diff --git a/submit b/submit
index 82e992c..a6efaeb 100755
--- a/submit
+++ b/submit
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ TMPDIR=$(mktemp -d)
 mkdir -p $TMPDIR/$PACKAGE-$VERSION/
 
 # Tag GIT using the version in the spec file
-git tag $VERSION 2>&1 > /dev/null
+git tag -f $VERSION 2>&1 > /dev/null
 
 # Create needed dirs on the build box
 ssh -l $ME build.firewall-services.com mkdir -p rpmbuild/{RPMS,SRPMS,SPECS,SOURCES}