diff --git a/tagbot/action/repo.py b/tagbot/action/repo.py
index 9c3fd2ec..46260a39 100644
--- a/tagbot/action/repo.py
+++ b/tagbot/action/repo.py
@@ -1399,7 +1399,7 @@ def _manual_tag_commands(self, failures: list[tuple[str, str, str]]) -> list[str
             else:
                 commands.append(
                     f"git tag -a {v} {sha} -m '{v}' && git push origin {v} && "
-                    f"gh release create {v} --generate-notes"
+                    f"gh release create {v} --target {sha} --generate-notes"
                 )
         return commands