diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
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--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -171,6 +171,6 @@ cutting new releases.
    added to the CHANGELOG (inc. date), and edited in the README,
    `component.json`, and `normalize.css` files.
 3. The commit message must be of `v0.0.0` format.
-4. Create an annotated tag for the version: `git tag -m v0.0.0`.
+4. Create an annotated tag for the version: `git tag -m "v0.0.0" v0.0.0`.
 5. Push the changes and tags to GitHub: `git push --tags origin master`
 6. Checkout the `gh-pages` branch and follow the instructions in the README.