diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index f07170803e97abf92498c59d7d756f8145896938..972c8d23ad2650d965a17561be2de42e32e31b38 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -58,6 +58,31 @@ changelog:
     paths:
       - CHANGELOG.md
 
+release-notes:
+  stage: build
+  rules:
+    - if: $CI_COMMIT_TAG
+  needs:
+    - job: build
+      artifacts: true
+    - job: changelog
+      artifacts: true
+  variables:
+    # we just need the artifacts and don't need up-to-date source, so don't even fetch
+    GIT_STRATEGY: none
+  # we don't need anything in node_modules or python, so don't fetch the cache
+  cache: []
+  script:
+    - echo "# $CI_PROJECT_TITLE $CI_COMMIT_TAG" > RELEASE_NOTES.md
+    - echo "Die APKGs im Pack _${CI_PROJECT_TITLE}_ stehen in der neuen Version $CI_COMMIT_TAG zum Download bereit 🎉" >> RELEASE_NOTES.md
+    - echo "" >> RELEASE_NOTES.md
+    - echo "Direkt zur APKG-Liste und Download:" >> RELEASE_NOTES.md
+    - echo "$ARTIFACTS_URL" >> RELEASE_NOTES.md
+    - cat CHANGELOG.md >> RELEASE_NOTES.md
+  artifacts:
+    paths:
+      - RELEASE_NOTES.md
+
 release-package-json-version-as-git-tag:
   stage: release
   rules:
@@ -83,31 +108,6 @@ release-package-json-version-as-git-tag:
     - '   echo package-json-tag: keeping older tag for $NPM_VERSION'
     - fi
 
-release-notes:
-  stage: release
-  rules:
-    - if: $CI_COMMIT_TAG
-  needs:
-    - job: build
-      artifacts: true
-    - job: changelog
-      artifacts: true
-  variables:
-    # we just need the artifacts and don't need up-to-date source, so don't even fetch
-    GIT_STRATEGY: none
-  # we don't need anything in node_modules or python, so don't fetch the cache
-  cache: []
-  script:
-    - echo "# $CI_PROJECT_TITLE $CI_COMMIT_TAG" > RELEASE_NOTES.md
-    - echo "Die APKGs im Pack _${CI_PROJECT_TITLE}_ stehen in der neuen Version $CI_COMMIT_TAG zum Download bereit 🎉" >> RELEASE_NOTES.md
-    - echo "" >> RELEASE_NOTES.md
-    - echo "Direkt zur APKG-Liste und Download:" >> RELEASE_NOTES.md
-    - echo "$ARTIFACTS_URL" >> RELEASE_NOTES.md
-    - cat CHANGELOG.md >> RELEASE_NOTES.md
-  artifacts:
-    paths:
-      - RELEASE_NOTES.md
-
 create-gitlab-release:
   image: registry.gitlab.com/gitlab-org/release-cli:latest
   stage: release