diff --git a/scripts/npm/postversion.js b/scripts/npm/postversion.js
index 4b529bf747f..7f35d2ac24b 100644
--- a/scripts/npm/postversion.js
+++ b/scripts/npm/postversion.js
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ async function main() {
     [
       'git',
       'tag',
+      '-f',
       '-a',
       `v${npm_package_version}`,
       '-m',