diff --git a/.github/workflows/push-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/push-ci.yml
index 4e0463b88f..e5c217f4f4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/push-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/push-ci.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ on:
       - v[0-9]+
       - v[0-9]+.[0-9]+
       - cryostat-v[0-9]+.[0-9]+
+    tags:
+      - v[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+
 
 jobs:
   code-analysis:
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 39e2c42119..7521aa9d53 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -449,6 +449,7 @@
             <executable>git</executable>
             <arguments>
               <argument>describe</argument>
+              <argument>--tags</argument>
               <argument>--dirty</argument>
               <argument>--long</argument>
               <argument>--always</argument>