diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 788aa8e..fcbd524 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -83,6 +83,9 @@ release:
     - /^(([0-9]+)\.)?([0-9]+)\.x/
     # This matches pre-releases
     - /^([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)(?:-([0-9A-Za-z-]+(?:\.[0-9A-Za-z-]+)*))?(?:\+[0-9A-Za-z-]+)?$/ 
+  except:
+    refs:
+      - tags
   script:
     - touch CHANGELOG.md
     - apk add --no-cache git