diff --git a/RELEASE.md b/RELEASE.md
index 5d45a46..9298dd2 100644
--- a/RELEASE.md
+++ b/RELEASE.md
@@ -37,10 +37,10 @@ Example `version number`
 
 - Tag the release in git:
 
-      git tag -a -s v${VERSION} -m "signed ${VERSION} tag"
+      git tag -s v${VERSION} -m "signed ${VERSION} tag"
 
-  If you do not have a gpg key, use -u instead; it is important for
-  Debian packaging that the tags are annotated
+  (If you do not have a GPG key, follow the tutorial to set it up:
+  https://help.github.com/articles/signing-commits-with-gpg/)
 
 - Push the new meta-data to github: