# Setting a custom git tag

You can force the
[build tag](../customization/builds.md#define-build-tag) and
[previous changelog tag](../customization/release.md#define-previous-tag)
using environment variables.
This can be useful in cases where one git commit is referenced by multiple git tags.

Example usage:

```sh
export GORELEASER_CURRENT_TAG=v1.2.3
export GORELEASER_PREVIOUS_TAG=v1.1.0
goreleaser release
```
