diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index fca7b31..3fbca97 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -60,3 +60,5 @@ target/
 
 
 links/
+
+_version.py
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 3591324..991eef8 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ import subprocess
 
 
 """
-Use `git tag 1.0.0` to tag a release; `python setup.py --version`
-to update the  _version.py file.
+Use `git tag -a -m "Release 1.0.0" 1.0.0` to tag a release;
+`python setup.py --version` to update the  _version.py file.
 """