diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index b18c24c454472b3f495c6ad8f9bfe3bd88b9d499..836f12a7e1b828af87eb8e5d7a48e8f066d2eebe 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -468,8 +468,9 @@ release-images:
     - "echo ${CI_REGISTRY2_PASSWORD} | docker login --username ${CI_REGISTRY2_USER} --password-stdin ${CI_REGISTRY2_URL}"
     - "ifconfig eth0 mtu 1450 up"
     - "apk add --no-cache make bash"
+    - "echo 'Release staging images with tag: ${BUILD_VERSION}'"
   script:
-    - "make release-images"
+    - "make release-images > /dev/null"
 
 release-helm:
   stage: release