diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AssetsController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AssetsController.php
index d4e7a7a8b..ebb19159d 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AssetsController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AssetsController.php
@@ -746,7 +746,21 @@ class AssetsController extends Controller
         return response()->json(Helper::formatStandardApiResponse('error', null, trans('admin/hardware/message.does_not_exist')), 200);
     }
 
-
+    /**
+     * Checkout an asset by its tag.
+     *
+     * @author [N. Butler]
+     * @param string $tag
+     * @since [v6.0.5]
+     * @return JsonResponse
+     */
+    public function checkoutByTag(AssetCheckoutRequest $request, $tag)
+    {
+        if ($asset = Asset::where('asset_tag', $tag)->first()) {
+            return $this->checkout($request, $asset->id);
+        }
+        return response()->json(Helper::formatStandardApiResponse('error', null, 'Asset not found'), 200);
+    }
 
     /**
      * Checkout an asset
diff --git a/config/version.php b/config/version.php
index f5fc4bb38..fd17b0c4c 100644
--- a/config/version.php
+++ b/config/version.php
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 <?php
 return array (
   'app_version' => 'v6.0.5',
-  'full_app_version' => 'v6.0.5 - build 8230-g393c32558',
-  'build_version' => '8230',
+  'full_app_version' => 'v6.0.5 - build 8229-g94e723a88',
+  'build_version' => '8229',
   'prerelease_version' => '',
-  'hash_version' => 'g393c32558',
-  'full_hash' => 'v6.0.5-102-g393c32558',
-  'branch' => 'master',
+  'hash_version' => 'g94e723a88',
+  'full_hash' => 'v6.0.5-101-g94e723a88',
+  'branch' => 'develop',
 );
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/routes/api.php b/routes/api.php
index 3c0ab53c7..da2e92ee1 100644
--- a/routes/api.php
+++ b/routes/api.php
@@ -462,6 +462,13 @@ Route::group(['prefix' => 'v1', 'middleware' => ['api', 'throttle:api']], functi
         )->name('api.assets.show.bytag')
         ->where('any', '.*');
 
+        Route::post('bytag/{any}/checkout',
+            [
+                Api\AssetsController::class, 
+                'checkoutByTag'
+            ]
+        )->name('api.assets.checkout.bytag');
+
         Route::get('byserial/{any}',
             [
                 Api\AssetsController::class,