diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 416b61dce7bb234be6a50103c2e17dae8402b500..af716078e781edd4f36839e6fcfe25a2cf17b1c9 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -495,9 +495,8 @@ release-images:
     - test-search-service-init
     - test-ui
   only:
-    refs:
-      - dev
-      - /^release-.*/
+    - tags
+    - dev
   before_script:
     - "docker logout ${CI_REGISTRY_URL}"
     - "echo ${CI_REGISTRY_PASSWORD} | docker login --username ${CI_REGISTRY_USER} --password-stdin ${CI_REGISTRY_URL}"