diff --git a/main.tf b/main.tf
index a63739b4..790c8e31 100644
--- a/main.tf
+++ b/main.tf
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ module "seed_project" {
   create_project_sa           = false
   labels                      = var.project_labels
   lien                        = true
+  deletion_policy             = var.project_deletion_policy
 }
 
 module "enable_cross_project_service_account_usage" {
diff --git a/modules/cloudbuild/main.tf b/modules/cloudbuild/main.tf
index 0314abf4..2381f1ae 100644
--- a/modules/cloudbuild/main.tf
+++ b/modules/cloudbuild/main.tf
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ module "cloudbuild_project" {
   billing_account             = var.billing_account
   activate_apis               = local.activate_apis
   labels                      = var.project_labels
+  deletion_policy             = var.project_deletion_policy
 }
 
 /******************************************
diff --git a/modules/cloudbuild/variables.tf b/modules/cloudbuild/variables.tf
index 1101673c..2519e248 100644
--- a/modules/cloudbuild/variables.tf
+++ b/modules/cloudbuild/variables.tf
@@ -77,6 +77,12 @@ variable "project_id" {
   type        = string
 }
 
+variable "project_deletion_policy" {
+  description = "The deletion policy for the project created."
+  type        = string
+  default     = "PREVENT"
+}
+
 variable "activate_apis" {
   description = "List of APIs to enable in the Cloudbuild project."
   type        = list(string)
diff --git a/modules/tf_cloudbuild_source/main.tf b/modules/tf_cloudbuild_source/main.tf
index 7cc0f3c5..8454a435 100644
--- a/modules/tf_cloudbuild_source/main.tf
+++ b/modules/tf_cloudbuild_source/main.tf
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ module "cloudbuild_project" {
   billing_account             = var.billing_account
   activate_apis               = local.activate_apis
   labels                      = var.project_labels
+  deletion_policy             = var.project_deletion_policy
 }
 
 // On the first run of cloud build submit, a bucket is automaticaly created with name "[PROJECT_ID]_cloudbuild"
diff --git a/modules/tf_cloudbuild_source/variables.tf b/modules/tf_cloudbuild_source/variables.tf
index 95f58fe3..c91ee4ce 100644
--- a/modules/tf_cloudbuild_source/variables.tf
+++ b/modules/tf_cloudbuild_source/variables.tf
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@ variable "project_id" {
   type        = string
 }
 
+variable "project_deletion_policy" {
+  description = "The deletion policy for the project created."
+  type        = string
+  default     = "PREVENT"
+}
+
 variable "project_labels" {
   description = "Labels to apply to the project."
   type        = map(string)
diff --git a/test/setup/main.tf b/test/setup/main.tf
index af7e604c..6dfd323e 100644
--- a/test/setup/main.tf
+++ b/test/setup/main.tf
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ module "project" {
   org_id            = var.org_id
   folder_id         = var.folder_id
   billing_account   = var.billing_account
+  deletion_policy   = "DELETE"
 
   activate_apis = [
     "cloudresourcemanager.googleapis.com",
diff --git a/test/setup/outputs.tf b/test/setup/outputs.tf
index 2ff88e2d..cf2965f7 100644
--- a/test/setup/outputs.tf
+++ b/test/setup/outputs.tf
@@ -59,3 +59,7 @@ output "random_testing_string" {
   description = "Access the random ID created in setup for labeling other resources."
   value       = random_id.suffix.hex
 }
+
+output "project_deletion_policy" {
+  value = "DELETE"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/variables.tf b/variables.tf
index ba53b54d..cbf2d722 100644
--- a/variables.tf
+++ b/variables.tf
@@ -72,6 +72,12 @@ variable "project_id" {
   type        = string
 }
 
+variable "project_deletion_policy" {
+  description = "The deletion policy for the project created."
+  type        = string
+  default     = "PREVENT"
+}
+
 variable "activate_apis" {
   description = "List of APIs to enable in the seed project."
   type        = list(string)