diff --git a/tests/test_release_identity.py b/tests/test_release_identity.py
index dc3f9f6..734eb18 100644
--- a/tests/test_release_identity.py
+++ b/tests/test_release_identity.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ class ReleaseIdentityTests(unittest.TestCase):
         evidence = build_release_identity_evidence(
             mode="smoke",
             require_clean=False,
-            tag_state="absent",
+            tag_state="ignore",
         )
 
         self.assertEqual(1, evidence["schema_version"])