diff --git a/gerrit/acls/openstack/openstack-mentoring-scripts.config b/gerrit/acls/openstack/openstack-mentoring-scripts.config
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6af0baf931
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gerrit/acls/openstack/openstack-mentoring-scripts.config
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+[access "refs/heads/*"]
+abandon = group openstack-mentoring-scripts-core
+create = group openstack-mentoring-scripts-release
+label-Code-Review = -2..+2 group openstack-mentoring-scripts-core
+label-Workflow = -1..+1 group openstack-mentoring-scripts-core
+
+[access "refs/tags/*"]
+pushSignedTag = group openstack-mentoring-scripts-release
+
+[receive]
+requireChangeId = true
+
+[submit]
+mergeContent = true
diff --git a/gerrit/projects.yaml b/gerrit/projects.yaml
index a46468aff8..d1f861dbd4 100755
--- a/gerrit/projects.yaml
+++ b/gerrit/projects.yaml
@@ -5302,6 +5302,8 @@
   options:
     - translate
   description: OpenStack Manuals
+- project: openstack/openstack-mentoring-scripts
+  description: Various scripts to make matching and following up with mentees easier
 - project: openstack/openstack-planet
   description: Planet RSS Feed for OpenStack
 - project: openstack/openstack-resource-agents
diff --git a/zuul/layout.yaml b/zuul/layout.yaml
index e10808abf7..bd98a59597 100755
--- a/zuul/layout.yaml
+++ b/zuul/layout.yaml
@@ -13004,6 +13004,11 @@ projects:
       - openstack-manuals-tox-doc-publishdocs
       - propose-openstack-manuals-updates
 
+  - name: openstack/openstack-mentoring-scripts
+    template:
+    - name: merge-check
+    - name: noop-jobs
+
   - name: openstack/openstack-planet
     template:
       - name: merge-check