diff --git a/__test__/git-command-manager.test.ts b/__test__/git-command-manager.test.ts
index cea73d4..9b12027 100644
--- a/__test__/git-command-manager.test.ts
+++ b/__test__/git-command-manager.test.ts
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ describe('Test fetchDepth and fetchTags options', () => {
         '-c',
         'protocol.version=2',
         'fetch',
+        '--tags',
         '--prune',
         '--no-recurse-submodules',
         '--filter=filterValue',
@@ -248,6 +249,7 @@ describe('Test fetchDepth and fetchTags options', () => {
         '-c',
         'protocol.version=2',
         'fetch',
+        '--tags',
         '--prune',
         '--no-recurse-submodules',
         '--filter=filterValue',
@@ -364,6 +366,7 @@ describe('Test fetchDepth and fetchTags options', () => {
         '-c',
         'protocol.version=2',
         'fetch',
+        '--tags',
         '--prune',
         '--no-recurse-submodules',
         '--progress',
diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index a251a19..041837e 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -828,6 +828,9 @@ class GitCommandManager {
             if (!refSpec.some(x => x === refHelper.tagsRefSpec) && !options.fetchTags) {
                 args.push('--no-tags');
             }
+            else if (options.fetchTags) {
+                args.push('--tags');
+            }
             args.push('--prune', '--no-recurse-submodules');
             if (options.showProgress) {
                 args.push('--progress');
diff --git a/src/git-command-manager.ts b/src/git-command-manager.ts
index a45e15a..102f390 100644
--- a/src/git-command-manager.ts
+++ b/src/git-command-manager.ts
@@ -287,6 +287,8 @@ class GitCommandManager {
     const args = ['-c', 'protocol.version=2', 'fetch']
     if (!refSpec.some(x => x === refHelper.tagsRefSpec) && !options.fetchTags) {
       args.push('--no-tags')
+    } else if (options.fetchTags) {
+      args.push('--tags')
     }
 
     args.push('--prune', '--no-recurse-submodules')