diff --git a/groups b/groups
index 7063b3e..69898d9 100644
--- a/groups
+++ b/groups
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # UUID                                                        	Group Name
 #
+24570b0b94101debd911e621add4bd51ac3fc348                      	gerrit-release-creators
 b49f61711e6c0148f9f4d90702015bb894289be9                      	gerrit-verifiers
 global:Change-Owner                                           	Change Owner
 global:Project-Owners                                         	Project Owners
diff --git a/project.config b/project.config
index 6976140..1c9448c 100644
--- a/project.config
+++ b/project.config
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 	submit = group Project Owners
 [access "refs/tags/*"]
 	createTag = group Project Owners
+	createTag = group gerrit-release-creators
 [access "refs/*"]
 	owner = group google/gerritcodereview-maintainers@googlegroups.com
 [receive]