@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 "@changesets/config": major
 ---
 
-Private packages are no longer versioned by default. Set `privatePackages` or `privatePackages.version` to `true` to opt into versioning them.
+Private packages are no longer versioned by default. Set `privatePackages` to `true` to opt into versioning and tagging them, or set `privatePackages.version` to `true` to version them without tagging.
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ Default value: `true`
 
 ## `privatePackages` (object or boolean)
 
-This option is for setting how private packages should be handled. By default, Changesets will not version or tag private packages. Set it to `true` to version private packages without tagging them, or use the object form to configure each behavior separately.
+This option is for setting how private packages should be handled. By default, Changesets will not version or tag private packages. Set it to `true` to version and tag private packages, or use the object form to configure each behavior separately.
 
 ### `version` (optional boolean)
 
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ This is equivalent to:
 {
   "privatePackages": {
     "version": true,
-    "tag": false
+    "tag": true
   }
 }
 ```
 
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ export function normalizeWrittenConfig({
   if (typeof writtenConfig.privatePackages !== "object") {
     config.privatePackages = {
       version: writtenConfig.privatePackages ?? false,
-      tag: false,
+      tag: writtenConfig.privatePackages ?? false,
     };
   } else {
     config.privatePackages = {
 
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ describe("validateConfig", () => {
         config: { privatePackages: true },
         expected: {
           ...defaultConfig,
-          privatePackages: { version: true, tag: false },
+          privatePackages: { version: true, tag: true },
         },
       },
       {
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@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ Default value: `true`
`229`	`229`
`230`	`230`	## `privatePackages` (object or boolean)
`231`	`231`
`232`		-This option is for setting how private packages should be handled. By default, Changesets will not version or tag private packages. Set it to `true` to version private packages without tagging them, or use the object form to configure each behavior separately.
	`232`	+This option is for setting how private packages should be handled. By default, Changesets will not version or tag private packages. Set it to `true` to version and tag private packages, or use the object form to configure each behavior separately.
`233`	`233`
`234`	`234`	### `version` (optional boolean)
`235`	`235`
`@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ This is equivalent to:`
`257`	`257`	`{`
`258`	`258`	`"privatePackages": {`
`259`	`259`	`"version": true,`
`260`		`- "tag": false`
	`260`	`+ "tag": true`
`261`	`261`	`}`
`262`	`262`	`}`
`263`	`263`	```
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`@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ describe("validateConfig", () => {`
`341`	`341`	`config: { privatePackages: true },`
`342`	`342`	`expected: {`
`343`	`343`	`...defaultConfig,`
`344`		`- privatePackages: { version: true, tag: false },`
	`344`	`+ privatePackages: { version: true, tag: true },`
`345`	`345`	`},`
`346`	`346`	`},`
`347`	`347`	`{`