diff --git a/cmd/git-sv/handlers.go b/cmd/git-sv/handlers.go
index 36de37a..d37cfb5 100644
--- a/cmd/git-sv/handlers.go
+++ b/cmd/git-sv/handlers.go
@@ -263,9 +263,9 @@ func tagHandler(git sv.Git, semverProcessor sv.SemVerCommitsProcessor) func(c *c
 		}
 
 		nextVer, _ := semverProcessor.NextVersion(currentVer, commits)
-		fmt.Printf("%d.%d.%d\n", nextVer.Major(), nextVer.Minor(), nextVer.Patch())
-
-		if err := git.Tag(nextVer); err != nil {
+		tagname, err := git.Tag(nextVer)
+		fmt.Println(tagname)
+		if err != nil {
 			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 68dcded..bab6d14 100644
--- a/sv/git.go
+++ b/sv/git.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ type Git interface {
 	LastTag() string
 	Log(lr LogRange) ([]GitCommitLog, error)
 	Commit(header, body, footer string) error
-	Tag(version semver.Version) error
+	Tag(version semver.Version) (string, error)
 	Tags() ([]GitTag, error)
 	Branch() string
 	IsDetached() (bool, error)
@@ -123,20 +123,20 @@ func (g GitImpl) Commit(header, body, footer string) error {
 }
 
 // Tag create a git tag.
-func (g GitImpl) Tag(version semver.Version) error {
+func (g GitImpl) Tag(version semver.Version) (string, error) {
 	tag := fmt.Sprintf(g.tagCfg.Pattern, 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, "-m", tagMsg)
 	if out, err := tagCommand.CombinedOutput(); err != nil {
-		return combinedOutputErr(err, out)
+		return tag, combinedOutputErr(err, out)
 	}
 
 	pushCommand := exec.Command("git", "push", "origin", tag)
 	if out, err := pushCommand.CombinedOutput(); err != nil {
-		return combinedOutputErr(err, out)
+		return tag, combinedOutputErr(err, out)
 	}
-	return nil
+	return tag, nil
 }
 
 // Tags list repository tags.