diff --git a/lib/git.js b/lib/git.js
index 9398ef73..31d32712 100644
--- a/lib/git.js
+++ b/lib/git.js
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ async function deleteTag(origin, tagName) {
   debug('delete local tag', shell);
 
   // Delete the tag remotely
-  shell = await execa('git', ['push', '-d', origin, tagName], {reject: false});
+  shell = await execa('git', ['push', '--delete', origin, tagName], {reject: false});
   debug('delete remote tag', shell);
 }