diff --git a/cli/recipe/release.go b/cli/recipe/release.go
index 1bbe9920..2a44c061 100644
--- a/cli/recipe/release.go
+++ b/cli/recipe/release.go
@@ -378,6 +378,21 @@ func createReleaseFromPreviousTag(tagString, mainAppVersion string, recipe recip
 	newTag.Metadata = mainAppVersion
 	newTagString := newTag.String()
 
+	if !internal.NoInput {
+		prompt := &survey.Confirm{
+			Message: fmt.Sprintf("current: %s, new: %s, correct?", lastGitTag, newTagString),
+		}
+
+		var ok bool
+		if err := survey.AskOne(prompt, &ok); err != nil {
+			logrus.Fatal(err)
+		}
+
+		if !ok {
+			logrus.Fatal("exiting as requested")
+		}
+	}
+
 	if err := commitRelease(recipe, newTagString); err != nil {
 		logrus.Fatal(err)
 	}