diff --git a/in_command.go b/in_command.go
index 2e19dfe..ec5bb59 100644
--- a/in_command.go
+++ b/in_command.go
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ func (c *InCommand) Run(destDir string, request InRequest) (InResponse, error) {
 	}
 
 	var foundRelease *github.RepositoryRelease
+	var commitSHA string
 
 	if request.Version.Tag != "" {
 		foundRelease, err = c.github.GetReleaseByTag(request.Version.Tag)
@@ -61,6 +62,13 @@ func (c *InCommand) Run(destDir string, request InRequest) (InResponse, error) {
 			return InResponse{}, err
 		}
 
+		commitPath := filepath.Join(destDir, "target_commit")
+		commitSHA = c.resolveTagToCommitSHA(*foundRelease.TagName)
+		err = ioutil.WriteFile(commitPath, []byte(commitSHA), 0644)
+		if err != nil {
+			return InResponse{}, err
+		}
+
 		if foundRelease.Body != nil && *foundRelease.Body != "" {
 			body := *foundRelease.Body
 			bodyPath := filepath.Join(destDir, "body")
@@ -133,7 +141,7 @@ func (c *InCommand) Run(destDir string, request InRequest) (InResponse, error) {
 
 	return InResponse{
 		Version:  versionFromRelease(foundRelease),
-		Metadata: metadataFromRelease(foundRelease),
+		Metadata: metadataFromRelease(foundRelease, commitSHA),
 	}, nil
 }
 
@@ -182,3 +190,19 @@ func (c *InCommand) downloadFile(url, destPath string) error {
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+func (c *InCommand) resolveTagToCommitSHA(tag string) string {
+	reference, err := c.github.GetRef(tag)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintln(c.writer, "could not resolve tag '%s' to commit: %v", tag, err)
+		return ""
+	}
+
+	if *reference.Object.Type != "commit" {
+		fmt.Fprintln(c.writer, "could not resolve tag '%s' to commit: returned type is not 'commit' - only lightweight tags are supported", tag)
+		return ""
+	}
+
+	return *reference.Object.SHA
+}
diff --git a/in_command_test.go b/in_command_test.go
index e1b0760..6e638e3 100644
--- a/in_command_test.go
+++ b/in_command_test.go
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ var _ = Describe("In Command", func() {
 						resource.MetadataPair{Name: "name", Value: "release-name", URL: "http://google.com"},
 						resource.MetadataPair{Name: "body", Value: "*markdown*", Markdown: true},
 						resource.MetadataPair{Name: "tag", Value: "v0.35.0"},
-						resource.MetadataPair{Name: "commit_sha", Value: "f28085a4a8f744da83411f5e09fd7b1709149eee"},
+						resource.MetadataPair{Name: "target_commit", Value: "f28085a4a8f744da83411f5e09fd7b1709149eee"},
 					))
 				})
 
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ var _ = Describe("In Command", func() {
 					Ω(err).ShouldNot(HaveOccurred())
 					Ω(string(contents)).Should(Equal("0.35.0"))
 
-					contents, err = ioutil.ReadFile(path.Join(destDir, "commit_sha"))
+					contents, err = ioutil.ReadFile(path.Join(destDir, "target_commit"))
 					Ω(err).ShouldNot(HaveOccurred())
 					Ω(string(contents)).Should(Equal("f28085a4a8f744da83411f5e09fd7b1709149eee"))
 
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ var _ = Describe("In Command", func() {
 						resource.MetadataPair{Name: "name", Value: "release-name", URL: "http://google.com"},
 						resource.MetadataPair{Name: "body", Value: "*markdown*", Markdown: true},
 						resource.MetadataPair{Name: "tag", Value: "v0.35.0"},
-						resource.MetadataPair{Name: "commit_sha", Value: "f28085a4a8f744da83411f5e09fd7b1709149eee"},
+						resource.MetadataPair{Name: "target_commit", Value: "f28085a4a8f744da83411f5e09fd7b1709149eee"},
 					))
 				})
 
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ var _ = Describe("In Command", func() {
 					resource.MetadataPair{Name: "name", Value: "release-name", URL: "http://google.com"},
 					resource.MetadataPair{Name: "body", Value: "*markdown*", Markdown: true},
 					resource.MetadataPair{Name: "tag", Value: "v0.35.0"},
-					resource.MetadataPair{Name: "commit_sha", Value: "f28085a4a8f744da83411f5e09fd7b1709149eee"},
+					resource.MetadataPair{Name: "target_commit", Value: "f28085a4a8f744da83411f5e09fd7b1709149eee"},
 					resource.MetadataPair{Name: "draft", Value: "true"},
 				))
 			})
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ var _ = Describe("In Command", func() {
 			It("does not create the tag and version files", func() {
 				Ω(path.Join(destDir, "tag")).ShouldNot(BeAnExistingFile())
 				Ω(path.Join(destDir, "version")).ShouldNot(BeAnExistingFile())
-				Ω(path.Join(destDir, "commit_sha")).ShouldNot(BeAnExistingFile())
+				Ω(path.Join(destDir, "target_commit")).ShouldNot(BeAnExistingFile())
 			})
 		})
 
diff --git a/metadata.go b/metadata.go
index 1f8fb2f..de0ee5e 100644
--- a/metadata.go
+++ b/metadata.go
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ package resource
 
 import "github.com/google/go-github/github"
 
-func metadataFromRelease(release *github.RepositoryRelease) []MetadataPair {
+func metadataFromRelease(release *github.RepositoryRelease, commitSHA string) []MetadataPair {
 	metadata := []MetadataPair{}
 
 	if release.Name != nil {
@@ -40,6 +40,13 @@ func metadataFromRelease(release *github.RepositoryRelease) []MetadataPair {
 		})
 	}
 
+	if commitSHA != "" {
+		metadata = append(metadata, MetadataPair{
+			Name:  "target_commit",
+			Value: commitSHA,
+		})
+	}
+
 	if *release.Draft {
 		metadata = append(metadata, MetadataPair{
 			Name:  "draft",
diff --git a/out_command.go b/out_command.go
index 5d877d6..c5fb5eb 100644
--- a/out_command.go
+++ b/out_command.go
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ func (c *OutCommand) Run(sourceDir string, request OutRequest) (OutResponse, err
 
 	return OutResponse{
 		Version:  versionFromRelease(release),
-		Metadata: metadataFromRelease(release),
+		Metadata: metadataFromRelease(release, ""),
 	}, nil
 }