diff --git a/.bashrc b/.bashrc
index 082ea2c80c0cf99dc58c9ca04a8aae218b85037c..18df40991c685fa1fcdcf9c68b25a2ab87130154 100644
--- a/.bashrc
+++ b/.bashrc
@@ -162,5 +162,11 @@ ddg () {
     lynx "https://duckduckgo.com/lite/?q=$(echo "$@" | urlencode)"
 }
 
+bump () {
+    semver-bump "$1-release" && \
+    git commit VERSION -m"- Bumped $1 version." && \
+    git tag-version
+}
+
 # shellcheck disable=SC1090
 . "$HOME/Documents/Shore/bundle_certs/bundle_certs"
diff --git a/.gitconfig b/.gitconfig
index c142db6c619027b898f51d7b0d9f0c149ab2ef44..5c88fd6b665955a9ebed29d23a1ce51c58533335 100644
--- a/.gitconfig
+++ b/.gitconfig
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     serve-http = !git update-server-info && cd .git && python -m SimpleHTTPServer
     staash = stash --all
     stat = status --short --branch
-    tag-version = !git tag -af "v$(cat VERSION)"
+    tag-version = !git tag --annotate --force --message "v$(cat VERSION)" "v$(cat VERSION)"
     tracking = rev-parse --abbrev-ref --symbolic-full-name @{upstream}
     trigger = !git commit --allow-empty --no-edit --amend && git push --force-with-lease
     update-requirements = !git stash save -a -u -q && ( git ls-files '*requirements*.txt' | xargs -n1 pur -r ) && ( git commit -a -m '- Updated requirements.' || echo 'No requirements updated.' ) && git stash pop