diff --git a/roles/distgit/pagure/templates/pagure_shared.cfg b/roles/distgit/pagure/templates/pagure_shared.cfg
index 565f267c89..d2b45fee8e 100644
--- a/roles/distgit/pagure/templates/pagure_shared.cfg
+++ b/roles/distgit/pagure/templates/pagure_shared.cfg
@@ -109,6 +109,9 @@ EXTERNAL_COMMITTER = {
     }
 }
 
+SSH_ACCESS_GROUPS = ["packager"]
+ALLOW_API_UPDATE_GIT_TAGS = False
+
 {% if env == "staging" %}
 ACL_DEBUG = True