diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 078f107..c5efcdd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -104,4 +104,5 @@ If you are building an action that runs after this one, be aware this action pro
 1. `tagname` will be empty if no tag was created, or it will be the value of the new tag.
 1. `tagsha`: The SHA of the new tag.
 1. `taguri`: The URI/URL of the new tag reference.
+1. `tagmessage`: The messge applied to the tag reference (this is what shows up on the tag screen on Github).
 1. `version` will be the version attribute found in the `package.json` file.
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diff --git a/lib/main.js b/lib/main.js
index b90ea0a..8047df5 100644
--- a/lib/main.js
+++ b/lib/main.js
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ async function run() {
     let tagName = pkg.version
     const tagPrefix = core.getInput('tag_prefix', { required: false })
     const tagSuffix = core.getInput('tag_suffix', { required: false })
-    const tagMsg = core.getInput('tag_message', { required: false }).trim()
+    let tagMsg = core.getInput('tag_message', { required: false }).trim()
 
     tagName = `${tagPrefix}${tagName}${tagSuffix}`
 
@@ -81,13 +81,15 @@ async function run() {
     let newTag
 
     try {
+      tagMsg = tagMsg.trim().length > 0
+        ? tagMsg
+        : `Version ${pkg.version}`
+
       newTag = await git.git.createTag({
         owner,
         repo,
         tag: tagName,
-        message: tagMsg.trim().length > 0
-          ? tagMsg
-          : `Version ${pkg.version}`,
+        message: tagMsg,
         object: process.env.GITHUB_SHA,
         type: 'commit'
       })
@@ -126,12 +128,14 @@ async function run() {
       core.setOutput('tagname', tagName)
       core.setOutput('tagsha', newTag.data.sha)
       core.setOutput('taguri', newReference.data.url)
+      core.setOutput('tagmessage', tagMsg.trim())
     }
   } catch (error) {
     core.warning(error.message)
     core.setOutput('tagname', '')
     core.setOutput('tagsha', '')
     core.setOutput('taguri', '')
+    core.setOutput('tagmessage', '')
   }
 }