diff --git a/src/config/mod.rs b/src/config/mod.rs
index 04d7132..bdbbfaf 100644
--- a/src/config/mod.rs
+++ b/src/config/mod.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use std::{collections::HashMap, fmt::Debug, fs::File, io::BufReader, path::PathBuf};
+use std::{collections::HashMap, fmt::Debug, fs::File, io::BufReader, path::PathBuf, process::Command};
 
 use git2;
 use libpt::log::{debug, error, trace};
@@ -146,16 +146,64 @@ impl YamlConfigSection for ApiType {
     }
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Deserialize)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "snake_case")]
+pub enum Version {
+    Text(String),
+    Cmd(String),
+    Cargo,
+}
+
+impl Version {
+    pub fn get_version(&self) -> String {
+        // TODO: Error handling
+        match self {
+            Self::Text(ver) => ver.clone(),
+            Self::Cmd(shell_command) => {
+                match Command::new("/bin/bash").arg("-c").arg(shell_command).output() {
+                    Ok(output) => {
+                        // TODO: check status
+                        String::from_utf8(output.stdout).unwrap()
+                    }
+                    Err(err) => {
+                        panic!("{err:?}");
+                    }
+                }
+            },
+            Self::Cargo => todo!(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl YamlConfigSection for Version {
+    fn check(&self) -> Result<()> {
+        match self {
+            Self::Text(_) => (),
+            Self::Cmd(_cmd) => {
+                // TODO: get the version with a command
+                todo!("verion from cmd not implemented")
+            }
+            Self::Cargo => {
+                // TODO: get the version as specified in a Cargo.toml
+                todo!("verion from cargo not implemented")
+            }
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Deserialize)]
 pub struct YamlConfig {
     pub changelog: Changelog,
     pub uses: Uses,
     pub api: HashMap<String, Api>,
+    pub version: Version,
 }
 impl YamlConfigSection for YamlConfig {
     fn check(&self) -> Result<()> {
         self.changelog.check()?;
         self.uses.check()?;
+        self.version.check()?;
         for api in self.api.values() {
             api.check()?;
         }
diff --git a/src/git/mod.rs b/src/git/mod.rs
index 89893df..99ecd01 100644
--- a/src/git/mod.rs
+++ b/src/git/mod.rs
@@ -1,13 +1,52 @@
+use std::process::Command;
+
+use git2;
+
 use crate::{config::Config, error::Result};
 
-pub async fn tag(_cfg: &Config) -> Result<String> {
-    todo!()
+pub async fn tag(cfg: &Config) -> Result<git2::Tag> {
+    // TODO: error handling
+    // TODO: allow force
+    // TODO: allow setting a message
+    // TODO: maybe using git as cmd is fancier?
+    let target = cfg
+        .repo
+        .find_object(
+            cfg.repo.head().unwrap().target().unwrap(),
+            Some(git2::ObjectType::Commit),
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+    let tagger = cfg.repo.signature().expect("could not get signature");
+    let message = String::new();
+    let force = true;
+    let tag = cfg
+        .repo
+        .tag(
+            // &cfg.yaml.version.get_version(),
+            "importantversion",
+            &target,
+            &tagger,
+            &message,
+            force,
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+    let tag: git2::Tag = cfg.repo.find_tag(tag).unwrap();
+    Ok(tag)
 }
 
-pub async fn push(_cfg: &Config) -> Result<()> {
-    todo!()
+pub async fn push(cfg: &Config) -> Result<()> {
+    // TODO: error handling
+    // TODO: maybe using git as lib is fancier?
+    Command::new("git").arg("push").status().unwrap();
+    Ok(())
 }
 
-pub async fn get_commit_sig(_cfg: &Config) -> Result<String> {
-    todo!()
+pub async fn get_commit_sig(cfg: &Config) -> Result<String> {
+    // TODO: error handling
+    // TODO: maybe using git as cmd is fancier?
+    let target = cfg
+        .repo
+        .find_commit(cfg.repo.head().unwrap().target().unwrap())
+        .unwrap();
+    Ok(target.id().to_string())
 }
diff --git a/src/release/mod.rs b/src/release/mod.rs
index 266c849..18e8abe 100644
--- a/src/release/mod.rs
+++ b/src/release/mod.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ pub struct ReleaseContext {
 }
 
 pub async fn release(cfg: &Config, apis: &mut ApiCollection) -> Result<()> {
-    let tag: String = tag(cfg).await?;
+    // TODO: Error handling
+    let tag = tag(cfg).await?.name().unwrap().to_string();
     let commit_sig = get_commit_sig(cfg).await?;
     push(cfg).await?; // we assume that we only need to push the current branch to the singular
                       // remote, expecting that the repositories are somehow mirrored
diff --git a/src/serverapi/forgejo.rs b/src/serverapi/forgejo.rs
index 4482e1a..7e5adfc 100644
--- a/src/serverapi/forgejo.rs
+++ b/src/serverapi/forgejo.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+use std::str::FromStr;
+
 use crate::{
     config::{Api, Config},
     error::*,
@@ -21,8 +23,9 @@ impl Forgejo {
         if api.auth.is_some() {
             let _ = headers.insert(
                 "Authorization",
-                HeaderValue::from_str(api.auth.clone().unwrap().pass.get_pass()?.as_str())
-                    .map_err(ServerApiError::from)?,
+                // HeaderValue::from_str(api.auth.clone().unwrap().pass.get_pass()?.as_str())
+                //     .map_err(ServerApiError::from)?,
+                HeaderValue::from_str("hardcoded").map_err(ServerApiError::from)?
             );
         }
         let client = super::client_builder()
@@ -39,7 +42,7 @@ impl Forgejo {
 #[async_trait]
 impl ServerApi for Forgejo {
     async fn init(&mut self, _cfg: &Config) -> Result<()> {
-        todo!()
+        Ok(())
     }
     async fn push_release(&mut self, rc: ReleaseContext) -> Result<()> {
         let raw_url = format!(