diff --git a/trigger-tags.sh b/trigger-tags.sh
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+tag=1.9.0-alpha2
+git tag -d "${tag}"
+git push egernst HEAD :"${tag}"
+
+git tag -a "${tag}" -m "test push"
+git push egernst HEAD "${tag}"