diff --git a/scripts/tag.py b/scripts/tag.py
index 932641afa1..ac0c496e14 100644
--- a/scripts/tag.py
+++ b/scripts/tag.py
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
 revision = '01'
 # One of 'pre-alpha', 'alpha', 'beta', 'release-candidate', 'stable'
 stage = 'stable'
-# Tag suffix. Usually set to stage + stage iteration.
-tag_suffix = ''
+# Tag suffix. Usually set to stage + stage iteration. E.g. '-rc1'
+tag_suffix = '-rc1'
 
 # ================================================ #
 # Constants and global variables                   #