diff --git a/cmd/git-sv/handlers.go b/cmd/git-sv/handlers.go
index 1b66cee..bb9f0d8 100644
--- a/cmd/git-sv/handlers.go
+++ b/cmd/git-sv/handlers.go
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ func tagHandler(git sv.Git, semverProcessor sv.SemVerCommitsProcessor, rnProcess
 		fmt.Printf("%d.%d.%d\n", nextVer.Major(), nextVer.Minor(), nextVer.Patch())
 
 		if err := git.Tag(nextVer); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("error generate tag version: %s, message: %v", nextVer.String(), err)
+			return fmt.Errorf("error generating tag version: %s, message: %v", nextVer.String(), err)
 		}
 		return nil
 	}
diff --git a/sv/git.go b/sv/git.go
index 28e7f4e..df5cfa9 100644
--- a/sv/git.go
+++ b/sv/git.go
@@ -74,9 +74,9 @@ func (g GitImpl) Log(lastTag string) ([]GitCommitLog, error) {
 // Tag create a git tag
 func (g GitImpl) Tag(version semver.Version) error {
 	tag := fmt.Sprintf(g.tagPattern, version.Major(), version.Minor(), version.Patch())
-	tagMsg := fmt.Sprintf("-v \"Version %d.%d.%d\"", version.Major(), version.Minor(), version.Patch())
+	tagMsg := fmt.Sprintf("Version %d.%d.%d", version.Major(), version.Minor(), version.Patch())
 
-	tagCommand := exec.Command("git", "tag", "-a "+tag, tagMsg)
+	tagCommand := exec.Command("git", "tag", "-a", tag, "-m", tagMsg)
 	if err := tagCommand.Run(); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}