diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index ff740a31..7658a260 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ variables:
 stages:
   - test
   - build_packages
+  - release
   - distribute
 
 #before_script:
@@ -51,6 +52,8 @@ delete_test_machine:
 
 create_build_machines:
   stage: build_packages
+  rules:
+    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH =~ /v\d.+/'
   only:
     - stable
   tags:
@@ -62,6 +65,8 @@ create_build_machines:
 
 package_amd64_deb:
   stage: build_packages
+  rules:
+    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH =~ /v\d.+/'
   only:
     - stable
   needs:
@@ -75,6 +80,8 @@ package_amd64_deb:
 
 package_arm64_deb:
   stage: build_packages
+  rules:
+    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH =~ /v\d.+/'
   only:
     - stable
   needs:
@@ -88,6 +95,8 @@ package_arm64_deb:
 
 package_amd64_rpm:
   stage: build_packages
+  rules:
+    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH =~ /v\d.+/'
   only:
     - stable
   needs:
@@ -99,8 +108,21 @@ package_amd64_rpm:
     - earthly +package-linux-amd64-rpm
     - /home/gitlab-runner/scp-to-orchestrator.sh
 
+release_job:
+  stage: release
+  image: registry.gitlab.com/gitlab-org/release-cli:latest
+  rules:
+    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH =~ /v\d.+/'               # Run this job when a tag is created
+  script:
+    - echo "running release_job"
+  release:                               # See https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/ci/yaml/#release for available properties
+    tag_name: '$CI_COMMIT_TAG'
+    description: '$CI_COMMIT_TAG'
+
 build_repositories:
   stage: distribute
+  rules:
+    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH =~ /v\d.+/'
   only:
     - stable
   tags:
@@ -110,6 +132,8 @@ build_repositories:
 
 deploy_repos:
   stage: distribute
+  rules:
+    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH =~ /v\d.+/'
   only:
     - stable
   needs:
@@ -121,6 +145,8 @@ deploy_repos:
 
 delete_build_machines:
   stage: distribute
+  rules:
+    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH =~ /v\d.+/'
   only:
     - stable
   tags: