diff --git a/webhook_server_container/libs/github_api.py b/webhook_server_container/libs/github_api.py
index 8f9353e3..cde1caf3 100644
--- a/webhook_server_container/libs/github_api.py
+++ b/webhook_server_container/libs/github_api.py
@@ -759,6 +759,39 @@ def close_issue_for_merged_or_closed_pr(self, hook_action):
                 issue.edit(state="closed")
                 break
 
+    @ignore_exceptions(logger=FLASK_APP.logger)
+    def delete_remote_tag_for_merged_or_closed_pr(self, hook_action):
+        pr_tag = f"pr-{self.pull_request.number}"
+        # run regctl as a container:
+        base_regctl_command = (
+            "podman run --rm --net host  -v regctl-conf:/home/appuser/.regctl/ ghcr.io/regclient/regctl:latest"
+        )
+        registry_info = self.container_repository.split("/")
+        registry_url = "" if len(registry_info) < 3 else registry_info[0]
+        # First we need to execute regctl login command before we can delete the tag:
+        rc, _, _ = run_command(
+            command=f"{base_regctl_command} registry login {registry_url} -u {self.container_repository_username} "
+            f"-p {self.container_repository_password}",
+            log_prefix=self.log_prefix,
+        )
+        if rc:
+            # check if the tag exists:
+            rc, output, _ = run_command(
+                command=f"{base_regctl_command} tag ls {self.container_repository}",
+                log_prefix=self.log_prefix,
+            )
+            if rc and pr_tag in output:
+                # delete the tag:
+                rc, _, _ = run_command(
+                    command=f"{base_regctl_command} tag delete {self.container_repository}:{pr_tag}",
+                    log_prefix=self.log_prefix,
+                )
+                if rc:
+                    self.pull_request.create_issue_comment(f"Successfully removed PR tag: {pr_tag}.")
+        else:
+            # login command failed add a comment to the PR that the tag was not deleted
+            self.pull_request.create_issue_comment(f"Failed to delete tag: {pr_tag}. Please delete it manually.")
+
     def process_comment_webhook_data(self):
         if self.hook_data["action"] in ("action", "deleted"):
             return
@@ -848,6 +881,7 @@ def process_pull_request_webhook_data(self):
 
         if hook_action == "closed":
             self.close_issue_for_merged_or_closed_pr(hook_action=hook_action)
+            self.delete_remote_tag_for_merged_or_closed_pr(hook_action=hook_action)
             is_merged = pull_request_data.get("merged")
 
             if self.jira_track_pr:
diff --git a/webhook_server_container/utils/helpers.py b/webhook_server_container/utils/helpers.py
index 19aa7c89..9f93faf4 100644
--- a/webhook_server_container/utils/helpers.py
+++ b/webhook_server_container/utils/helpers.py
@@ -44,11 +44,11 @@ def run_command(
     Args:
         command (str): Command to run
         log_prefix (str): Prefix for log messages
-        verify_stderr (bool, default True): Check command stderr
+        verify_stderr (bool, default False): Check command stderr
         shell (bool, default False): run subprocess with shell toggle
         timeout (int, optional): Command wait timeout
-        capture_output (bool, default False): Capture command output
-        check (boot, default True):  If check is True and the exit code was non-zero, it raises a
+        capture_output (bool, default True): Capture command output
+        check (boot, default False):  If check is True and the exit code was non-zero, it raises a
             CalledProcessError
 
     Returns: