diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index f8f1c4ba4929d1d462e13b3ddc6005c7103df0fd..e6fda478f78c01321e899df9bd393a3b7e47ac0a 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -522,6 +522,8 @@ release-docs:
   image: docker.io/finalgene/openssh:9.1
   needs:
     - docs-docs
+  dependencies:
+    - docs-docs
   only:
     refs:
       - /^release-.*/