diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1f9066d..78c0470 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ $ nix run github:Mic92/nix-update
 ## USAGE
 
 First change to your directory containing the nix expression (Could be a nixpkgs
-or your own repository). Than run `nix-update` as follows
+or your own repository). Then run `nix-update` as follows
 
 ```console
 $ nix-update attribute [--version version]
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ If your package is defined in a flake use the `--flake` flag instead:
 $ nix-update attribute --flake [--version version]
 ```
 
-`nix-update` will than try to update either the
+`nix-update` will then try to update either the
 `packages.{currentSystem}.{attribute}` or `{attribute}` output attribute of the
 given flake. To update a package in `legacyPackages`, pass the full path to that
 package including the platform: `legacyPackages.{platform}.{attribute}`.
@@ -260,10 +260,10 @@ First clone the repo to your preferred location (in the following, we assume
 `~/` - your home):
 
 ```console
-$ git clone https://github.com/Mic92/nix-update/ ~/nix-update
+$ git clone https://github.com/Mic92/nix-update/ ~/git/nix-update
 ```
 
-Than enter the dev shell:
+Then enter the dev shell:
 
 ```console
 $ cd ~/nix-update
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ $ nix fmt
 
 ## Known Bugs
 
-nix-update might not work correctly if a file contain multiple packages as it
+nix-update might not work correctly if a file contains multiple packages as it
 performs naive search and replace to update version numbers. This might be a
 problem if:
 
diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
index 4f3a5cf..a5a9b85 100644
--- a/flake.lock
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@
         ]
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1730504689,
-        "narHash": "sha256-hgmguH29K2fvs9szpq2r3pz2/8cJd2LPS+b4tfNFCwE=",
+        "lastModified": 1733312601,
+        "narHash": "sha256-4pDvzqnegAfRkPwO3wmwBhVi/Sye1mzps0zHWYnP88c=",
         "owner": "hercules-ci",
         "repo": "flake-parts",
-        "rev": "506278e768c2a08bec68eb62932193e341f55c90",
+        "rev": "205b12d8b7cd4802fbcb8e8ef6a0f1408781a4f9",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -22,11 +22,11 @@
     },
     "nixpkgs": {
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1731816655,
-        "narHash": "sha256-55e1JMAuYvHZs9EICprWgJ4RmaWwDuSjzJ5K7S7zb6w=",
+        "lastModified": 1734820311,
+        "narHash": "sha256-YsLK4ZiGY5CZmmgzsfU76OHVUTDeZJgirKzNO+et0UQ=",
         "owner": "NixOS",
         "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "rev": "0a14706530dcb90acecb81ce0da219d88baaae75",
+        "rev": "7e4a1594489d41bf8e16046b28e14a0e264c9baa",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -50,11 +50,11 @@
         ]
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1730321837,
-        "narHash": "sha256-vK+a09qq19QNu2MlLcvN4qcRctJbqWkX7ahgPZ/+maI=",
+        "lastModified": 1734704479,
+        "narHash": "sha256-MMi74+WckoyEWBRcg/oaGRvXC9BVVxDZNRMpL+72wBI=",
         "owner": "numtide",
         "repo": "treefmt-nix",
-        "rev": "746901bb8dba96d154b66492a29f5db0693dbfcc",
+        "rev": "65712f5af67234dad91a5a4baee986a8b62dbf8f",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
diff --git a/nix_update/eval.py b/nix_update/eval.py
index b4a553f..f3fc220 100644
--- a/nix_update/eval.py
+++ b/nix_update/eval.py
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ class Package:
     src_homepage: str | None
     changelog: str | None
     maintainers: list[dict[str, str]] | None
-    rev: str
+    rev: str | None
+    tag: str | None
     hash: str | None
     go_modules: str | None
     go_modules_old: str | None
@@ -175,6 +176,7 @@ def eval_expression(
   urls = pkg.src.urls or null;
   url = pkg.src.url or null;
   rev = pkg.src.rev or null;
+  tag = pkg.src.tag or null;
   hash = pkg.src.outputHash or null;
   go_modules = pkg.goModules.outputHash or null;
   go_modules_old = pkg.go-modules.outputHash or null;
diff --git a/nix_update/update.py b/nix_update/update.py
index b4e6e8d..2265985 100644
--- a/nix_update/update.py
+++ b/nix_update/update.py
@@ -25,13 +25,14 @@
 
 def replace_version(package: Package) -> bool:
     assert package.new_version is not None
+    old_rev_tag = package.rev or package.tag
     old_version = package.old_version
     new_version = package.new_version.number
     if new_version.startswith("v"):
         new_version = new_version[1:]
 
     changed = old_version != new_version or (
-        package.new_version.rev is not None and package.new_version.rev != package.rev
+        package.new_version.rev is not None and package.new_version.rev != old_rev_tag
     )
 
     if changed:
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ def replace_version(package: Package) -> bool:
         with fileinput.FileInput(package.filename, inplace=True) as f:
             for i, line in enumerate(f, 1):
                 if package.new_version.rev:
-                    line = line.replace(package.rev, package.new_version.rev)
+                    line = line.replace(old_rev_tag, package.new_version.rev)
                 if (
                     not version_string_in_version_declaration
                     or package.version_position.line == i
@@ -425,20 +426,22 @@ def update_version(
         version_prefix = ""
         if preference != VersionPreference.BRANCH:
             branch = None
-            if package.rev and package.rev.endswith(package.old_version):
-                version_prefix = package.rev.removesuffix(package.old_version)
+            old_rev_tag = package.rev or package.tag
+            if old_rev_tag and old_rev_tag.endswith(package.old_version):
+                version_prefix = old_rev_tag.removesuffix(package.old_version)
         elif version == "branch":
             # fallback
             branch = "HEAD"
         else:
             assert version.startswith("branch=")
             branch = version[7:]
+        old_rev_tag = package.rev or package.tag
         new_version = fetch_latest_version(
             package.parsed_url,
             preference,
             version_regex,
             branch,
-            package.rev,
+            old_rev_tag,
             version_prefix,
         )
     package.new_version = new_version
@@ -457,20 +460,21 @@ def update_version(
             package.diff_url = (
                 f"https://diff.rs/{parts[4]}/{package.old_version}/{new_version.number}"
             )
+        old_rev_tag = package.rev or package.tag
         if package.parsed_url.netloc == "registry.npmjs.org":
             parts = package.parsed_url.path.split("/")
             package.diff_url = f"https://npmdiff.dev/{parts[1]}/{package.old_version}/{new_version.number}"
         elif package.parsed_url.netloc == "github.com":
             _, owner, repo, *_ = package.parsed_url.path.split("/")
-            package.diff_url = f"https://github.com/{owner}/{repo.removesuffix('.git')}/compare/{package.rev}...{new_version.rev or new_version.number}"
+            package.diff_url = f"https://github.com/{owner}/{repo.removesuffix('.git')}/compare/{old_rev_tag}...{new_version.rev or new_version.number}"
         elif package.parsed_url.netloc in ["codeberg.org", "gitea.com"]:
             _, owner, repo, *_ = package.parsed_url.path.split("/")
-            package.diff_url = f"https://{package.parsed_url.netloc}/{owner}/{repo}/compare/{package.rev}...{new_version.rev or new_version.number}"
+            package.diff_url = f"https://{package.parsed_url.netloc}/{owner}/{repo}/compare/{old_rev_tag}...{new_version.rev or new_version.number}"
         elif GITLAB_API.match(package.parsed_url.geturl()) and package.src_homepage:
-            package.diff_url = f"{package.src_homepage}-/compare/{package.rev}...{new_version.rev or new_version.number}"
+            package.diff_url = f"{package.src_homepage}-/compare/{old_rev_tag}...{new_version.rev or new_version.number}"
         elif package.parsed_url.netloc in ["bitbucket.org", "bitbucket.io"]:
             _, owner, repo, *_ = package.parsed_url.path.split("/")
-            package.diff_url = f"https://{package.parsed_url.netloc}/{owner}/{repo}/branches/compare/{new_version.rev or new_version.number}%0D{package.rev}"
+            package.diff_url = f"https://{package.parsed_url.netloc}/{owner}/{repo}/branches/compare/{new_version.rev or new_version.number}%0D{old_rev_tag}"
 
     return replace_version(package)
 
@@ -492,7 +496,9 @@ def update(opts: Options) -> Package:
         )
 
         new_package = eval_attr(opts)
-        package.new_version = Version(new_package.old_version, rev=new_package.rev)
+        package.new_version = Version(
+            new_package.old_version, rev=new_package.rev, tag=new_package.tag
+        )
 
         return package
 
diff --git a/nix_update/version/__init__.py b/nix_update/version/__init__.py
index 11dcb71..9e94458 100644
--- a/nix_update/version/__init__.py
+++ b/nix_update/version/__init__.py
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ def fetch_latest_version(
     preference: VersionPreference,
     version_regex: str,
     branch: str | None = None,
-    old_rev: str | None = None,
+    old_rev_tag: str | None = None,
     version_prefix: str = "",
 ) -> Version:
     unstable: list[str] = []
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ def fetch_latest_version(
                     None,
                 )
 
-                if ver is not None and ver.rev != old_rev:
+                if ver is not None and ver.rev != old_rev_tag:
                     return ver
 
             return final[0]
diff --git a/nix_update/version/version.py b/nix_update/version/version.py
index c10b01f..061a573 100644
--- a/nix_update/version/version.py
+++ b/nix_update/version/version.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ class Version:
     number: str
     prerelease: bool | None = None
     rev: str | None = None
+    tag: str | None = None
 
 
 class VersionPreference(StrEnum):
diff --git a/tests/test_github.py b/tests/test_github.py
index 3a39c46..f55e799 100644
--- a/tests/test_github.py
+++ b/tests/test_github.py
@@ -78,6 +78,39 @@ def test_github_empty_fallback(helpers: conftest.Helpers) -> None:
         )
 
 
+def test_github_tag(helpers: conftest.Helpers) -> None:
+    with helpers.testpkgs(init_git=True) as path:
+        monkeypatch = pytest.MonkeyPatch()
+        monkeypatch.setenv("GITHUB_TOKEN", "invalid_token")
+        main(["--file", str(path), "--commit", "github-tag"])
+        version = subprocess.run(
+            [
+                "nix",
+                "eval",
+                "--raw",
+                "--extra-experimental-features",
+                "nix-command",
+                "-f",
+                path,
+                "github-tag.version",
+            ],
+            check=True,
+            text=True,
+            stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
+        ).stdout.strip()
+        assert tuple(map(int, version.split("."))) >= (8, 5, 2)
+        commit = subprocess.run(
+            ["git", "-C", path, "log", "-1"],
+            text=True,
+            stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
+            check=True,
+        ).stdout.strip()
+        print(commit)
+        assert version in commit
+        assert "github" in commit
+        assert "https://github.com/sharkdp/fd/compare/v8.0.0...v" in commit
+
+
 def test_github_feed_fallback(helpers: conftest.Helpers) -> None:
     with helpers.testpkgs(init_git=True) as path:
         monkeypatch = pytest.MonkeyPatch()
diff --git a/tests/testpkgs/default.nix b/tests/testpkgs/default.nix
index 1a798f6..d1dc90f 100644
--- a/tests/testpkgs/default.nix
+++ b/tests/testpkgs/default.nix
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
   gitea = pkgs.callPackage ./gitea.nix { };
   github = pkgs.callPackage ./github.nix { };
   github-no-release = pkgs.callPackage ./github-no-release.nix { };
+  github-tag = pkgs.callPackage ./github-tag.nix { };
   gitlab = pkgs.callPackage ./gitlab.nix { };
   pypi = pkgs.python3.pkgs.callPackage ./pypi.nix { };
   sourcehut = pkgs.python3.pkgs.callPackage ./sourcehut.nix { };
diff --git a/tests/testpkgs/github-tag.nix b/tests/testpkgs/github-tag.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4eb593b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/testpkgs/github-tag.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchFromGitHub }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  pname = "fd";
+  version = "8.0.0";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "sharkdp";
+    repo = pname;
+    tag = "v${version}";
+    sha256 = "sha256-AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=";
+  };
+}