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Bring attention to git config tag.gpgsign true for parity with auto-signing commits #43662

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What article on docs.github.com is affected?

https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/managing-commit-signature-verification/signing-tags

What part(s) of the article would you like to see updated?

At the beginning ofSigning commits, a "Tip" is present suggesting to set commit.gpgsign true by default.

No equivalent exists on Signing tags.

That can be fixed by taking the "Tip" from the commit article, changing the language to tag.gpgsign true, and adding it as a "Tip" to the tag signing article too.

This would make it easier for people to signing enabled for both commits and tags by default.

Additional information

Given tag.gpgsign is documented in git-scm.com's docs and the article for commit signing reminds the reader of the option to have commits signed by default, I just feel the tag documentation should also have it.

I've created a PR for how I think it should be fixed (copies the wording from the commit article, changing "tag" in lieu of "commit"), but the PR template asks for an issue first.

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