diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 9f048df9a44ad1812a3cd0b0f8298c7ad459759d..6274b989591ef75cb267b054ad90154530d9a283 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -421,3 +421,15 @@ release-libs:
   script:
     - bash ./lib/python/package.sh
     - bash ./lib/python/release.sh
+
+release-gitlab:
+  stage: release
+  image: docker.io/alpine:3.18
+  when: manual
+  only:
+    refs:
+      - /^release-.*/
+  before_script:
+    - "apk add bash curl"
+  script:
+    - "curl -fsSL -X POST -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -H 'PRIVATE-TOKEN: ${CI_TOKEN}' --data \"{'name': 'v${APP_VERSION}', 'tag_name': 'v${CI_COMMIT_BRANCH}', 'ref': '${CI_COMMIT_BRANCH}', 'description': 'Automated release from CI/CD'}\" https://gitlab.phaidra.org/api/v4/projects/450"
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