Preserve evidence when local tag inspection fails

internal/publish/publish.go

@@ -147,10 +147,10 @@ func Publish(ctx context.Context, request Request) (Result, error) {
 	result.Phase = TagCreation
 	result.State = NotPublished
 	tagObject, err := git.CreateAnnotatedTag(ctx, captured.RepositoryDir, captured.Tag, captured.Commit, []byte(captured.Note))
+	result.TagObject = tagObject
 	if err != nil {
 		return result, err
 	}
-	result.TagObject = tagObject
 	if err := candidate.Recheck(ctx, captured, tagObject); err != nil {
 		return result, fmt.Errorf("pre-push local guard: %w", err)
 	}