diff --git a/extension/src/cli/git/constants.ts b/extension/src/cli/git/constants.ts
index 6abe054a44..a2d3bebf06 100644
--- a/extension/src/cli/git/constants.ts
+++ b/extension/src/cli/git/constants.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ export const gitPath = {
   DOT_GIT_INDEX: 'index',
   GIT_LOGS_REFS: join('logs', 'ref'),
   GIT_REFS: 'refs',
+  GIT_TAGS_REFS: join('refs', 'tags'),
   HEADS_GIT_REFS: 'heads'
 } as const
 
diff --git a/extension/src/experiments/data/index.ts b/extension/src/experiments/data/index.ts
index 8d86552767..86309ebf46 100644
--- a/extension/src/experiments/data/index.ts
+++ b/extension/src/experiments/data/index.ts
@@ -234,7 +234,8 @@ export class ExperimentsData extends BaseData<ExperimentsOutput> {
       gitPath.DOT_GIT_HEAD,
       EXPERIMENTS_GIT_REFS,
       EXPERIMENTS_GIT_LOGS_REFS,
-      gitPath.HEADS_GIT_REFS
+      gitPath.HEADS_GIT_REFS,
+      gitPath.GIT_TAGS_REFS
     ]
 
     return createFileSystemWatcher(