diff --git a/src/tasks/tidy.ts b/src/tasks/tidy.ts
index f84951c4..45060557 100644
--- a/src/tasks/tidy.ts
+++ b/src/tasks/tidy.ts
@@ -13,14 +13,7 @@
  * this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 import {Api} from '@openstapps/gitlab-api';
-import {
-  AccessLevel,
-  IssueState,
-  MembershipScope,
-  Milestone,
-  Project,
-  Scope,
-} from '@openstapps/gitlab-api/lib/types';
+import {AccessLevel, IssueState, MembershipScope, Milestone, Project, Scope} from '@openstapps/gitlab-api/lib/types';
 import {asyncPool} from 'async-pool-native/dist/async-pool';
 import {flatten2dArray, getProjects, logger} from '../common';
 import {GROUPS, NEEDED_LABELS, NEEDED_MILESTONES, NOTE_PREFIX, PROTECTED_BRANCHES, SCHOOLS} from '../configuration';
@@ -228,6 +221,40 @@ export async function tidyProtectedBranches(api: Api, projects: Project[]): Prom
   logger.ok('Tidied protected branches.');
 }
 
+/**
+ * Tidy protected tags
+ *
+ * @param api GitLab API instance to use for the requests
+ * @param projects List of projects to tidy protected tags on
+ */
+export async function tidyProtectedTags(api: Api, projects: Project[]): Promise<void> {
+  await asyncPool(2, projects, async (project) => {
+    const protectedTags: Array<{
+      create_access_levels: Array<{
+        access_level: AccessLevel,
+        access_level_description: string;
+      }>;
+      name: string;
+    }> = await api.makeGitLabAPIRequest(`projects/${project.id}/protected_tags`);
+
+    if (!protectedTags.find((protectedTag) => {
+      return protectedTag.name === 'v*';
+    })) {
+      await api.makeGitLabAPIRequest(`projects/${project.id}/protected_tags`, {
+        data: {
+          create_access_level: AccessLevel.Maintainer,
+          name: 'v*',
+        },
+        method: 'POST',
+      });
+
+      logger.log(`Added protected version tag in project '${project.name_with_namespace}'.`);
+    }
+  });
+
+  logger.ok('Tidied protected tags.');
+}
+
 /**
  * Tidy "sub" group members
  *
@@ -320,6 +347,7 @@ export async function tidy(api: Api) {
     tidyLabels(api, projects),
     tidyMilestones(api, projects),
     tidyProtectedBranches(api, projects),
+    tidyProtectedTags(api, projects),
     tidySubGroupMembers(api),
   ]);