From 5c62a8a4c6951b3b97329a9f1d56396c50753565 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Adam J. Jackson" <a.j.jackson@physics.org>
Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2024 14:40:47 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Pass gracefully if tag is already in place

---
 .github/workflows/set_version.yml | 9 +++++++--
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/set_version.yml b/.github/workflows/set_version.yml
index ed58d6bc9..5bbf42c24 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/set_version.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/set_version.yml
@@ -61,10 +61,15 @@ jobs:
             git commit -m "Set version number"          
           fi
 
-      - name: "Tag new commit"
+      - name: "Tag commit"
         shell: bash -l {0}
         run: |
-          git tag $VERSION_STRING
+          if test $(git describe --tags --exact-match) = $VERSION_STRING
+          then
+            echo "The correct tag is already on this commit"
+          else
+            git tag $VERSION_STRING
+          fi
 
       - name: "Show updated log"
         run: |