diff --git a/models/release.go b/models/release.go
index 314b7a91a99..e5e81b9b679 100644
--- a/models/release.go
+++ b/models/release.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/Unknwon/com"
+	// "github.com/Unknwon/com"
 	"github.com/gogits/git"
 )
 
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ type Release struct {
 	Title            string
 	TagName          string
 	LowerTagName     string
-	SHA1             string
+	Target           string
+	Sha1             string `xorm:"VARCHAR(40)"`
 	NumCommits       int
 	NumCommitsBehind int    `xorm:"-"`
 	Note             string `xorm:"TEXT"`
@@ -59,9 +60,13 @@ func CreateRelease(gitRepo *git.Repository, rel *Release) error {
 	}
 
 	if !gitRepo.IsTagExist(rel.TagName) {
-		_, stderr, err := com.ExecCmdDir(gitRepo.Path, "git", "tag", rel.TagName, "-m", rel.Title)
+		commit, err := gitRepo.GetCommitOfBranch(rel.Target)
 		if err != nil {
-			return errors.New(stderr)
+			return err
+		}
+
+		if err = gitRepo.CreateTag(rel.TagName, commit.Id.String()); err != nil {
+			return err
 		}
 	} else {
 		commit, err := gitRepo.GetCommitOfTag(rel.TagName)
diff --git a/modules/auth/repo.go b/modules/auth/repo.go
index 82cd0786138..26ab7551cac 100644
--- a/modules/auth/repo.go
+++ b/modules/auth/repo.go
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@ func (f *CreateLabelForm) Validate(errors *binding.Errors, req *http.Request, co
 
 type NewReleaseForm struct {
 	TagName    string `form:"tag_name" binding:"Required"`
+	Target     string `form:"tag_target" binding:"Required"`
 	Title      string `form:"title" binding:"Required"`
 	Content    string `form:"content" binding:"Required"`
 	Prerelease bool   `form:"prerelease"`
@@ -213,6 +214,7 @@ type NewReleaseForm struct {
 func (f *NewReleaseForm) Name(field string) string {
 	names := map[string]string{
 		"TagName": "Tag name",
+		"Target":  "Target",
 		"Title":   "Release title",
 		"Content": "Release content",
 	}
diff --git a/routers/repo/release.go b/routers/repo/release.go
index 14a14656d4c..3e2449ecf3b 100644
--- a/routers/repo/release.go
+++ b/routers/repo/release.go
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ func Releases(ctx *middleware.Context) {
 			tags.rels[i] = &models.Release{
 				Title:   rawTag,
 				TagName: rawTag,
-				SHA1:    commit.Id.String(),
+				Sha1:    commit.Id.String(),
 			}
 			tags.rels[i].NumCommits, err = ctx.Repo.GitRepo.CommitsCount(commit.Id.String())
 			if err != nil {
@@ -129,12 +129,18 @@ func ReleasesNewPost(ctx *middleware.Context, form auth.NewReleaseForm) {
 		return
 	}
 
+	if !ctx.Repo.GitRepo.IsBranchExist(form.Target) {
+		ctx.RenderWithErr("Target branch does not exist", "release/new", &form)
+		return
+	}
+
 	rel := &models.Release{
 		RepoId:       ctx.Repo.Repository.Id,
 		PublisherId:  ctx.User.Id,
 		Title:        form.Title,
 		TagName:      form.TagName,
-		SHA1:         ctx.Repo.Commit.Id.String(),
+		Target:       form.Target,
+		Sha1:         ctx.Repo.Commit.Id.String(),
 		NumCommits:   commitsCount,
 		Note:         form.Content,
 		IsPrerelease: form.Prerelease,
diff --git a/templates/release/list.tmpl b/templates/release/list.tmpl
index edbc7467b45..2607dfacd95 100644
--- a/templates/release/list.tmpl
+++ b/templates/release/list.tmpl
@@ -11,12 +11,12 @@
         </h4>
         <ul id="release-list" class="list-unstyled">
             {{range .Releases}}
-            <li class="release-item clearfix" id="release-{{.SHA1}}">
+            <li class="release-item clearfix" id="release-{{.Sha1}}">
                 {{if .PublisherId}}
                 <div class="col-md-2 text-right">
                     {{if .IsPrerelease}}<span class="btn btn-warning status pre-release">Pre-Release</span>{{else}}<span class="btn btn-success status stable">Stable</span>{{end}}
                     <a class="tag" href="{{$.RepoLink}}/src/{{.TagName}}" rel="nofollow"><i class="fa fa-tag"></i>{{.TagName}}</a>
-                    <a class="commit" href="{{$.RepoLink}}/src/{{.SHA1}}" rel="nofollow"><i class="fa fa-code"></i>{{ShortSha .SHA1}}</a>
+                    <a class="commit" href="{{$.RepoLink}}/src/{{.Sha1}}" rel="nofollow"><i class="fa fa-code"></i>{{ShortSha .Sha1}}</a>
                 </div>
                 <div class="col-md-10">
                     <h4 class="title"><a href="{{$.RepoLink}}/src/{{.TagName}}">{{.Title}}</a></h4>
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
                 </div>
                 {{else}}
                 <div class="col-md-2 text-right">
-                    <a class="commit" href="{{$.RepoLink}}/src/{{.SHA1}}" rel="nofollow"><i class="fa fa-code"></i>{{ShortSha .SHA1}}</a>
+                    <a class="commit" href="{{$.RepoLink}}/src/{{.Sha1}}" rel="nofollow"><i class="fa fa-code"></i>{{ShortSha .Sha1}}</a>
                 </div>
                 <div class="col-md-10">
                     <h5 class="title"><a href="{{$.RepoLink}}/src/{{.TagName}}" rel="nofollow">{{.TagName}}</a><i class="fa fa-tag"></i></h5>