diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index 17dec8e..00760b8 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ linters:
             - "github.com/google/uuid$"
             - "github.com/DependencyTrack/client-go$"
             - "terraform-provider-dependencytrack/internal/provider$"
-            
     dogsled:
       max-blank-identifiers: 2 # Default 2
     dupl:
@@ -585,9 +584,11 @@ linters:
       - path: internal/provider/tag_projects_resource.go
         linters:
           - gocognit
+          - godox
       - path: internal/provider/tag_policies_resource.go
         linters:
           - gocognit
+          - godox
       - path: internal/provider/component_resource.go
         linters:
           - revive
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 29c6ca8..668a4c3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+## 1.17.2
+
+#### FIXES
+- `tags` in `dependencytrack_project` no longer needs to be sorted.
+  - https://github.com/SolarFactories/terraform-provider-dependencytrack/issues/152
+
+#### DEPENDENCIES
+- `actions/checkout` `6.0.1` -> `6.0.2`
+
 ## 1.17.1
 
 #### FIXES
diff --git a/internal/provider/project_resource.go b/internal/provider/project_resource.go
index 7f2d7c7..817bc9a 100644
--- a/internal/provider/project_resource.go
+++ b/internal/provider/project_resource.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package provider
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"strings"
 
 	dtrack "github.com/DependencyTrack/client-go"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-framework/attr"
@@ -174,7 +175,7 @@ func (r *projectResource) Create(ctx context.Context, req resource.CreateRequest
 		}
 	}
 	if !plan.Tags.IsUnknown() && !plan.Tags.IsNull() {
-		strings, err := GetStringList(ctx, &resp.Diagnostics, plan.Tags)
+		tagStrings, err := GetStringList(ctx, &resp.Diagnostics, plan.Tags)
 		if resp.Diagnostics.HasError() {
 			return
 		}
@@ -186,7 +187,7 @@ func (r *projectResource) Create(ctx context.Context, req resource.CreateRequest
 			)
 			return
 		}
-		projectReq.Tags = Map(strings, func(item string) dtrack.Tag { return dtrack.Tag{Name: item} })
+		projectReq.Tags = Map(tagStrings, func(item string) dtrack.Tag { return dtrack.Tag{Name: item} })
 	}
 	if plan.Active.IsUnknown() {
 		projectReq.Active = true
@@ -228,7 +229,13 @@ func (r *projectResource) Create(ctx context.Context, req resource.CreateRequest
 		)
 		return
 	}
-	tagValueList := Map(projectRes.Tags, func(tag dtrack.Tag) attr.Value {
+	resTags := projectRes.Tags
+	if SliceUnorderedEqual(projectReq.Tags, projectRes.Tags, func(req, res dtrack.Tag) int {
+		return strings.Compare(req.Name, res.Name)
+	}) {
+		resTags = projectReq.Tags
+	}
+	tagValueList := Map(resTags, func(tag dtrack.Tag) attr.Value {
 		return types.StringValue(tag.Name)
 	})
 	tagList, diags := types.ListValue(types.StringType, tagValueList)
@@ -337,9 +344,20 @@ func (r *projectResource) Read(ctx context.Context, req resource.ReadRequest, re
 		return
 	}
 
-	tagValueList := Map(project.Tags, func(tag dtrack.Tag) attr.Value {
-		return types.StringValue(tag.Name)
-	})
+	stateTags, err := GetStringList(ctx, &resp.Diagnostics, state.Tags)
+	if err != nil {
+		resp.Diagnostics.AddError(
+			"Unable to load current tags on project",
+			"Error with transforming stored tags on project: "+id.String()+", in original error: "+err.Error(),
+		)
+		return
+	}
+	returnedTags := Map(project.Tags, func(tag dtrack.Tag) string { return tag.Name })
+	newStateTags := returnedTags
+	if SliceUnorderedEqual(stateTags, returnedTags, strings.Compare) {
+		newStateTags = stateTags
+	}
+	tagValueList := Map(newStateTags, func(name string) attr.Value { return types.StringValue(name) })
 	tagList, diags := types.ListValue(types.StringType, tagValueList)
 	resp.Diagnostics.Append(diags...)
 	if resp.Diagnostics.HasError() {
diff --git a/internal/provider/project_resource_test.go b/internal/provider/project_resource_test.go
index 4fc9b7d..f199235 100644
--- a/internal/provider/project_resource_test.go
+++ b/internal/provider/project_resource_test.go
@@ -405,3 +405,48 @@ resource "dependencytrack_project" "test3" {
 		},
 	})
 }
+
+func TestAccProjectResourceRegression152(t *testing.T) {
+	// Regression test for https://github.com/SolarFactories/terraform-provider-dependencytrack/issues/152
+	resource.Test(t, resource.TestCase{
+		ProtoV6ProviderFactories: testAccProtoV6ProviderFactories,
+		Steps: []resource.TestStep{
+			// Create and Read testing.
+			{
+				Config: providerConfig + `
+resource "dependencytrack_project" "example" {
+  name        = "example-project"
+  description = "Example project"
+  tags = [
+    "collection-example",
+    "environment-test"
+  ]
+}
+`,
+				Check: resource.ComposeAggregateTestCheckFunc(
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("dependencytrack_project.example", "tags.#", "2"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("dependencytrack_project.example", "tags.0", "collection-example"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("dependencytrack_project.example", "tags.1", "environment-test"),
+				),
+			},
+			// Update and Read testing.
+			{
+				Config: providerConfig + `
+resource "dependencytrack_project" "example" {
+  name        = "example-project"
+  description = "Example project With Change"
+  tags = [
+    "collection-example",
+    "environment-test"
+  ]
+}
+`,
+				Check: resource.ComposeAggregateTestCheckFunc(
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("dependencytrack_project.example", "tags.#", "2"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("dependencytrack_project.example", "tags.0", "collection-example"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("dependencytrack_project.example", "tags.1", "environment-test"),
+				),
+			},
+		},
+	})
+}
diff --git a/internal/provider/tag_policies_resource.go b/internal/provider/tag_policies_resource.go
index ff3993f..c2b1f4a 100644
--- a/internal/provider/tag_policies_resource.go
+++ b/internal/provider/tag_policies_resource.go
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ func (*tagPoliciesResource) Schema(_ context.Context, _ resource.SchemaRequest,
 				},
 			},
 			"policies": schema.ListAttribute{
+				// TODO: Use `ListUnorderedEqual` to remove requirement for this to be sorted.
 				Description: "Policy UUIDs to which to apply tag. Sorted by policy name.",
 				Required:    true,
 				ElementType: types.StringType,
diff --git a/internal/provider/tag_projects_resource.go b/internal/provider/tag_projects_resource.go
index b3ce258..9186c6d 100644
--- a/internal/provider/tag_projects_resource.go
+++ b/internal/provider/tag_projects_resource.go
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ func (*tagProjectsResource) Schema(_ context.Context, _ resource.SchemaRequest,
 				},
 			},
 			"projects": schema.ListAttribute{
+				// TODO: Use `ListUnorderedEqual` to remove requirement for this to be sorted.
 				Description: "Project UUIDs to which to apply tag. Sorted by project name.",
 				Required:    true,
 				ElementType: types.StringType,
diff --git a/internal/provider/util.go b/internal/provider/util.go
index 27b4560..8f922fd 100644
--- a/internal/provider/util.go
+++ b/internal/provider/util.go
@@ -279,3 +279,9 @@ func GetStringList(ctx context.Context, diags *diag.Diagnostics, list types.List
 	})
 	return stringList, err
 }
+
+func SliceUnorderedEqual[T any](a, b []T, compare func(a, b T) int) bool {
+	sortedA := slices.SortedStableFunc(slices.Values(a), compare)
+	sortedB := slices.SortedStableFunc(slices.Values(b), compare)
+	return slices.EqualFunc(sortedA, sortedB, func(a, b T) bool { return compare(a, b) == 0 })
+}
diff --git a/internal/provider/util_test.go b/internal/provider/util_test.go
index 68718ca..039c9ba 100644
--- a/internal/provider/util_test.go
+++ b/internal/provider/util_test.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package provider
 import (
 	"cmp"
 	"regexp"
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
 )
 
@@ -63,6 +64,33 @@ func TestParseSemver(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestSliceUnorderedEqual(t *testing.T) {
+	{
+		a := []int{1, 20, 15, 18}
+		b := []int{1, 15, 18, 20}
+		equal := SliceUnorderedEqual(a, b, func(a, b int) int { return b - a })
+		requireEqual(t, equal, true)
+	}
+	{
+		a := []int{1, 20, 15, 19}
+		b := []int{1, 15, 18, 20}
+		equal := SliceUnorderedEqual(a, b, func(a, b int) int { return b - a })
+		requireEqual(t, equal, false)
+	}
+	{
+		a := []int{}
+		b := []int{}
+		equal := SliceUnorderedEqual(a, b, func(a, b int) int { return b - a })
+		requireEqual(t, equal, true)
+	}
+	{
+		a := []string{"Foo", "Bar"}
+		b := []string{"Bar", "Foo"}
+		equal := SliceUnorderedEqual(a, b, strings.Compare)
+		requireEqual(t, equal, true)
+	}
+}
+
 func requireNoError(t *testing.T, actual error) {
 	t.Helper()
 	if actual != nil {
@@ -93,7 +121,7 @@ func requireNil[T any](t *testing.T, actual *T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func requireEqual[T cmp.Ordered](t *testing.T, actual T, expected T) {
+func requireEqual[T cmp.Ordered | bool](t *testing.T, actual T, expected T) {
 	t.Helper()
 	if actual != expected {
 		t.Errorf("Expected %v, received %v", expected, actual)