5.1.0-beta1:refs/tags/v5.1.0-beta1 3. If you need to change the tag position push origin :refs/tags/v5.1.0-beta1 # make a new tag locally git tag -a v5.1.0-beta1 -m "Krita 5.1.0 Beta1" # push the new tag git push origin refs/tags/v5.1.0-beta1:refs/tags/v5.1.0-beta1 # all Krita developers folder from krita-v5.1.0-beta1 into krita-5.1.0-beta1 (without 'v' prefix in the version string) 4. Package the tarball as .gz and .xz 5. Sign both tarballs: gpg --output krita-5.1.0-beta1.tar.gz.sig