diff --git a/src/main/java/hudson/plugins/git/GitPublisher.java b/src/main/java/hudson/plugins/git/GitPublisher.java
index 5fe50cca4c..dee268950c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/hudson/plugins/git/GitPublisher.java
+++ b/src/main/java/hudson/plugins/git/GitPublisher.java
@@ -1,21 +1,12 @@
 package hudson.plugins.git;
 
-import hudson.EnvVars;
-import hudson.Extension;
-import hudson.FilePath;
+import hudson.*;
 import hudson.FilePath.FileCallable;
-import hudson.Launcher;
-import hudson.Util;
 import hudson.matrix.MatrixAggregatable;
 import hudson.matrix.MatrixAggregator;
 import hudson.matrix.MatrixBuild;
 import hudson.matrix.MatrixRun;
-import hudson.model.AbstractBuild;
-import hudson.model.AbstractDescribableImpl;
-import hudson.model.AbstractProject;
-import hudson.model.BuildListener;
-import hudson.model.Descriptor;
-import hudson.model.Result;
+import hudson.model.*;
 import hudson.plugins.git.opt.PreBuildMergeOptions;
 import hudson.remoting.VirtualChannel;
 import hudson.scm.SCM;
@@ -24,12 +15,6 @@
 import hudson.tasks.Publisher;
 import hudson.tasks.Recorder;
 import hudson.util.FormValidation;
-import java.io.File;
-import java.io.IOException;
-import java.io.Serializable;
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.List;
-import javax.servlet.ServletException;
 import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.transport.RemoteConfig;
 import org.kohsuke.stapler.AncestorInPath;
@@ -37,6 +22,13 @@
 import org.kohsuke.stapler.QueryParameter;
 import org.kohsuke.stapler.StaplerRequest;
 
+import javax.servlet.ServletException;
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.Serializable;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+
 public class GitPublisher extends Recorder implements Serializable, MatrixAggregatable {
     private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
 
@@ -281,8 +273,8 @@ public Boolean invoke(File workspace,
                                             return false;
                                         }
                                         
-                                        if (t.isCreateTag()) {
-                                            if (git.tagExists(tagName)) {
+                                        if (t.isCreateTag() || t.isUpdateTag()) {
+                                            if (git.tagExists(tagName) && !t.isUpdateTag()) {
                                                 listener.getLogger().println("Tag " + tagName + " already exists and Create Tag is specified, so failing.");
                                                 return false;
                                             }
@@ -297,7 +289,7 @@ else if (!git.tagExists(tagName)) {
                                             listener.getLogger().println("Tag " + tagName + " does not exist and Create Tag is not specified, so failing.");
                                             return false;
                                         }
-                                        
+
                                         listener.getLogger().println("Pushing tag " + tagName + " to repo "
                                                                      + targetRepo);
                                         git.push(remote, tagName);
@@ -589,6 +581,7 @@ public static final class TagToPush extends PushConfig {
         private String tagName;
         private String tagMessage;
         private boolean createTag;
+        private boolean updateTag;
 
         public String getTagName() {
             return tagName;
@@ -602,12 +595,17 @@ public boolean isCreateTag() {
             return createTag;
         }
 
+        public boolean isUpdateTag() {
+            return updateTag;
+        }
+
         @DataBoundConstructor
-        public TagToPush(String targetRepoName, String tagName, String tagMessage, boolean createTag) {
+        public TagToPush(String targetRepoName, String tagName, String tagMessage, boolean createTag, boolean updateTag) {
             super(targetRepoName);
             this.tagName = Util.fixEmptyAndTrim(tagName);
             this.tagMessage = tagMessage;
             this.createTag = createTag;
+            this.updateTag = updateTag;
         }
 
         @Extension
diff --git a/src/main/resources/hudson/plugins/git/GitPublisher/config.jelly b/src/main/resources/hudson/plugins/git/GitPublisher/config.jelly
index f7c4e568d7..b82bbde812 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/hudson/plugins/git/GitPublisher/config.jelly
+++ b/src/main/resources/hudson/plugins/git/GitPublisher/config.jelly
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@
                    title="${%Create new tag}">
             <f:checkbox />
           </f:entry>
+          <f:entry field="updateTag"
+                   title="${%Update new tag}">
+            <f:checkbox />
+          </f:entry>
           <f:entry field="targetRepoName"
                    title="${%Target remote name}">
             <f:textbox
diff --git a/src/main/resources/hudson/plugins/git/GitPublisher/help-tagsToPush.html b/src/main/resources/hudson/plugins/git/GitPublisher/help-tagsToPush.html
index d41c9de375..9b63c90192 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/hudson/plugins/git/GitPublisher/help-tagsToPush.html
+++ b/src/main/resources/hudson/plugins/git/GitPublisher/help-tagsToPush.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <div>
   Specify tags to push at the completion of the build.<br/>
-  If the "Create Tag" option is selected, the tag will be created and pushed at the completion
+  If the "Create Tag" or "Update tag" option is selected, the tag will be created or updated and pushed at the completion
   of the build, and the push will fail if a tag with the given name already exists. If the "Create Tag"
   option is not selected, the push will fail if the tag does not already exist.<br/>
   Environment variables may be used in the tag name - they will be replaced at build time.<br/>
diff --git a/src/test/java/hudson/plugins/git/GitPublisherTest.java b/src/test/java/hudson/plugins/git/GitPublisherTest.java
index 6db52d72a0..2e7ece1880 100644
--- a/src/test/java/hudson/plugins/git/GitPublisherTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/hudson/plugins/git/GitPublisherTest.java
@@ -31,10 +31,9 @@
 import hudson.model.AbstractBuild;
 import hudson.model.BuildListener;
 import hudson.model.Hudson;
-import hudson.model.Result;
 import hudson.plugins.git.GitPublisher.BranchToPush;
-import hudson.plugins.git.GitPublisher.TagToPush;
 import hudson.plugins.git.GitPublisher.NoteToPush;
+import hudson.plugins.git.GitPublisher.TagToPush;
 import hudson.scm.NullSCM;
 import hudson.tasks.BuildStepDescriptor;
 import org.jvnet.hudson.test.Bug;
@@ -57,7 +56,7 @@ public void testMatrixBuild() throws Exception {
         mp.setAxes(new AxisList(new Axis("VAR","a","b")));
         mp.setScm(new GitSCM(workDir.getAbsolutePath()));
         mp.getPublishersList().add(new GitPublisher(
-                Collections.singletonList(new TagToPush("origin","foo","message",true)),
+                Collections.singletonList(new TagToPush("origin","foo","message",true, false)),
                 Collections.<BranchToPush>emptyList(),
                 Collections.<NoteToPush>emptyList(),
                 true, true) {