diff --git a/php/ext/google/protobuf/package.xml b/php/ext/google/protobuf/package.xml
index 9675d2be2344..a8648bfc5fc8 100644
--- a/php/ext/google/protobuf/package.xml
+++ b/php/ext/google/protobuf/package.xml
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@
protobuf-opensource@google.com
yes
- 2022-03-15
-
+ 2022-03-18
+
3.20.0RC2
3.20.0
diff --git a/php/release.sh b/php/release.sh
index 6b0baac78ff5..9a4b13912652 100755
--- a/php/release.sh
+++ b/php/release.sh
@@ -30,7 +30,11 @@ mv ../protobuf/composer.json composer.json
sed -i 's|php/src|src|g' composer.json
git add .
git commit -m "$VERSION"
-git tag "$VERSION"
+if [ $(git tag -l "$VERSION") ]; then
+ echo "tag $VERSION already exists"
+else
+ git tag "$VERSION"
+fi
popd
# Clean up