diff --git a/src/cli.ts b/src/cli.ts
index 033d4a8..f6bf4e1 100755
--- a/src/cli.ts
+++ b/src/cli.ts
@@ -54,6 +54,10 @@ yargs(process.argv.slice(2))
           type: 'string',
           description:
             '(pnpm) optionally pass on the --publish-branch if you need to publish from a branch other than main|master',
+        })
+        .option('tag', {
+          type: 'string',
+          description: 'pass --tag to npm publish command',
         }),
     async function (opts) {
       await publish(opts);
diff --git a/src/publish.test.ts b/src/publish.test.ts
index 784c8b7..6144631 100644
--- a/src/publish.test.ts
+++ b/src/publish.test.ts
@@ -69,5 +69,27 @@ describe('publish', function () {
         }
       `);
     });
+
+    it('adds tag if passed by options', async function () {
+      const thingy = await npmPublish(
+        new Map([['thingy', { oldVersion: '3' }]]) as Solution,
+        reporter,
+        {
+          tag: 'best-tag',
+        },
+        'face',
+      );
+
+      expect(thingy).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+        {
+          "args": [
+            "publish",
+            "--access=public",
+            "--tag=best-tag",
+          ],
+          "released": Map {},
+        }
+      `);
+    });
   });
 });
diff --git a/src/publish.ts b/src/publish.ts
index ab66d1a..e3badf2 100644
--- a/src/publish.ts
+++ b/src/publish.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ type PublishOptions = {
   dryRun?: boolean;
   otp?: string;
   publishBranch?: string;
+  tag?: string;
 };
 
 async function hasCleanRepo(): Promise<boolean> {
@@ -239,6 +240,10 @@ export async function npmPublish(
     args.push(`--publish-branch=${options.publishBranch}`);
   }
 
+  if (options.tag) {
+    args.push(`--tag=${options.tag}`);
+  }
+
   const released = new Map();
 
   for (const [pkgName, entry] of solution) {