diff --git a/scripts/autorelease.js b/scripts/autorelease.js
index 50c45f0407..8522099009 100644
--- a/scripts/autorelease.js
+++ b/scripts/autorelease.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ const publish = () => {
     execSync(`yarn  --frozen-lockfile`);
     execSync(`yarn --frozen-lockfile`, { cwd: excalidrawDir });
     execSync(`yarn run build:umd`, { cwd: excalidrawDir });
-    execSync(`yarn --cwd ${excalidrawDir} publish ${tag}`);
+    execSync(`yarn --cwd ${excalidrawDir} publish --tag ${tag}`);
     console.info(`Published ${pkg.name}@${tag}🎉`);
     core.setOutput(
       "result",