diff --git a/docs/commands.rst b/docs/commands.rst
index cda93f43b..0ec13b2e4 100644
--- a/docs/commands.rst
+++ b/docs/commands.rst
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ For example, assuming a project is currently at version 1.2.3::
 ************************
 
 Whether or not to perform a ``git commit`` on modifications to source files made by ``semantic-release`` during this
-command invocation, and to run ``git tag`` on this new commit with a tag corresponding to the new version.
+command invocation.
 
 If ``--no-commit`` is supplied, it may disable other options derivatively; please see below.
 
@@ -324,8 +324,7 @@ If ``--no-commit`` is supplied, it may disable other options derivatively; pleas
 ************************
 
 Whether or not to perform a ``git tag`` to apply a tag of the corresponding to the new version during this
-command invocation. This option manages the tag application separate from the commit handled by the ``--commit``
-option.
+command invocation.
 
 If ``--no-tag`` is supplied, it may disable other options derivatively; please see below.
 
@@ -353,7 +352,7 @@ version released.
 Whether or not to push new commits and/or tags to the remote repository.
 
 **Default:** ``--no-push`` if :ref:`--no-commit <cmd-version-option-commit>` and
-:ref:`--no-tag <cmd-version-option-tag>` is also supplied, otherwise ``push`` is the default.
+:ref:`--no-tag <cmd-version-option-tag>` is supplied, otherwise ``push`` is the default.
 
 .. _cmd-version-option-vcs-release:
 
@@ -365,7 +364,7 @@ releases in GitHub and Gitea remotes are supported. If releases aren't supported
 remote VCS, this option will not cause a command failure, but will produce a warning.
 
 **Default:** ``--no-vcs-release`` if ``--no-push`` is supplied (including where this is
-implied by supplying only ``--no-commit``), otherwise ``--vcs-release``
+implied by supplying ``--no-commit`` or ``--no-tag``), otherwise ``--vcs-release``
 
 ``--skip-build``
 ****************
diff --git a/semantic_release/cli/commands/version.py b/semantic_release/cli/commands/version.py
index 721ddfc62..941704043 100644
--- a/semantic_release/cli/commands/version.py
+++ b/semantic_release/cli/commands/version.py
@@ -446,20 +446,24 @@ def version(  # noqa: C901
         log.info("Forcing use of %s as the prerelease token", prerelease_token)
         translator.prerelease_token = prerelease_token
 
-    # Only push if we're committing changes
+    # Only push if changes are committed or tagged
     if push_changes and not commit_changes and not create_tag:
-        log.info("changes will not be pushed because --no-commit disables pushing")
+        log.info(
+            "changes will not be pushed because --no-commit --no-tag disables pushing"
+        )
         push_changes &= commit_changes
-
-    # Only push if we're creating a tag
-    if push_changes and not create_tag and not commit_changes:
-        log.info("new tag will not be pushed because --no-tag disables pushing")
-        push_changes &= create_tag
-
-    # Only make a release if we're pushing the changes
+    # Only make a release if changes are pushed
     if make_vcs_release and not push_changes:
         log.info("No vcs release will be created because pushing changes is disabled")
         make_vcs_release &= push_changes
+    # Only make a release if changes are committed
+    if make_vcs_release and not commit_changes:
+        log.info("No vcs release will be created because --no-commit disables release")
+        make_vcs_release &= commit_changes
+    # Only make a release if tagged
+    if make_vcs_release and not create_tag:
+        log.info("No vcs release will be created because --no-tag disables release")
+        make_vcs_release &= create_tag
 
     if not forced_level_bump:
         with Repo(str(runtime.repo_dir)) as git_repo:
@@ -648,7 +652,7 @@ def version(  # noqa: C901
     # are disabled, and the changelog generation is disabled or it's not
     # modified, then the HEAD commit will be tagged as a release commit
     # despite not being made by PSR
-    if commit_changes or create_tag:
+    if create_tag:
         project.git_tag(
             tag_name=new_version.as_tag(),
             message=new_version.as_tag(),