diff --git a/cgit.h b/cgit.h
index 7df0e3a..df42312 100644
--- a/cgit.h
+++ b/cgit.h
@@ -344,6 +344,7 @@ extern int cgit_refs_cb(const char *refname, const struct object_id *oid,
 			int flags, void *cb_data);
 
 extern void cgit_free_commitinfo(struct commitinfo *info);
+extern void cgit_free_taginfo(struct taginfo *info);
 
 void cgit_diff_tree_cb(struct diff_queue_struct *q,
 		       struct diff_options *options, void *data);
diff --git a/shared.c b/shared.c
index 3ada875..571fbba 100644
--- a/shared.c
+++ b/shared.c
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ static struct refinfo *cgit_mk_refinfo(const char *refname, const struct object_
 	return ref;
 }
 
-static void cgit_free_taginfo(struct taginfo *tag)
+void cgit_free_taginfo(struct taginfo *tag)
 {
 	if (tag->tagger)
 		free(tag->tagger);