diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index 6ccdeb6fc9..dfe5209fc8 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,18 +1,20 @@
 [bumpversion]
 current_version = 0.18.0-rc.0
+tag = True
+sign_tags = True
+tag_message = ethminer {new_version}
 commit = True
 message = ethminer {new_version}
-	
+
 	Bump version: {current_version} → {new_version}
-tag = True
 parse = (?P<major>\d+)\.(?P<minor>\d+)\.(?P<patch>\d+)(-(?P<prerel>rc|alpha)\.(?P<prerelver>\d+))?
-serialize = 
+serialize =
 	{major}.{minor}.{patch}-{prerel}.{prerelver}
 	{major}.{minor}.{patch}
 
 [bumpversion:part:prerel]
 optional_value = rel
-values = 
+values =
 	alpha
 	rc
 	rel