diff --git a/plugins/action/git_publish.py b/plugins/action/git_publish.py
index b98e5212..66195dbb 100644
--- a/plugins/action/git_publish.py
+++ b/plugins/action/git_publish.py
@@ -220,10 +220,9 @@ def _push(self: T) -> None:
             no_log[token_base64] = "<TOKEN>"
 
         tag = self._task.args.get("tag")
+        command_parts.extend(["push", "origin", "HEAD"])
         if tag:
-            command_parts.extend(["push", "--tags", "origin", "HEAD"])
-        else:
-            command_parts.extend(["push", "origin", "HEAD"])
+            command_parts.extend(["--tags"])
         command = Command(
             command_parts=command_parts,
             fail_msg="Failed to perform the push",
diff --git a/plugins/action/git_retrieve.py b/plugins/action/git_retrieve.py
index 7d83051e..999ec85f 100644
--- a/plugins/action/git_retrieve.py
+++ b/plugins/action/git_retrieve.py
@@ -179,15 +179,17 @@ def _clone(self: T) -> None:
             no_log[token_base64] = "<TOKEN>"
 
         tag = self._task.args["origin"].get("tag")
+        command_parts.extend(
+                ["clone", "--depth=1", "--progress"],
+            )
         if tag:
             command_parts.extend(
-                ["clone", "--depth=1", "--progress", "--branch", tag, origin],
+                ["--branch", tag],
             )
         else:
             command_parts.extend(
-                ["clone", "--depth=1", "--progress", "--no-single-branch", origin],
+                ["--no-single-branch", origin],
             )
-
         command = Command(
             command_parts=command_parts,
             env=env,
@@ -270,7 +272,7 @@ def _switch_checkout(self: T) -> None:
         else:
             tag = self._task.args["origin"].get("tag")
             if tag:
-                command_parts.extend(["checkout", "-b", branch])
+                command_parts.extend(["checkout", "-b", tag])
             else:
                 command_parts.extend(["checkout", "-t", "-b", branch])
 
diff --git a/plugins/modules/git_publish.py b/plugins/modules/git_publish.py
index 28d7027d..f57d3520 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/git_publish.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/git_publish.py
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
     type: str
   tag:
     description:
-      - The token used to identify a specific release
+      - Specify the tag details associated with the commit.
     type: dict
     suboptions:
       annotation: