# Introduction Welcome, Git explorer! Today, we're going to dive into one of Git's most useful features for marking significant points in your project's history: Tags. If you've ever wished you could easily mark and return to important milestones in your project, such as release versions, then Git tags are exactly what you've been looking for. Tags in Git are like signposts in your project's timeline. They allow you to mark specific points in your repository's history as being important. This is particularly useful for marking release points (v1.0, v2.0, etc.), or any other significant milestone in your project. In this lab, we'll cover: 1. Creating Lightweight Tags: Quick and simple tags 2. Creating Annotated Tags: More detailed, full objects in the Git database 3. Listing Tags: How to see all the tags in your repository 4. Checking Out Tags: How to view your project at a specific tagged point 5. Deleting Tags: How to remove tags when they're no longer needed By the end of this lab, you'll be comfortable creating, managing, and using tags in your Git projects. This will give you a powerful tool for organizing your project's history and easily referencing important points in your development process. Let's get started and begin our journey into the world of Git tags!
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