diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
index d9d45411..ca2a6935 100644
--- a/AUTHORS
+++ b/AUTHORS
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-    # File @generated by scripts/generate-authors.sh. DO NOT EDIT.
-    # This file lists all contributors to the repository.
-    # See scripts/generate-authors.sh to make modifications.
+# File @generated by scripts/generate-authors.sh. DO NOT EDIT.
+# This file lists all contributors to the repository.
+# See scripts/generate-authors.sh to make modifications.
 
 dependabot[bot] <49699333+dependabot[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
 Ryan Parman <ryan@ryanparman.com>
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c4d91e04..f6339d2f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -386,23 +386,23 @@ changelog:
 tag:
 	@ if [ $$(git status -s -uall | wc -l) != 1 ]; then echo 'ERROR: Git workspace must be clean.'; exit 1; fi;
 
-	@echo "This release will be tagged as: $$(cat ./VERSION)"
-	@echo "This version should match your release. If it doesn't, re-run 'make version'."
-	@echo "---------------------------------------------------------------------"
-	@read -p "Press any key to continue, or press Control+C to cancel. " x;
+	@ $(ECHO) "This release will be tagged as: v$$(cat ./VERSION)"
+	@ $(ECHO) "This version should match your release. If it doesn't, re-run 'make version'."
+	@ $(ECHO) "---------------------------------------------------------------------"
+	@ read -p "Press any key to continue, or press Control+C to cancel. " x;
 
-	@echo " "
-	@chag update $$(cat ./VERSION)
-	@echo " "
+	@ $(ECHO) " "
+	@ chag update v$$(cat ./VERSION)
+	@ $(ECHO) " "
 
-	@echo "These are the contents of the CHANGELOG for this release. Are these correct?"
-	@echo "---------------------------------------------------------------------"
-	@chag contents
-	@echo "---------------------------------------------------------------------"
-	@echo "Are these release notes correct? If not, cancel and update CHANGELOG.md."
-	@read -p "Press any key to continue, or press Control+C to cancel. " x;
+	@ $(ECHO) "These are the contents of the CHANGELOG for this release. Are these correct?"
+	@ $(ECHO) "---------------------------------------------------------------------"
+	@ chag contents
+	@ $(ECHO) "---------------------------------------------------------------------"
+	@ $(ECHO) "Are these release notes correct? If not, cancel and update CHANGELOG.md."
+	@ read -p "Press any key to continue, or press Control+C to cancel. " x;
 
-	@echo " "
+	@ $(ECHO) " "
 
 	git add .
 	git commit -a -m "relprep: Preparing the $$(cat ./VERSION) release."
@@ -411,6 +411,6 @@ tag:
 .PHONY: version
 ## version: [release]* Sets the version for the next release; pre-req for a release tag.
 version:
-	@echo "Current version: $$(cat ./VERSION)"
+	@ $(ECHO) "Current version: $$(cat ./VERSION)"
 	@read -p "Enter new version number: " nv; \
 	printf "$$nv" > ./VERSION