diff --git a/tools/semver_git_tag b/tools/semver_git_tag
index f2dc2dc..ae24ced 100755
--- a/tools/semver_git_tag
+++ b/tools/semver_git_tag
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/bin/bash -x
 
 function usage() {
 	echo 'usage: --major | -M | --minor | -m | --patch | -p'
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ esac
 
 TAG="$MAJOR.$MINOR.$PATCH"
 echo "new TAG $TAG"
-exit 1
+
 # check if tag exists already!
 if [[ -n $(git tag -l $TAG) ]]; then
 	echo "WARNING: ${TAG} already exists!"