diff --git a/routers/api/v1/repo/tag.go b/routers/api/v1/repo/tag.go
index 2f19f95e6..ad812ace5 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/repo/tag.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/repo/tag.go
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ func CreateTag(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 	//   schema:
 	//     "$ref": "#/definitions/CreateTagOption"
 	// responses:
-	//   "200":
+	//   "201":
 	//     "$ref": "#/responses/Tag"
 	//   "404":
 	//     "$ref": "#/responses/notFound"
diff --git a/templates/swagger/v1_json.tmpl b/templates/swagger/v1_json.tmpl
index e4fd81d78..0d1ac4ba4 100644
--- a/templates/swagger/v1_json.tmpl
+++ b/templates/swagger/v1_json.tmpl
@@ -13349,7 +13349,7 @@
           }
         ],
         "responses": {
-          "200": {
+          "201": {
             "$ref": "#/responses/Tag"
           },
           "404": {