diff --git a/roles/hotness/tasks/main.yml b/roles/hotness/tasks/main.yml
index 085e93554e..b33907276c 100644
--- a/roles/hotness/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/hotness/tasks/main.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
   with_items:
   - the-new-hotness
   - python-psycopg2
+  tags:
+  - packages
+  - hotness
 
 - name: copy database configuration
   template: >
@@ -15,3 +18,6 @@
   - hotness.py
   notify:
   - restart fedmsg-hub
+  tags:
+  - config
+  - hotness