diff --git a/tools/packaging/release/tag_repos.sh b/tools/packaging/release/tag_repos.sh
index e8878d9264..1e51dbd2a4 100755
--- a/tools/packaging/release/tag_repos.sh
+++ b/tools/packaging/release/tag_repos.sh
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ info() {
 
 repos=(
 	"kata-containers"
+	"tests"
 )
 
 
diff --git a/tools/packaging/release/update-repository-version.sh b/tools/packaging/release/update-repository-version.sh
index 4651b4cf88..2b51a8afe9 100755
--- a/tools/packaging/release/update-repository-version.sh
+++ b/tools/packaging/release/update-repository-version.sh
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ EOT
 
 repos=(
 	"kata-containers"
+	"tests"
 )
 
 main(){