Get All Remote Tags in Git

Tags in Git are references to specific commits, commonly used to specify release points (e.g., v1.0, v2.0) in the development process. If you're collaborating on a project or managing multiple versions, you may want to check the available tags in a remote repository. This tutorial explains how to get all remote tags in Git.

Git supports two types of tags: annotated and lightweight. Lightweight tags are simple pointers to a commit, serving as bookmarks for specific commits. In contrast, annotated tags are stored as full objects in the Git database and include metadata such as the tagger's name, email, date, and a tagging message.

To fetch a list of all remote tags from a repository, use the following command:

git ls-remote --tags

The output will display a list of commit hashes and corresponding tag references. Sample output:

From https://github.com/opencv/opencv.git
bb9bf53eb1b6a6940f416729718607d1d4b02b07    refs/tags/2.2
b1459928f576c36e8857bac987c49a0c84d77656    refs/tags/2.3.0
2154e6251f15dd1bd6b334c6b29657ba183067f2    refs/tags/2.3.1
...
d7d867066ae146114613661bd3a20a53cda9c16c    refs/tags/4.9.0
dad8af6b17f8e60d7b95a1203a1b4d22f56574cf    refs/tags/4.9.0^{}

A tag ending in ^{} represents an annotated tag.