diff --git a/course_discovery/apps/taxonomy_support/handlers.py b/course_discovery/apps/taxonomy_support/handlers.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5d556c1aa6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/course_discovery/apps/taxonomy_support/handlers.py
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+import logging
+
+from django.dispatch import receiver
+from openedx_events.content_authoring.data import DuplicatedXBlockData, XBlockData
+from openedx_events.content_authoring.signals import XBLOCK_DELETED, XBLOCK_DUPLICATED, XBLOCK_PUBLISHED
+from taxonomy.signals.signals import UPDATE_XBLOCK_SKILLS
+from taxonomy.signals.signals import XBLOCK_DELETED as TAXONOMY_XBLOCK_DELETED
+from taxonomy.signals.signals import XBLOCK_DUPLICATED as TAXONOMY_XBLOCK_DUPLICATED
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+@receiver(XBLOCK_DELETED)
+def handle_xblock_deleted_event(**kwargs):
+    """
+    When we get a signal indicating that the xblock was deleted, make sure to
+    trigger taxonomy xblock deleted signal.
+
+    Args:
+        kwargs: event data sent to signal
+    """
+    xblock_data = kwargs.get('xblock_info', None)
+    if not xblock_data or not isinstance(xblock_data, XBlockData):
+        logger.error('Received null or incorrect data from XBLOCK_DELETED.')
+        return
+
+    # Send signal to taxonomy-connector to delete related xblock skills.
+    TAXONOMY_XBLOCK_DELETED.send(sender="OPENEDX_EVENTS", xblock_uuid=xblock_data.usage_key)
+
+
+@receiver(XBLOCK_DUPLICATED)
+def handle_xblock_duplicated_event(**kwargs):
+    """
+    When we get a signal indicating that the xblock was duplicated, make sure to
+    trigger taxonomy xblock duplicated signal.
+
+    Args:
+        kwargs: event data sent to signal
+    """
+    xblock_data = kwargs.get('xblock_info', None)
+    if not xblock_data or not isinstance(xblock_data, DuplicatedXBlockData):
+        logger.error('Received null or incorrect data from XBLOCK_DUPLICATED.')
+        return
+
+    # Send signal to taxonomy-connector to copy XBlock skills for the duplicated block.
+    TAXONOMY_XBLOCK_DUPLICATED.send(
+        sender="OPENEDX_EVENTS",
+        source_xblock_uuid=xblock_data.source_usage_key,
+        xblock_uuid=xblock_data.usage_key,
+    )
+
+
+@receiver(XBLOCK_PUBLISHED)
+def handle_xblock_published_event(**kwargs):
+    """
+    When we get a signal indicating that the xblock was publised, make sure to
+    trigger taxonomy xblock publised signal.
+
+    Args:
+        kwargs: event data sent to signal
+    """
+    xblock_data = kwargs.get('xblock_info', None)
+    if not xblock_data or not isinstance(xblock_data, XBlockData):
+        logger.error('Received null or incorrect data from XBLOCK_PUBLISHED.')
+        return
+
+    # Send signal to taxonomy-connector to update the skills of the published XBlock.
+    UPDATE_XBLOCK_SKILLS.send(sender="OPENEDX_EVENTS", xblock_uuid=xblock_data.usage_key)
diff --git a/requirements/local.txt b/requirements/local.txt
index 1692cab941..5e34017f74 100644
--- a/requirements/local.txt
+++ b/requirements/local.txt
@@ -802,7 +802,8 @@ stevedore==4.1.1
     #   code-annotations
     #   edx-django-utils
     #   edx-opaque-keys
-taxonomy-connector==1.28.2
+taxonomy-connector @ git+https://github.com/open-craft/taxonomy-connector.git@a65e300ffdabcbf0fa9b9df4f7c213456ad85792
+    # FIXME: remove this once a new tag is pushed in taxaonomy-connector
     # via -r requirements/base.in
 testfixtures==7.0.3
     # via -r requirements/test.in