diff --git a/lib/git/base.rb b/lib/git/base.rb
index dd9b6bb7..de7cbade 100644
--- a/lib/git/base.rb
+++ b/lib/git/base.rb
@@ -306,8 +306,8 @@ def checkout_file(version, file)
 
     # fetches changes from a remote branch - this does not modify the working directory,
     # it just gets the changes from the remote if there are any
-    def fetch(remote = 'origin')
-      self.lib.fetch(remote)
+    def fetch(remote = 'origin', opts = {})
+      self.lib.fetch(remote , opts)
     end
 
     # pushes changes to a remote repository - easiest if this is a cloned repository,
@@ -380,7 +380,13 @@ def add_tag(tag_name)
       self.lib.tag(tag_name)
       tag(tag_name)
     end
-    
+
+    # deletes a local tag (Name)
+    def delete_local_tag(tag_name)
+        tag_name = tag_name.name if ! tag_name.is_a? String
+        self.lib.tag(tag_name,:delete => true)
+    end
+
     # creates an archive file of the given tree-ish
     def archive(treeish, file = nil, opts = {})
       self.object(treeish).archive(file, opts)
diff --git a/lib/git/lib.rb b/lib/git/lib.rb
index 21de727a..d2ddb6d9 100644
--- a/lib/git/lib.rb
+++ b/lib/git/lib.rb
@@ -528,13 +528,19 @@ def tags
       command_lines('tag')
     end
 
-    def tag(tag)
-      command('tag', tag)
+    def tag(tag , opts)
+      arr_opts = []
+      arr_opts << '-d' if opts[:delete]
+      arr_opts << tag
+      command('tag', arr_opts)
     end
 
     
-    def fetch(remote)
-      command('fetch', remote)
+    def fetch(remote , opts = {})
+      arr_opts = []
+      arr_opts << '-t' if opts[:tags]
+      arr_opts << remote
+      command('fetch',  arr_opts)
     end
     
     def push(remote, branch = 'master', tags = false)