diff --git a/.github/workflows/automated-main-merge.yml b/.github/workflows/automated-main-merge.yml
index e4a773ab..58ec99f1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/automated-main-merge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/automated-main-merge.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "${floating_tag} deleted locally."
           git push --delete origin $floating_tag
           echo "${floating_tag} deleted from origin."
-          git tag -a $floating_tag -m "Floating tag for ${floating_tag}"
+          git tag $floating_tag 
           echo "${floating_tag} re-created pointing to ${{ github.sha }}."
           git push origin $floating_tag
           echo "${floating_tag} pushed to origin."