diff --git a/sinatra-contrib/Rakefile b/sinatra-contrib/Rakefile
index 3120e033..1836e8b6 100644
--- a/sinatra-contrib/Rakefile
+++ b/sinatra-contrib/Rakefile
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ task :release => :gemspec do
     gem push sinatra-contrib*.gem  &&
     git commit --allow-empty -a -m '#{Sinatra::Contrib::VERSION} release'  &&
     git tag -s v#{Sinatra::Contrib::VERSION} -m '#{Sinatra::Contrib::VERSION} release'  &&
-    git tag -s #{Sinatra::Contrib::VERSION} -m '#{Sinatra::Contrib::VERSION} release'  &&
     git push && (git push origin master || true) &&
     git push --tags && (git push origin --tags || true)
   SH