diff --git a/common/changes/@microsoft/rush/sennyeya-blobless-clone_2025-07-23-12-58.json b/common/changes/@microsoft/rush/sennyeya-blobless-clone_2025-07-23-12-58.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8dc2cc125b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/changes/@microsoft/rush/sennyeya-blobless-clone_2025-07-23-12-58.json
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+  "changes": [
+    {
+      "comment": "Improve performance for publishing on filtered clones.",
+      "type": "none",
+      "packageName": "@microsoft/rush"
+    }
+  ],
+  "packageName": "@microsoft/rush",
+  "email": "aramissennyeydd@users.noreply.github.com"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/libraries/rush-lib/src/cli/actions/VersionAction.ts b/libraries/rush-lib/src/cli/actions/VersionAction.ts
index b9300c30871..128864955d7 100644
--- a/libraries/rush-lib/src/cli/actions/VersionAction.ts
+++ b/libraries/rush-lib/src/cli/actions/VersionAction.ts
@@ -280,14 +280,14 @@ export class VersionAction extends BaseRushAction {
     }
 
     if (changeLogUpdated || packageJsonUpdated) {
-      await publishGit.pushAsync(tempBranch, !this._ignoreGitHooksParameter.value);
+      await publishGit.pushAsync(tempBranch, !this._ignoreGitHooksParameter.value, false);
 
       // Now merge to target branch.
       await publishGit.fetchAsync();
       await publishGit.checkoutAsync(targetBranch);
       await publishGit.pullAsync(!this._ignoreGitHooksParameter.value);
       await publishGit.mergeAsync(tempBranch, !this._ignoreGitHooksParameter.value);
-      await publishGit.pushAsync(targetBranch, !this._ignoreGitHooksParameter.value);
+      await publishGit.pushAsync(targetBranch, !this._ignoreGitHooksParameter.value, false);
       await publishGit.deleteBranchAsync(tempBranch, true, !this._ignoreGitHooksParameter.value);
     } else {
       // skip commits
diff --git a/libraries/rush-lib/src/logic/PublishGit.ts b/libraries/rush-lib/src/logic/PublishGit.ts
index ba70185efa1..df0e63d48a8 100644
--- a/libraries/rush-lib/src/logic/PublishGit.ts
+++ b/libraries/rush-lib/src/logic/PublishGit.ts
@@ -143,7 +143,11 @@ export class PublishGit {
     ]);
   }
 
-  public async pushAsync(branchName: string | undefined, verify: boolean = false): Promise<void> {
+  public async pushAsync(
+    branchName: string | undefined,
+    verify: boolean = false,
+    followTags: boolean = true
+  ): Promise<void> {
     await PublishUtilities.execCommandAsync(
       !!this._targetBranch,
       this._gitPath,
@@ -153,7 +157,7 @@ export class PublishGit {
         'push',
         'origin',
         `HEAD:${branchName || DUMMY_BRANCH_NAME}`,
-        '--follow-tags',
+        ...(followTags ? ['--follow-tags'] : []),
         '--verbose',
         ...(verify ? [] : ['--no-verify'])
       ]