diff --git a/modules/repository/repo.go b/modules/repository/repo.go
index c86d48fe52..6143247681 100644
--- a/modules/repository/repo.go
+++ b/modules/repository/repo.go
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ func PushUpdateAddTag(ctx context.Context, repo *repo_model.Repository, gitRepo
 		NumCommits:   commitsCount,
 		CreatedUnix:  timeutil.TimeStamp(createdAt.Unix()),
 		IsTag:        true,
+		Note:         tag.Message,
 	}
 	if author != nil {
 		rel.PublisherID = author.ID
diff --git a/modules/repository/repo_test.go b/modules/repository/repo_test.go
index 45a650ba42..c1217bad41 100644
--- a/modules/repository/repo_test.go
+++ b/modules/repository/repo_test.go
@@ -1,14 +1,20 @@
 // Copyright 2024 The Gitea Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Copyright 2025 The Forgejo Authors. All rights reserved.
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 
 package repository
 
 import (
+	"os"
+	"path"
 	"testing"
 
+	repo_model "forgejo.org/models/repo"
+	"forgejo.org/models/unittest"
 	"forgejo.org/modules/git"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
 func Test_calcSync(t *testing.T) {
@@ -74,3 +80,56 @@ func Test_calcSync(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Equal(t, *gitTags[1], *updates[0], "updates equal")
 	}
 }
+
+func TestSyncReleasesWithTags(t *testing.T) {
+	require.NoError(t, unittest.PrepareTestDatabase())
+
+	// Can be any repository that doesn't have the git tag releases.
+	repo := unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &repo_model.Repository{ID: 1})
+
+	t.Run("SHA1", func(t *testing.T) {
+		tmpDir := t.TempDir()
+
+		require.NoError(t, git.InitRepository(t.Context(), tmpDir, false, git.Sha1ObjectFormat.Name()))
+		gitRepo, err := git.OpenRepository(t.Context(), tmpDir)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		defer gitRepo.Close()
+
+		require.NoError(t, os.WriteFile(path.Join(tmpDir, "README.md"), []byte("testing the testing"), 0o666))
+		require.NoError(t, git.AddChanges(tmpDir, true))
+		require.NoError(t, git.CommitChanges(tmpDir, git.CommitChangesOptions{Message: "Add README"}))
+		require.NoError(t, gitRepo.CreateAnnotatedTag("v1.0.0", "First release \\o/", "HEAD"))
+
+		require.NoError(t, SyncReleasesWithTags(t.Context(), repo, gitRepo))
+
+		release := unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &repo_model.Release{RepoID: repo.ID, TagName: "v1.0.0"})
+		assert.Equal(t, "First release \\o/\n", release.Note)
+		assert.True(t, release.IsTag)
+		assert.EqualValues(t, 1, release.NumCommits)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("SHA256", func(t *testing.T) {
+		if !git.SupportHashSha256 {
+			t.Skip("skipping because installed Git version doesn't support SHA256")
+		}
+
+		tmpDir := t.TempDir()
+
+		require.NoError(t, git.InitRepository(t.Context(), tmpDir, false, git.Sha256ObjectFormat.Name()))
+		gitRepo, err := git.OpenRepository(t.Context(), tmpDir)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		defer gitRepo.Close()
+
+		require.NoError(t, os.WriteFile(path.Join(tmpDir, "README.md"), []byte("testing the testing"), 0o666))
+		require.NoError(t, git.AddChanges(tmpDir, true))
+		require.NoError(t, git.CommitChanges(tmpDir, git.CommitChangesOptions{Message: "Add README"}))
+		require.NoError(t, gitRepo.CreateAnnotatedTag("v2.0.0", "Second release \\o/", "HEAD"))
+
+		require.NoError(t, SyncReleasesWithTags(t.Context(), repo, gitRepo))
+
+		release := unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &repo_model.Release{RepoID: repo.ID, TagName: "v2.0.0"})
+		assert.Equal(t, "Second release \\o/\n", release.Note)
+		assert.True(t, release.IsTag)
+		assert.EqualValues(t, 1, release.NumCommits)
+	})
+}