diff --git a/docs/plugins/version.md b/docs/plugins/version.md
index 77fadb7..943fc7e 100644
--- a/docs/plugins/version.md
+++ b/docs/plugins/version.md
@@ -32,6 +32,15 @@ If you're using the version plugin for the first time on a repo and a `Ctl/VERSI
 ctl version tag 1.0.0 --init
 ```
 
+You may also choose to add a prefix to the tag
+
+```sh
+# update Ctl/VERSION to 1.1.0
+# tag v1.1.0
+# push tag
+ctl version tag 1.0.0 prefix v
+```
+
 You may also chose to bump a semantic version
 
 ```sh
@@ -41,6 +50,15 @@ You may also chose to bump a semantic version
 ctl version bump minor
 ```
 
+You may also choose to bump but not tag in git
+
+```sh
+# update Ctl/VERSION to 1.1.0
+# tag v1.1.0
+# push tag
+ctl version bump --nogit
+```
+
 ### Use existing repository checkout
 
 Instead of configuring and specifying a git type plugin to use
diff --git a/src/ctl/plugins/semver2.py b/src/ctl/plugins/semver2.py
index 392c62a..d54c506 100644
--- a/src/ctl/plugins/semver2.py
+++ b/src/ctl/plugins/semver2.py
@@ -102,7 +102,6 @@ def tag(self, version, repo, prerelease=None, **kwargs):
             raise UsageError("Currently checked out branch is not clean")
 
         version = semver.VersionInfo.parse(version)
-
         if prerelease:
             version = version.bump_prerelease(prerelease)
 
@@ -125,7 +124,9 @@ def tag(self, version, repo, prerelease=None, **kwargs):
         repo_plugin.commit(files=files, message=f"Version {version_tag}", push=True)
         nogit = kwargs.pop("nogit", False)
         if not nogit:
-            repo_plugin.tag(version_tag, message=version_tag, push=True)
+            prefix = kwargs.pop("prefix", None)
+            version_tag = f"{prefix}{version_tag}" if prefix else version_tag
+            repo_plugin.tag(version_tag, message=version_tag, push=True, prefix=prefix)
 
     @expose("ctl.{plugin_name}.bump")
     def bump(self, version, repo, **kwargs):
@@ -166,7 +167,9 @@ def bump(self, version, repo, **kwargs):
 
         self.log.info(f"Bumping semantic version: {current} to {new_version}")
 
-        self.tag(version=str(new_version), repo=repo, **kwargs)
+        nogit = kwargs.pop("nogit", False)
+        if not nogit:
+            self.tag(version=str(new_version), repo=repo, **kwargs)
 
     @expose("ctl.{plugin_name}.release")
     def release(self, repo, **kwargs):
diff --git a/src/ctl/plugins/version_base.py b/src/ctl/plugins/version_base.py
index 19ba39c..94770fc 100644
--- a/src/ctl/plugins/version_base.py
+++ b/src/ctl/plugins/version_base.py
@@ -99,6 +99,14 @@ def add_arguments(cls, parser, plugin_config, confu_cli_args):
         op_tag_parser.add_argument(
             "version", nargs=1, type=str, help="version string to tag with"
         )
+        op_tag_parser.add_argument(
+            "prefix",
+            nargs=1,
+            type=str,
+            help="prefix string to tag with i.e. {v}1.0.1 - v being the prefix",
+            required=False,
+            default=None,
+        )
 
         confu_cli_args.add(op_tag_parser, "changelog_validate")
         confu_cli_args.add(op_tag_parser, "branch")
@@ -117,6 +125,12 @@ def add_arguments(cls, parser, plugin_config, confu_cli_args):
             choices=["major", "minor", "patch", "prerelease"],
             help="bumps the specified version segment by 1",
         )
+        op_bump_parser.add_argument(
+            "--nogit",
+            action="store_true",
+            help="whether to tag or not to tag (default: False)",
+            default=False,
+        )
 
         confu_cli_args.add(op_bump_parser, "changelog_validate")
         confu_cli_args.add(op_bump_parser, "branch")
diff --git a/tests/test_plugin_semver2.py b/tests/test_plugin_semver2.py
index daee555..d7944f4 100644
--- a/tests/test_plugin_semver2.py
+++ b/tests/test_plugin_semver2.py
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ def test_tag(tmpdir, ctlr):
     assert dummy_repo.version == "1.0.3"
     assert not dummy_repo.has_tag("1.0.3")
 
+    plugin.tag(version="1.0.4", repo="dummy_repo", prefix="v")
+    assert dummy_repo.version == "1.0.4"
+    assert dummy_repo.has_tag("v1.0.4")
+
 
 def test_tag_prerelease(tmpdir, ctlr):
     plugin, dummy_repo = instantiate(tmpdir, ctlr)
@@ -60,7 +64,7 @@ def test_tag_pyproject(tmpdir, ctlr):
 
     plugin.tag(version="2.0.0", repo="dummy_repo", prerelease="rc")
 
-    with open(pyproject_path, "r") as f:
+    with open(pyproject_path) as f:
         pyproject = tomlkit.load(f)
     assert pyproject["tool"]["poetry"]["version"] == "2.0.0-rc.1"
 
@@ -83,7 +87,7 @@ def test_bump(tmpdir, ctlr):
         plugin.bump(version="invalid", repo="dummy_repo")
 
     plugin.bump(version="patch", repo="dummy_repo", nogit=True)
-    assert dummy_repo.version == "2.0.1"
+    assert dummy_repo.version == "2.0.0"
     assert not dummy_repo.has_tag("2.0.1")
 
 
@@ -96,7 +100,7 @@ def test_bump_w_prerelease_flag(tmpdir, ctlr):
     assert dummy_repo.has_tag("1.0.1-rc.1")
 
     plugin.bump(version="patch", repo="dummy_repo", prerelease="beta", nogit=True)
-    assert dummy_repo.version == "1.0.2-beta.1"
+    assert dummy_repo.version == "1.0.1-rc.1"
     assert not dummy_repo.has_tag("1.0.2-beta.1")
 
 
@@ -112,7 +116,7 @@ def test_bump_prerelease_version(tmpdir, ctlr):
     assert dummy_repo.has_tag("1.0.0-rc.3")
 
     plugin.bump(version="prerelease", repo="dummy_repo", nogit=True)
-    assert dummy_repo.version == "1.0.0-rc.4"
+    assert dummy_repo.version == "1.0.0-rc.3"
     assert not dummy_repo.has_tag("1.0.0-rc.4")