diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 872e08f..a1e3981 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -65,6 +65,10 @@ config :git_ops,
       header: "Important Changes"
     ]
   ],
+  # Only add commits to the changelog that has the "backend" tag
+  allowed_tags: [
+    "backend"
+  ]
   # Instructs the tool to manage your mix version in your `mix.exs` file
   # See below for more information
   manage_mix_version?: true,
diff --git a/lib/git_ops/config.ex b/lib/git_ops/config.ex
index 9706d59..df21708 100644
--- a/lib/git_ops/config.ex
+++ b/lib/git_ops/config.ex
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@ defmodule GitOps.Config do
     end)
   end
 
+  def allowed_tags, do: Application.get_env(:git_ops, :allowed_tags) || :any
+
   def prefix, do: Application.get_env(:git_ops, :version_tag_prefix) || ""
 
   defp truthy?(nil), do: false
diff --git a/lib/mix/tasks/git_ops.release.ex b/lib/mix/tasks/git_ops.release.ex
index d713ef1..cf8e421 100644
--- a/lib/mix/tasks/git_ops.release.ex
+++ b/lib/mix/tasks/git_ops.release.ex
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ defmodule Mix.Tasks.GitOps.Release do
     prefix = Config.prefix()
 
     config_types = Config.types()
+    allowed_tags = Config.allowed_tags() |> IO.inspect(label: "allowed_tags")
     from_rc? = Version.parse!(current_version).pre != []
 
     {commit_messages_for_version, commit_messages_for_changelog} =
@@ -98,9 +99,10 @@ defmodule Mix.Tasks.GitOps.Release do
     log_for_version? = !opts[:initial]
 
     commits_for_version =
-      parse_commits(commit_messages_for_version, config_types, log_for_version?)
+      parse_commits(commit_messages_for_version, config_types, allowed_tags, log_for_version?)
 
-    commits_for_changelog = parse_commits(commit_messages_for_changelog, config_types, false)
+    commits_for_changelog =
+      parse_commits(commit_messages_for_changelog, config_types, allowed_tags, false)
 
     prefixed_new_version =
       if opts[:initial] do
@@ -259,14 +261,16 @@ defmodule Mix.Tasks.GitOps.Release do
     end
   end
 
-  defp parse_commits(messages, config_types, log?) do
-    Enum.flat_map(messages, &parse_commit(&1, config_types, log?))
+  defp parse_commits(messages, config_types, allowed_tags, log?) do
+    Enum.flat_map(messages, &parse_commit(&1, config_types, allowed_tags, log?))
   end
 
-  defp parse_commit(text, config_types, log?) do
+  defp parse_commit(text, config_types, allowed_tags, log?) do
     case Commit.parse(text) do
       {:ok, commits} ->
-        commits_with_type(config_types, commits, text, log?)
+        commits
+        |> commits_with_allowed_tags(allowed_tags)
+        |> commits_with_type(config_types, text, log?)
 
       _ ->
         error_if_log("Unparseable commit: #{text}", log?)
@@ -275,7 +279,26 @@ defmodule Mix.Tasks.GitOps.Release do
     end
   end
 
-  defp commits_with_type(config_types, commits, text, log?) do
+  defp commits_with_allowed_tags(commits, :any), do: commits
+
+  defp commits_with_allowed_tags(commits, allowed_tags) do
+    case Enum.find(commits, fn %{type: type} -> type == "TAGS" end) do
+      nil ->
+        # If the commits don't have a tag, we allow it to go through by default
+        commits
+
+      commit ->
+        tags = commit.message |> String.split(",", trim: true) |> Enum.map(&String.trim/1)
+
+        if Enum.any?(tags, fn tag -> tag in allowed_tags end) do
+          commits
+        else
+          []
+        end
+    end
+  end
+
+  defp commits_with_type(commits, config_types, text, log?) do
     Enum.flat_map(commits, fn commit ->
       if Map.has_key?(config_types, String.downcase(commit.type)) do
         [commit]
diff --git a/test/config_test.exs b/test/config_test.exs
index 576efea..40e33f0 100644
--- a/test/config_test.exs
+++ b/test/config_test.exs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ defmodule GitOps.Test.ConfigTest do
     Application.put_env(:git_ops, :changelog_file, "CUSTOM_CHANGELOG.md")
     Application.put_env(:git_ops, :manage_readme_version, true)
     Application.put_env(:git_ops, :types, custom: [header: "Custom"], docs: [hidden?: false])
+    Application.put_env(:git_ops, :allowed_tags, ["tag_1", "tag_2"])
     Application.put_env(:git_ops, :version_tag_prefix, "v")
   end
 
@@ -91,6 +92,20 @@ defmodule GitOps.Test.ConfigTest do
     assert types["custom"][:header] == "Custom"
   end
 
+  test "Allowed tags configuration returns correcly" do
+    allowed_tags = Config.allowed_tags()
+
+    assert allowed_tags == ["tag_1", "tag_2"]
+  end
+
+  test "Allowed tags without being set in configuration returns :any" do
+    Application.delete_env(:git_ops, :allowed_tags)
+
+    allowed_tags = Config.allowed_tags()
+
+    assert allowed_tags == :any
+  end
+
   test "custom prefixes returns correctly" do
     assert Config.prefix() == "v"
   end