diff --git a/scripts/lib/upgrade-zulip-from-git b/scripts/lib/upgrade-zulip-from-git
index e6a53f42dc..1caca155a8 100755
--- a/scripts/lib/upgrade-zulip-from-git
+++ b/scripts/lib/upgrade-zulip-from-git
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ try:
     logging.info("Fetching the latest commits")
     os.chdir(LOCAL_GIT_CACHE_DIR)
     subprocess.check_call(["git", "remote", "set-url", "origin", remote_url], preexec_fn=su_to_zulip)
-    subprocess.check_call(["git", "fetch", "-q"], preexec_fn=su_to_zulip)
+    subprocess.check_call(["git", "fetch", "-q", "--tags"], preexec_fn=su_to_zulip)
 
     subprocess.check_call(["git", "clone", "-q", "-b", refname, LOCAL_GIT_CACHE_DIR, deploy_path],
                           stdout=open('/dev/null', 'w'),