diff --git a/android/scripts/release-sdk.sh b/android/scripts/release-sdk.sh
index a9fe465f9..cce861005 100755
--- a/android/scripts/release-sdk.sh
+++ b/android/scripts/release-sdk.sh
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ if [[ $MVN_HTTP == 0 ]]; then
     popd
 
     # Tag the release
-    git tag -a android-sdk-${SDK_VERSION}
+    git tag android-sdk-${SDK_VERSION}
 fi
 
 # Done!
diff --git a/ios/scripts/release-sdk.sh b/ios/scripts/release-sdk.sh
index b0e2e7aa5..54dbad943 100755
--- a/ios/scripts/release-sdk.sh
+++ b/ios/scripts/release-sdk.sh
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ popd
 pushd ${PROJECT_REPO}
 rm -rf ios/sdk/JitsiMeet.framework
 xcodebuild -workspace ios/jitsi-meet.xcworkspace -scheme JitsiMeet -destination='generic/platform=iOS' -configuration Release archive
-git tag -a ios-sdk-${SDK_VERSION}
+git tag ios-sdk-${SDK_VERSION}
 popd
 
 pushd ${RELEASE_REPO}