diff --git a/contentctl/objects/abstract_security_content_objects/detection_abstract.py b/contentctl/objects/abstract_security_content_objects/detection_abstract.py
index 81e8f737..0f11321b 100644
--- a/contentctl/objects/abstract_security_content_objects/detection_abstract.py
+++ b/contentctl/objects/abstract_security_content_objects/detection_abstract.py
@@ -5,16 +5,8 @@
 from enum import StrEnum
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Annotated, Any, List, Optional, Union
 
-from pydantic import (
-    Field,
-    FilePath,
-    HttpUrl,
-    ValidationInfo,
-    computed_field,
-    field_validator,
-    model_serializer,
-    model_validator,
-)
+from pydantic import (Field, FilePath, HttpUrl, ValidationInfo, computed_field,
+                      field_validator, model_serializer, model_validator)
 
 from contentctl.objects.lookup import FileBackedLookup, KVStoreLookup, Lookup
 from contentctl.objects.macro import Macro
@@ -31,22 +23,16 @@
 from contentctl.objects.base_test_result import TestResultStatus
 from contentctl.objects.constants import (
     CONTENTCTL_DETECTION_STANZA_NAME_FORMAT_TEMPLATE,
-    CONTENTCTL_MAX_SEARCH_NAME_LENGTH,
-    ES_MAX_STANZA_LENGTH,
-    ES_SEARCH_STANZA_NAME_FORMAT_AFTER_CLONING_IN_PRODUCT_TEMPLATE,
-)
+    CONTENTCTL_MAX_SEARCH_NAME_LENGTH, ES_MAX_STANZA_LENGTH,
+    ES_SEARCH_STANZA_NAME_FORMAT_AFTER_CLONING_IN_PRODUCT_TEMPLATE)
 from contentctl.objects.data_source import DataSource
 from contentctl.objects.deployment import Deployment
 from contentctl.objects.detection_tags import DetectionTags
-from contentctl.objects.drilldown import DRILLDOWN_SEARCH_PLACEHOLDER, Drilldown
-from contentctl.objects.enums import (
-    AnalyticsType,
-    ContentStatus,
-    DataModel,
-    NistCategory,
-    ProvidingTechnology,
-    RiskSeverity,
-)
+from contentctl.objects.drilldown import (DRILLDOWN_SEARCH_PLACEHOLDER,
+                                          Drilldown)
+from contentctl.objects.enums import (AnalyticsType, ContentStatus, DataModel,
+                                      NistCategory, ProvidingTechnology,
+                                      RiskSeverity)
 from contentctl.objects.integration_test import IntegrationTest
 from contentctl.objects.manual_test import ManualTest
 from contentctl.objects.rba import RBAObject, RiskScoreValue_Type
@@ -381,6 +367,21 @@ def annotations(self) -> dict[str, Union[List[str], int, str]]:
         # So start with the mapping object.
         annotations_dict.update(self.mappings)
 
+        ##### Adding other tags in detection #####
+        # They should be referenced as a list in the yaml under tags>others
+        ### Example: 
+        ## others:
+        ## - tag1:
+        ##   - value1
+        ## - tag2:
+        ##   - value21
+        ##   - value22
+        for temp_annotation in self.tags:
+            if temp_annotation[0] == "others":
+                other_tags = temp_annotation[1]
+                for other_tag in other_tags:
+                    annotations_dict.update(other_tag)
+
         # Make sure that the results are sorted for readability/easier diffs
         return dict(sorted(annotations_dict.items(), key=lambda item: item[0]))
 
diff --git a/contentctl/objects/detection_tags.py b/contentctl/objects/detection_tags.py
index c723e5c8..91b551c6 100644
--- a/contentctl/objects/detection_tags.py
+++ b/contentctl/objects/detection_tags.py
@@ -3,18 +3,9 @@
 import uuid
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, List, Optional, Union
 
-from pydantic import (
-    UUID4,
-    BaseModel,
-    ConfigDict,
-    Field,
-    HttpUrl,
-    ValidationInfo,
-    computed_field,
-    field_validator,
-    model_serializer,
-    model_validator,
-)
+from pydantic import (UUID4, BaseModel, ConfigDict, Field, HttpUrl,
+                      ValidationInfo, computed_field, field_validator,
+                      model_serializer, model_validator)
 
 from contentctl.objects.story import Story
 from contentctl.objects.throttling import Throttling
@@ -25,24 +16,17 @@
 from contentctl.objects.annotated_types import CVE_TYPE, MITRE_ATTACK_ID_TYPE
 from contentctl.objects.atomic import AtomicEnrichment, AtomicTest
 from contentctl.objects.constants import ATTACK_TACTICS_KILLCHAIN_MAPPING
-from contentctl.objects.enums import (
-    AssetType,
-    Cis18Value,
-    KillChainPhase,
-    NistCategory,
-    SecurityContentProductName,
-    SecurityDomain,
-)
-from contentctl.objects.mitre_attack_enrichment import (
-    MitreAttackEnrichment,
-    MitreAttackGroup,
-)
+from contentctl.objects.enums import (AssetType, Cis18Value, KillChainPhase,
+                                      NistCategory, SecurityContentProductName,
+                                      SecurityDomain)
+from contentctl.objects.mitre_attack_enrichment import (MitreAttackEnrichment,
+                                                        MitreAttackGroup)
 
 
 class DetectionTags(BaseModel):
     # detection spec
 
-    model_config = ConfigDict(validate_default=False, extra="forbid")
+    model_config = ConfigDict(validate_default=False, extra="allow")
     analytic_story: list[Story] = Field(...)
     asset_type: AssetType = Field(...)
     group: list[str] = []