diff --git a/.github/workflows/tag.yml b/.github/workflows/tag.yml
index aabaef7..f068419 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tag.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tag.yml
@@ -11,14 +11,15 @@ concurrency:
   group: tag
   cancel-in-progress: false
 
+permissions:
+  # Give the default GITHUB_TOKEN write permission to commit and push the
+  # added or changed files to the repository.
+  contents: write
+  actions: write
+
 jobs:
-  create-tag:
+  bump-versions:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    permissions:
-        # Give the default GITHUB_TOKEN write permission to commit and push the
-        # added or changed files to the repository.
-        contents: write
-        actions: write
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Setup Python
@@ -34,8 +35,12 @@ jobs:
         uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v5
         with:
           commit_message: ${{ inputs.revision }}
-      - name: Wait to ensure tag is created off commit that was just pushed
-        run: sleep 5s
+
+  create-tag:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: bump-versions
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Create tag
         uses: actions/github-script@v7
         with: