diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 652bb9c..4a573ab 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ release:
   stage: release
   image: registry.gitlab.com/gitlab-org/release-cli:latest
   rules:
-    - if: $VERSION
+    - if: tag
   script:
     - echo "making release!"
     - echo ${ASSETS_ARG}