diff --git a/services/repository/push.go b/services/repository/push.go
index f27e6a58dd6..8b81588c072 100644
--- a/services/repository/push.go
+++ b/services/repository/push.go
@@ -320,8 +320,9 @@ func pushUpdateAddTags(ctx context.Context, repo *repo_model.Repository, gitRepo
 	}
 
 	releases, err := db.Find[repo_model.Release](ctx, repo_model.FindReleasesOptions{
-		RepoID:   repo.ID,
-		TagNames: tags,
+		RepoID:      repo.ID,
+		TagNames:    tags,
+		IncludeTags: true,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("db.Find[repo_model.Release]: %w", err)
@@ -382,12 +383,12 @@ func pushUpdateAddTags(ctx context.Context, repo *repo_model.Repository, gitRepo
 
 		rel, has := relMap[lowerTag]
 
+		parts := strings.SplitN(tag.Message, "\n", 2)
+		note := ""
+		if len(parts) > 1 {
+			note = parts[1]
+		}
 		if !has {
-			parts := strings.SplitN(tag.Message, "\n", 2)
-			note := ""
-			if len(parts) > 1 {
-				note = parts[1]
-			}
 			rel = &repo_model.Release{
 				RepoID:       repo.ID,
 				Title:        parts[0],
@@ -408,10 +409,11 @@ func pushUpdateAddTags(ctx context.Context, repo *repo_model.Repository, gitRepo
 
 			newReleases = append(newReleases, rel)
 		} else {
+			rel.Title = parts[0]
+			rel.Note = note
 			rel.Sha1 = commit.ID.String()
 			rel.CreatedUnix = timeutil.TimeStamp(createdAt.Unix())
 			rel.NumCommits = commitsCount
-			rel.IsDraft = false
 			if rel.IsTag && author != nil {
 				rel.PublisherID = author.ID
 			}
diff --git a/tests/integration/repo_tag_test.go b/tests/integration/repo_tag_test.go
index 6d3d85532cc..d649f041ccf 100644
--- a/tests/integration/repo_tag_test.go
+++ b/tests/integration/repo_tag_test.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 package integration
 
 import (
+	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ import (
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/tests"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
 func TestCreateNewTagProtected(t *testing.T) {
@@ -60,6 +62,40 @@ func TestCreateNewTagProtected(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	})
 
+	t.Run("GitTagForce", func(t *testing.T) {
+		onGiteaRun(t, func(t *testing.T, u *url.URL) {
+			httpContext := NewAPITestContext(t, owner.Name, repo.Name)
+
+			dstPath := t.TempDir()
+
+			u.Path = httpContext.GitPath()
+			u.User = url.UserPassword(owner.Name, userPassword)
+
+			doGitClone(dstPath, u)(t)
+
+			_, _, err := git.NewCommand(git.DefaultContext, "tag", "v-1.1", "-m", "force update", "--force").RunStdString(&git.RunOpts{Dir: dstPath})
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+
+			_, _, err = git.NewCommand(git.DefaultContext, "push", "--tags").RunStdString(&git.RunOpts{Dir: dstPath})
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+
+			_, _, err = git.NewCommand(git.DefaultContext, "tag", "v-1.1", "-m", "force update v2", "--force").RunStdString(&git.RunOpts{Dir: dstPath})
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+
+			_, _, err = git.NewCommand(git.DefaultContext, "push", "--tags").RunStdString(&git.RunOpts{Dir: dstPath})
+			require.Error(t, err)
+			assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "the tag already exists in the remote")
+
+			_, _, err = git.NewCommand(git.DefaultContext, "push", "--tags", "--force").RunStdString(&git.RunOpts{Dir: dstPath})
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			req := NewRequestf(t, "GET", "/%s/releases/tag/v-1.1", repo.FullName())
+			resp := MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
+			htmlDoc := NewHTMLParser(t, resp.Body)
+			tagsTab := htmlDoc.Find(".release-list-title")
+			assert.Contains(t, tagsTab.Text(), "force update v2")
+		})
+	})
+
 	// Cleanup
 	releases, err := db.Find[repo_model.Release](db.DefaultContext, repo_model.FindReleasesOptions{
 		IncludeTags: true,