diff --git a/forgejo-release.sh b/forgejo-release.sh
index c7d327b..4a2a9b2 100755
--- a/forgejo-release.sh
+++ b/forgejo-release.sh
@@ -32,9 +32,14 @@ ensure_tag() {
     if api GET repos/$REPO/tags/$TAG > $TMP_DIR/tag.json ; then
 	local sha=$(jq --raw-output .commit.sha < $TMP_DIR/tag.json)
 	if test "$sha" != "$SHA" ; then
-	    cat $TMP_DIR/tag.json
-	    echo "the tag SHA in the $REPO repository does not match the tag SHA that triggered the build: $SHA"
-	    false
+        if test "$OVERRIDE" = "true"; then
+            echo "Removing existing tag, ${TAG}"
+            api DELETE repos/$REPO/tags/$TAG >& /dev/null || true
+        else
+            cat $TMP_DIR/tag.json
+            echo "the tag SHA in the $REPO repository does not match the tag SHA that triggered the build: $SHA"
+            false
+        fi
 	fi
     else
 	api POST repos/$REPO/tags --data-raw '{"tag_name": "'$TAG'", "target": "'$SHA'"}'