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Bring attention to git config tag.gpgsign true for parity with auto-signing commits #43817

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{% data reusables.gpg.desktop-support-for-commit-signing %}

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> To configure your Git client to sign tags by default for a local repository, in Git versions 2.23.0 and above, run `git config tag.gpgsign true`. To sign all tags by default in any local repository on your computer, run `git config --global tag.gpgsign true`.
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The TIP claims tag.gpgsign requires Git 2.23.0+, but the analogous TIP in signing-commits.md uses Git 2.0.0+ for commit.gpgsign. Since this PR’s stated goal is parity, either align the minimum Git version here with the commits article or add a reference/justification for why tag auto-signing has a different minimum supported version (to avoid misleading readers).

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> To configure your Git client to sign tags by default for a local repository, in Git versions 2.23.0 and above, run `git config tag.gpgsign true`. To sign all tags by default in any local repository on your computer, run `git config --global tag.gpgsign true`.
> To configure your Git client to sign tags by default for a local repository, in Git versions 2.0.0 and above, run `git config tag.gpgsign true`. To sign all tags by default in any local repository on your computer, run `git config --global tag.gpgsign true`.

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This is a mistake.

Git version 2.23.0 is the one that added tag.gpgSign as a configuration variable. Sources:

1. To sign a tag, add `-s` to your `git tag` command.

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