diff --git a/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash b/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash
index 6da95b8095..c7957f0a90 100644
--- a/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash
+++ b/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash
@@ -2967,7 +2967,7 @@ _git_tag ()
 	while [ $c -lt $cword ]; do
 		i="${words[c]}"
 		case "$i" in
-		-d|-v)
+		-d|--delete|-v|--verify)
 			__gitcomp_direct "$(__git_tags "" "$cur" " ")"
 			return
 			;;