diff --git a/lib/git.js b/lib/git.js
index 77931be9..be0cdaa1 100644
--- a/lib/git.js
+++ b/lib/git.js
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ async function tag(tagName, execaOpts) {
  * @throws {Error} if the push failed.
  */
 async function push(repositoryUrl, branch, execaOpts) {
-  await execa('git', ['push', '--tags', repositoryUrl, `HEAD:${branch}`], execaOpts);
+  await execa('git', ['push', '--tags', repositoryUrl], execaOpts);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/test/git.test.js b/test/git.test.js
index 3f80da12..82d4b0b1 100644
--- a/test/git.test.js
+++ b/test/git.test.js
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ test('Add tag on head commit', async t => {
   await t.is(await gitCommitTag(commits[0].hash, {cwd}), 'tag_name');
 });
 
-test('Push tag and commit to remote repository', async t => {
+test('Push tag to remote repository', async t => {
   // Create a git repository with a remote, set the current working directory at the root of the repo
   const {cwd, repositoryUrl} = await gitRepo(true);
   const commits = await gitCommits(['Test commit'], {cwd});
@@ -162,6 +162,20 @@ test('Push tag and commit to remote repository', async t => {
   t.is(await gitRemoteTagHead(repositoryUrl, 'tag_name', {cwd}), commits[0].hash);
 });
 
+test('Push tag to remote repository with remote branch ahaed', async t => {
+  const {cwd, repositoryUrl} = await gitRepo(true);
+  const commits = await gitCommits(['First'], {cwd});
+  await gitPush(repositoryUrl, 'master', {cwd});
+  const tmpRepo = await gitShallowClone(repositoryUrl);
+  await gitCommits(['Second'], {cwd: tmpRepo});
+  await gitPush('origin', 'master', {cwd: tmpRepo});
+
+  await tag('tag_name', {cwd});
+  await push(repositoryUrl, 'master', {cwd});
+
+  t.is(await gitRemoteTagHead(repositoryUrl, 'tag_name', {cwd}), commits[0].hash);
+});
+
 test('Return "true" if in a Git repository', async t => {
   // Create a git repository with a remote, set the current working directory at the root of the repo
   const {cwd} = await gitRepo(true);