diff --git a/routers/repo/release.go b/routers/repo/release.go
index c93c8f5d6..8cd46e850 100644
--- a/routers/repo/release.go
+++ b/routers/repo/release.go
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ func SingleRelease(ctx *context.Context) {
 	writeAccess := ctx.Repo.CanWrite(models.UnitTypeReleases)
 	ctx.Data["CanCreateRelease"] = writeAccess && !ctx.Repo.Repository.IsArchived
 
-	release, err := models.GetRelease(ctx.Repo.Repository.ID, ctx.Params("tag"))
+	release, err := models.GetRelease(ctx.Repo.Repository.ID, ctx.Params("*"))
 	if err != nil {
 		if models.IsErrReleaseNotExist(err) {
 			ctx.NotFound("GetRelease", err)
diff --git a/routers/routes/routes.go b/routers/routes/routes.go
index 247835c06..5345a1017 100644
--- a/routers/routes/routes.go
+++ b/routers/routes/routes.go
@@ -822,9 +822,9 @@ func RegisterRoutes(m *macaron.Macaron) {
 	m.Group("/:username/:reponame", func() {
 		m.Group("/releases", func() {
 			m.Get("/", repo.Releases)
-			m.Get("/tag/:tag", repo.SingleRelease)
+			m.Get("/tag/*", repo.SingleRelease)
 			m.Get("/latest", repo.LatestRelease)
-		}, repo.MustBeNotEmpty, context.RepoRef())
+		}, repo.MustBeNotEmpty, context.RepoRefByType(context.RepoRefTag))
 		m.Group("/releases", func() {
 			m.Get("/new", repo.NewRelease)
 			m.Post("/new", bindIgnErr(auth.NewReleaseForm{}), repo.NewReleasePost)