diff --git a/scripts/deploy.sh b/scripts/deploy.sh
index d9eea2d2..c9ebe901 100644
--- a/scripts/deploy.sh
+++ b/scripts/deploy.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,11 @@ echo "Publishing ${TRAVIS_TAG}"
 
 # convert lightweight tag to annotated tag so Lerna can use it
 git tag -a -f -m "${TRAVIS_TAG}" "${TRAVIS_TAG}" "${TRAVIS_TAG}"
-git push --force origin "${TRAVIS_TAG}"
+
+# push back tags
+git remote add tags-origin "https://ichefbot:${GH_TOKEN}@${GH_REPO}"
+git push --force tags-origin "${TRAVIS_TAG}"
+git remote remove tags-origin
 
 # publish to npm
 yarn release --yes --ignore-prepublish