diff --git a/roles/docker_compose/handlers/main.yaml b/roles/docker_compose/handlers/main.yaml
index 2aff0fe..736743f 100644
--- a/roles/docker_compose/handlers/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/docker_compose/handlers/main.yaml
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
-- name: docker compose down
+- tags: ["docker_compose"]
+  name: docker compose down
   community.docker.docker_compose_v2:
     project_src: /ansible_docker_compose
     state: absent
   become: true
 
-- name: docker compose restart
+- tags: ["docker_compose"]
+  name: docker compose restart
   community.docker.docker_compose_v2:
     project_src: /ansible_docker_compose
     state: restarted
diff --git a/roles/docker_compose/tasks/main.yaml b/roles/docker_compose/tasks/main.yaml
index 3563102..b7b260d 100644
--- a/roles/docker_compose/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/docker_compose/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-- name: make sure the `/ansible_docker_compose` directory exists
+- tags: ["docker_compose"]
+  name: make sure the `/ansible_docker_compose` directory exists
   ansible.builtin.file:
     path: /ansible_docker_compose
     state: directory
@@ -7,7 +8,8 @@
     group: root
   become: true
 
-- name: deploy the Compose file
+- tags: ["docker_compose"]
+  name: deploy the Compose file
   ansible.builtin.copy:
     content: "{{ docker_compose__compose_file_content }}"
     dest: /ansible_docker_compose/compose.yaml
@@ -17,7 +19,8 @@
   become: true
   notify: docker compose down
 
-- name: deploy the .env file
+- tags: ["docker_compose"]
+  name: deploy the .env file
   ansible.builtin.copy:
     content: "{{ docker_compose__env_file_content }}"
     dest: /ansible_docker_compose/.env
@@ -28,7 +31,8 @@
   when: docker_compose__env_file_content is defined
   notify: docker compose down
 
-- name: make sure the `/ansible_docker_compose/configs` directory exists
+- tags: ["docker_compose"]
+  name: make sure the `/ansible_docker_compose/configs` directory exists
   ansible.builtin.file:
     path: /ansible_docker_compose/configs
     state: directory
@@ -37,25 +41,29 @@
     group: root
   become: true
 
-- name: set `docker_compose__config_files_to_exist` fact initially to an empty list
+- tags: ["docker_compose"]
+  name: set `docker_compose__config_files_to_exist` fact initially to an empty list
   ansible.builtin.set_fact:
     docker_compose__config_files_to_exist: [ ]
 
-- name: add names from `docker_compose__configuration_files` to `docker_compose__config_files_to_exist` fact
+- tags: ["docker_compose"]
+  name: add names from `docker_compose__configuration_files` to `docker_compose__config_files_to_exist` fact
   ansible.builtin.set_fact:
     docker_compose__config_files_to_exist: "{{ docker_compose__config_files_to_exist + [ item.name ] }}"  # noqa: jinja[spacing]
   loop: "{{ docker_compose__configuration_files }}"
   loop_control:
     label: "{{ item.name }}"
 
-- name: find configuration files to remove
+- tags: ["docker_compose"]
+  name: find configuration files to remove
   ansible.builtin.find:
     paths: /ansible_docker_compose/configs/
     recurse: false
     excludes: "{{ docker_compose__config_files_to_exist }}"
   register: docker_compose__config_files_to_remove
 
-- name: remove all configuration files, which should be removed
+- tags: ["docker_compose"]
+  name: remove all configuration files, which should be removed
   ansible.builtin.file:
     path: "{{ item.path }}"
     state: absent
@@ -63,7 +71,8 @@
   loop: "{{ docker_compose__config_files_to_remove.files }}"
   notify: docker compose restart
 
-- name: make sure all given configuration files are deployed
+- tags: ["docker_compose"]
+  name: make sure all given configuration files are deployed
   ansible.builtin.copy:
     content: "{{ item.content }}"
     dest: "/ansible_docker_compose/configs/{{ item.name }}"
@@ -76,7 +85,8 @@
     label: "{{ item.name }}"
   notify: docker compose restart
 
-- name: Sync files
+- tags: ["docker_compose"]
+  name: Sync files
   ansible.posix.synchronize:
     src: "{{ docker_compose__files }}/"
     dest: "/ansible_docker_compose/files"
@@ -87,10 +97,12 @@
   notify: docker compose restart
   when: docker_compose__files != ""
 
-- name: Flush handlers to make "docker compose down" and "docker compose restart" handlers run now
+- tags: ["docker_compose"]
+  name: Flush handlers to make "docker compose down" and "docker compose restart" handlers run now
   ansible.builtin.meta: flush_handlers
 
-- name: docker compose up
+- tags: ["docker_compose"]
+  name: docker compose up
   community.docker.docker_compose_v2:
     project_src: /ansible_docker_compose
     state: present
@@ -99,13 +111,15 @@
     remove_orphans: true
   become: true
 
-- name: Make sure anacron is installed
+- tags: ["docker_compose"]
+  name: Make sure anacron is installed
   become: true
   ansible.builtin.package:
     name: anacron
     state: present
 
-- name: ensure automatic update cron job is present
+- tags: ["docker_compose"]
+  name: ensure automatic update cron job is present
   become: true
   ansible.builtin.cron:
     name: 'ansible docker compose auto update'