diff --git a/scripts/release.js b/scripts/release.js
index 6a86db6051f..49fc4f5a014 100644
--- a/scripts/release.js
+++ b/scripts/release.js
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ if (args.dry_run) {
 
   if (args.steps.indexOf('tag') > -1) {
     // push the version commit & tag to upstream
-    execSync('git push upstream --tags', execOptions);
+    execSync('git push upstream --follow-tags', execOptions);
   }
 
   if (args.steps.indexOf('publish') > -1) {