diff --git a/admin/ChangeLog b/admin/ChangeLog
index 66cf9c663c6..900da6aefa4 100644
--- a/admin/ChangeLog
+++ b/admin/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2014-11-13  Andreas Schwab  <schwab@suse.de>
+
+	* make-tarball.txt: Make annotated tag and push it out.
+
 2014-11-11  Eric S. Raymond  <esr@thyrsus.com>
 
 	* make-tarball.txt, update-copyright, admin/notes/bugtracker,
diff --git a/admin/make-tarball.txt b/admin/make-tarball.txt
index 9603c616ae1..8f8b031ba2f 100644
--- a/admin/make-tarball.txt
+++ b/admin/make-tarball.txt
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ General steps (for each step, check for possible errors):
     M-x ediff.  Especially check that Info files aren't built, and that
     no autotools (autoconf etc) run.
 
-8.  cd EMACS_ROOT_DIR && git tag TAG
+8.  cd EMACS_ROOT_DIR && git tag -a TAG && git push origin tag TAG
     TAG is emacs-XX.Y.ZZ for a pretest, emacs-XX.Y for a release.
 
 9. Decide what compression schemes to offer.