diff --git a/app/app.go b/app/app.go
index 92bb78b..8ff60cc 100644
--- a/app/app.go
+++ b/app/app.go
@@ -152,11 +152,15 @@ func (g GitSV) Commit(header, body, footer string) error {
 }
 
 // Tag create a git tag.
-func (g GitSV) Tag(version semver.Version) (string, error) {
+func (g GitSV) Tag(version semver.Version, annotate bool) (string, error) {
 	tag := fmt.Sprintf(*g.Config.Tag.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)
+	tagCommand := exec.Command("git", "tag", tag)
+	if annotate {
+		tagCommand = exec.Command("git", "tag", "-a", tag, "-m", tagMsg)
+	}
+
 	if out, err := tagCommand.CombinedOutput(); err != nil {
 		return tag, combinedOutputErr(err, out)
 	}
diff --git a/app/commands/tag.go b/app/commands/tag.go
index 25980a9..c6fba46 100644
--- a/app/commands/tag.go
+++ b/app/commands/tag.go
@@ -9,7 +9,18 @@ import (
 	"github.com/urfave/cli/v2"
 )
 
-func TagHandler(g app.GitSV) cli.ActionFunc {
+func TagFlags(settings *app.TagSettings) []cli.Flag {
+	return []cli.Flag{
+		&cli.BoolFlag{
+			Name:        "annotate",
+			Aliases:     []string{"a"},
+			Usage:       "ignore size parameter, get changelog for every tag",
+			Destination: &settings.Annotate,
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+func TagHandler(g app.GitSV, settings *app.TagSettings) cli.ActionFunc {
 	return func(c *cli.Context) error {
 		lastTag := g.LastTag()
 
@@ -30,7 +41,7 @@ func TagHandler(g app.GitSV) cli.ActionFunc {
 			return nil
 		}
 
-		tagname, err := g.Tag(*nextVer)
+		tagname, err := g.Tag(*nextVer, settings.Annotate)
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("error generating tag version: %s: %w", nextVer.String(), err)
 		}
diff --git a/app/config.go b/app/config.go
index 8291eeb..2484cc1 100644
--- a/app/config.go
+++ b/app/config.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ type Settings struct {
 	ReleaseNotesSettings ReleaseNotesSettings
 	CommitNotesSettings  CommitNotesSettings
 	CommitLogSettings    CommitLogSettings
+	TagSettings          TagSettings
 }
 
 type ChangelogSettings struct {
@@ -48,6 +49,10 @@ type CommitLogSettings struct {
 	End   string
 }
 
+type TagSettings struct {
+	Annotate bool
+}
+
 // Config cli yaml config.
 type Config struct {
 	Version       string                 `yaml:"version"`
diff --git a/cmd/git-sv/main.go b/cmd/git-sv/main.go
index 01f6f6a..c53b454 100644
--- a/cmd/git-sv/main.go
+++ b/cmd/git-sv/main.go
@@ -116,7 +116,8 @@ When flag range is "date", if "end" is YYYY-MM-DD the range will be inclusive.`,
 				Name:    "tag",
 				Aliases: []string{"tg"},
 				Usage:   "generate tag with version based on git commit messages",
-				Action:  commands.TagHandler(gsv),
+				Action:  commands.TagHandler(gsv, &gsv.Settings.TagSettings),
+				Flags:   commands.TagFlags(&gsv.Settings.TagSettings),
 			},
 			{
 				Name:    "commit",