diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 1e57908..da726a7 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ const npmlog = require('npmlog')
 const RegClient = require('npm-registry-client')
 
 module.exports = function (pluginConfig, {pkg, npm, plugins}, cb) {
-  npmlog.level = npm.loglevel || 'error'
+  npmlog.level = npm.loglevel || 'warn'
   const client = new RegClient({log: npmlog})
 
   client.get(`${npm.registry}${pkg.name.replace('/', '%2F')}`, {
@@ -19,7 +19,11 @@ module.exports = function (pluginConfig, {pkg, npm, plugins}, cb) {
 
     cb(null, {
       version,
-      gitHead: data.versions[version].gitHead
+      gitHead: data.versions[version].gitHead,
+      get tag () {
+        npmlog.warn('deprecated', 'tag will be removed with the next major release')
+        return npm.tag
+      }
     })
   })
 }
diff --git a/test/specs/index.js b/test/specs/index.js
index d424304..b947d78 100644
--- a/test/specs/index.js
+++ b/test/specs/index.js
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ test('last release from registry', (t) => {
       tt.error(err)
       tt.is(release.version, '1.33.7', 'version')
       tt.is(release.gitHead, 'HEAD', 'gitHead')
+      tt.is(release.tag, 'latest', 'dist-tag')
 
       tt.end()
     })
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ test('last release from registry', (t) => {
       tt.error(err)
       tt.is(release.version, '0.8.15', 'version')
       tt.is(release.gitHead, 'bar', 'gitHead')
+      tt.is(release.tag, 'foo', 'dist-tag')
 
       tt.end()
     })
@@ -57,6 +59,7 @@ test('last release from registry', (t) => {
       tt.error(err)
       tt.is(release.version, '1.33.7', 'version')
       tt.is(release.gitHead, 'HEAD', 'gitHead')
+      tt.is(release.tag, 'latest', 'dist-tag')
 
       tt.end()
     })