static unsigned long oldest_have;
 
 static int multi_ack, nr_our_refs;
-static int use_thin_pack, use_ofs_delta, no_progress;
+static int use_thin_pack, use_ofs_delta, use_include_tag;
+static int no_progress;
 static struct object_array have_obj;
 static struct object_array want_obj;
 static unsigned int timeout;
                argv[arg++] = "--progress";
        if (use_ofs_delta)
                argv[arg++] = "--delta-base-offset";
+       if (use_include_tag)
+               argv[arg++] = "--include-tag";
        argv[arg++] = NULL;
 
        memset(&pack_objects, 0, sizeof(pack_objects));
                        use_sideband = DEFAULT_PACKET_MAX;
                if (strstr(line+45, "no-progress"))
                        no_progress = 1;
+               if (strstr(line+45, "include-tag"))
+                       use_include_tag = 1;
 
                /* We have sent all our refs already, and the other end
                 * should have chosen out of them; otherwise they are
 static int send_ref(const char *refname, const unsigned char *sha1, int flag, void *cb_data)
 {
        static const char *capabilities = "multi_ack thin-pack side-band"
-               " side-band-64k ofs-delta shallow no-progress";
+               " side-band-64k ofs-delta shallow no-progress"
+               " include-tag";
        struct object *o = parse_object(sha1);
 
        if (!o)