diff --git a/hawkbit-mgmt/hawkbit-mgmt-api/src/main/java/org/eclipse/hawkbit/mgmt/rest/api/MgmtDistributionSetTagRestApi.java b/hawkbit-mgmt/hawkbit-mgmt-api/src/main/java/org/eclipse/hawkbit/mgmt/rest/api/MgmtDistributionSetTagRestApi.java
index ed7b4e8e4..ffb532cd5 100644
--- a/hawkbit-mgmt/hawkbit-mgmt-api/src/main/java/org/eclipse/hawkbit/mgmt/rest/api/MgmtDistributionSetTagRestApi.java
+++ b/hawkbit-mgmt/hawkbit-mgmt-api/src/main/java/org/eclipse/hawkbit/mgmt/rest/api/MgmtDistributionSetTagRestApi.java
@@ -379,13 +379,24 @@ public interface MgmtDistributionSetTagRestApi {
                     "and the client has to wait another second.",
                     content = @Content(mediaType = "application/json", schema = @Schema(hidden = true)))
     })
-    @PutMapping(value = MgmtRestConstants.DISTRIBUTIONSET_TAG_V1_REQUEST_MAPPING + MgmtRestConstants.DISTRIBUTIONSET_TAG_DISTRIBUTIONSETS_REQUEST_MAPPING,
+    @PostMapping(value = MgmtRestConstants.DISTRIBUTIONSET_TAG_V1_REQUEST_MAPPING + MgmtRestConstants.DISTRIBUTIONSET_TAG_DISTRIBUTIONSETS_REQUEST_MAPPING,
             consumes = { MediaTypes.HAL_JSON_VALUE, MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON_VALUE },
             produces = { MediaTypes.HAL_JSON_VALUE, MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON_VALUE })
     ResponseEntity<Void> assignDistributionSets(
             @PathVariable("distributionsetTagId") Long distributionsetTagId,
             @RequestBody List<Long> distributionsetIds);
 
+    /**
+     * @deprecated since 0.8.0, use {@link #assignDistributionSet(Long, Long)} (POST) instead.
+     */
+    @Deprecated(forRemoval = true, since = "0.8.0")
+    @PutMapping(value = MgmtRestConstants.DISTRIBUTIONSET_TAG_V1_REQUEST_MAPPING + MgmtRestConstants.DISTRIBUTIONSET_TAG_DISTRIBUTIONSETS_REQUEST_MAPPING,
+            consumes = { MediaTypes.HAL_JSON_VALUE, MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON_VALUE },
+            produces = { MediaTypes.HAL_JSON_VALUE, MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON_VALUE })
+    ResponseEntity<Void> assignDistributionSetsPut(
+            @PathVariable("distributionsetTagId") Long distributionsetTagId,
+            @RequestBody List<Long> distributionsetIds);
+
     /**
      * Handles the DELETE request to unassign one distribution set from the given tag id.
      *
diff --git a/hawkbit-mgmt/hawkbit-mgmt-resource/src/main/java/org/eclipse/hawkbit/mgmt/rest/resource/MgmtDistributionSetTagResource.java b/hawkbit-mgmt/hawkbit-mgmt-resource/src/main/java/org/eclipse/hawkbit/mgmt/rest/resource/MgmtDistributionSetTagResource.java
index 54fecb2c3..e5cb09b48 100644
--- a/hawkbit-mgmt/hawkbit-mgmt-resource/src/main/java/org/eclipse/hawkbit/mgmt/rest/resource/MgmtDistributionSetTagResource.java
+++ b/hawkbit-mgmt/hawkbit-mgmt-resource/src/main/java/org/eclipse/hawkbit/mgmt/rest/resource/MgmtDistributionSetTagResource.java
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ import org.eclipse.hawkbit.repository.OffsetBasedPageRequest;
 import org.eclipse.hawkbit.repository.exception.EntityNotFoundException;
 import org.eclipse.hawkbit.repository.model.DistributionSet;
 import org.eclipse.hawkbit.repository.model.DistributionSetTag;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 import org.springframework.data.domain.Page;
 import org.springframework.data.domain.Pageable;
 import org.springframework.data.domain.Slice;
@@ -159,6 +161,13 @@ public class MgmtDistributionSetTagResource implements MgmtDistributionSetTagRes
         return ResponseEntity.ok().build();
     }
 
+    private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger("DEPRECATED_USAGE");
+    @Override
+    public ResponseEntity<Void> assignDistributionSetsPut(final Long distributionsetTagId, final List<Long> distributionsetIds) {
+        LOGGER.debug("[DEPRECATED] Deprecated usage of assignDistributionSetsPut. Use assignDistributionSets (POST) instead.");
+        return assignDistributionSets(distributionsetTagId, distributionsetIds);
+    }
+
     @Override
     public ResponseEntity<Void> unassignDistributionSet(
             final Long distributionsetTagId,
diff --git a/hawkbit-mgmt/hawkbit-mgmt-resource/src/test/java/org/eclipse/hawkbit/mgmt/rest/resource/MgmtDistributionSetTagResourceTest.java b/hawkbit-mgmt/hawkbit-mgmt-resource/src/test/java/org/eclipse/hawkbit/mgmt/rest/resource/MgmtDistributionSetTagResourceTest.java
index ec29ded29..dfbeaa96c 100644
--- a/hawkbit-mgmt/hawkbit-mgmt-resource/src/test/java/org/eclipse/hawkbit/mgmt/rest/resource/MgmtDistributionSetTagResourceTest.java
+++ b/hawkbit-mgmt/hawkbit-mgmt-resource/src/test/java/org/eclipse/hawkbit/mgmt/rest/resource/MgmtDistributionSetTagResourceTest.java
@@ -344,10 +344,9 @@ class MgmtDistributionSetTagResourceTest extends AbstractManagementApiIntegratio
         final DistributionSetTag tag = testdataFactory.createDistributionSetTags(1).get(0);
         final List<DistributionSet> sets = testdataFactory.createDistributionSetsWithoutModules(2);
 
-        mvc.perform(
-                        put(MgmtRestConstants.DISTRIBUTIONSET_TAG_V1_REQUEST_MAPPING + "/" + tag.getId() + "/assigned")
-                                .content(JsonBuilder.toArray(sets.stream().map(DistributionSet::getId).toList()))
-                                .contentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON))
+        mvc.perform(post(MgmtRestConstants.DISTRIBUTIONSET_TAG_V1_REQUEST_MAPPING + "/" + tag.getId() + "/assigned")
+                        .content(JsonBuilder.toArray(sets.stream().map(DistributionSet::getId).toList()))
+                        .contentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON))
                 .andDo(MockMvcResultPrinter.print())
                 .andExpect(status().isOk());