diff --git a/gto/registry.py b/gto/registry.py
index f9d9ce3e..eadb8936 100644
--- a/gto/registry.py
+++ b/gto/registry.py
@@ -299,8 +299,14 @@ def assign(  # pylint: disable=too-many-locals
                     raise WrongArgs(
                         f"Can't register '{SemVer(name_version).version}', since '{found_version.version}' is registered already at this ref"
                     )
-            elif not skip_registration:
-                self.register(name, version=name_version, ref=ref, stdout=stdout)
+            else:
+                if not skip_registration:
+                    self.register(
+                        name, version=name_version, ref=ref, simple=True, stdout=stdout
+                    )
+                found_version = self.find_artifact(name, create_new=True).find_version(
+                    commit_hexsha=ref, create_new=True
+                )
         if (
             not force
             and found_version
diff --git a/tests/test_cli.py b/tests/test_cli.py
index 4dde3825..1c7862b4 100644
--- a/tests/test_cli.py
+++ b/tests/test_cli.py
@@ -364,3 +364,14 @@ def test_assign(repo_with_commit: Tuple[git.Repo, Callable]):
         ],
         "❌ Version '1.0.0' is not valid. Example of valid version: 'v1.0.0'\n",
     )
+
+    _check_successful_cmd(
+        "assign",
+        ["-r", repo.working_dir, "nn2", "HEAD", "--stage", "prod"],
+        "Created git tag 'nn2@v0.0.1' that registers version\n"
+        "To push the changes upstream, run:\n"
+        "    git push nn2@v0.0.1\n"
+        "Created git tag 'nn2#prod#1' that assigns stage to version 'v0.0.1'\n"
+        "To push the changes upstream, run:\n"
+        "    git push nn2#prod#1\n",
+    )