diff --git a/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash b/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash
index 6756990..82e6609 100755
--- a/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash
+++ b/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@
 				(describe)
 					git describe HEAD ;;
 				(* | default)
-					git describe --exact-match HEAD ;;
+					git describe --tags --exact-match HEAD ;;
 				esac 2>/dev/null)" ||
 
 				b="$(cut -c1-7 "$g/HEAD" 2>/dev/null)..." ||