diff --git a/pagure/hooks/pagure_no_new_branches.py b/pagure/hooks/pagure_no_new_branches.py
index 25ba02e..717c8ef 100644
--- a/pagure/hooks/pagure_no_new_branches.py
+++ b/pagure/hooks/pagure_no_new_branches.py
@@ -70,6 +70,10 @@ class PagureNoNewBranchRunner(BaseRunner):
             return
 
         for refname in changes:
+            if refname.startswith("refs/tags/"):
+                # Allow creating new tags
+                continue
+
             (oldrev, newrev) = changes[refname]
 
             if set(oldrev) == set(["0"]):