diff --git a/pages/common/git-fetch.md b/pages/common/git-fetch.md
index 3dfd3fed86..10aa148aa6 100644
--- a/pages/common/git-fetch.md
+++ b/pages/common/git-fetch.md
@@ -2,10 +2,14 @@
 
 > Download objects and refs from a remote repository.
 
-- Fetch new branches and update remote-tracking branches:
+- Fetch new branches from upstream, and update local remote-tracking branches:
 
 `git fetch {{remote_name}}`
 
 - Fetch the latest changes from all remote git servers:
 
 `git fetch --all`
+
+- Also fetch tags from the remote repository:
+
+`git fetch --tags`
diff --git a/pages/common/git-tag.md b/pages/common/git-tag.md
index 8c00e16192..2dd8a2306f 100644
--- a/pages/common/git-tag.md
+++ b/pages/common/git-tag.md
@@ -18,3 +18,7 @@
 - Delete the tag with the given name:
 
 `git tag -d {{tag_name}}`
+
+- Get updated tags from upstream:
+
+`git fetch --tags`