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What is the difference between an annotated and a lightweight Git tag?

Use annotated tags (git tag -a v2.1.0 -m "…") for releases — they carry metadata and can be signed/verified. Lightweight tags are fine as private bookmarks. CI systems typically trigger release pipelines on annotated tag pushes.

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