diff --git a/wercker.yml b/wercker.yml
index 122a8c8d..6eea0dd4 100644
--- a/wercker.yml
+++ b/wercker.yml
@@ -16,26 +16,22 @@ deploy:
     - add-ssh-key:
       keyname: GIT_KEY
 
+    - install-packages:
+        packages: openssh-client
+
     # Add GitHub's SSH fingerprint to SSH known_hosts
     - add-to-known_hosts:
       hostname: github.com
       fingerprint: 16:27:ac:a5:76:28:2d:36:63:1b:56:4d:eb:df:a6:48
       type: rsa
 
-    - script:
-        name: update tags
-        code: git fetch --tags
-
-    - script:
-        name: update tags
-        code: git fetch --tags
     - script:
         name: get highest version from tags
         code: export VERSION=$(bash incrementVersion.sh)
 
     - script:
-        name: add new annotated tag
-        code: git tag -a $VERSION -m "Tagging release version $VERSION"
+        name: add new tag
+        code: git tag $VERSION
 
     - script:
         name: push newly added tag