diff --git a/src/main/resources/schema.sql b/src/main/resources/schema.sql
index e88ff07..952313e 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/schema.sql
+++ b/src/main/resources/schema.sql
@@ -41,6 +41,21 @@
     FOREIGN KEY (user_id) REFERENCES users(user_id)
 );
 
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `tags`(
+  tag_id INT AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY,
+  tag_name VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL UNIQUE,
+  parent_id INT DEFAULT NULL,
+  FOREIGN KEY (parent_id) REFERENCES tags(tag_id)
+);
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `post_tag` (
+    post_id INT NOT NULL,
+    tag_id INT NOT NULL,
+    FOREIGN KEY (post_id) REFERENCES posts(post_id),
+    FOREIGN KEY (tag_id) REFERENCES tags(tag_id),
+    PRIMARY KEY (post_id, tag_id)
+);
+
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `post_likes` (
     user_id INT NOT NULL,
     post_id INT NOT NULL,