diff --git a/git-tag_release.sh b/git-tag_release.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+# Make a signed git tag for the current commit, for a new release
+set -e
+VERSION=$(cat share/torbrowser-launcher/version)
+git tag -s --message="torbrowser-launcher version $VERSION" v$VERSION
+echo "Created git tag v$VERSION"