diff --git a/project.config b/project.config
index 475ed32..44c4670 100644
--- a/project.config
+++ b/project.config
@@ -45,11 +45,12 @@
 	submit = group Administrators
 	submit = group Project Owners
 [access "refs/tags/*"]
-	pushTag = group Administrators
-	pushTag = group Project Owners
+	pushTag = +force group Administrators
+	pushTag = +force group Project Owners
 	pushSignedTag = group Administrators
 	pushSignedTag = group Project Owners
 	create = group Administrators
+	push = +force group Administrators
 [label "Code-Review"]
 	function = MaxWithBlock
 	copyMinScore = true
@@ -60,9 +61,8 @@
 	value = +2 Looks good to me, approved
 [notify "apache"]
 	email = dev@asterixdb.incubator.apache.org
-	type = all
 [contributor-agreement "ASF Individual CLA"]
-	description = All patches submitted to this server are proposed contributions to Apache AsterixDB (Incubating). Per Apache Software Foundation guidelines, for any contributions of non-trivial size, please submit an Individual Contributor License Agreement prior to submitting your contribution here for further consideration. For more details you can visit https://www.apache.org/licenses/#clas Thanks!
+	description = All patches submitted to this server are proposed contributions to Apache AsterixDB (Incubating). Per Apache Software Foundation guidelines, for any contributions of non-trivial size, please submit an Individual Contributor License Agreement prior to submitting your contribution here for further consideration. For more details you can visit https://www.apache.org/licenses/ #clas Thanks!
 	requireContactInformation = true
 	agreementUrl = https://www.apache.org/licenses/icla.txt
 	accepted = group ICLAed