diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 75bdfd6..640c3ec 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ variables:
   needs: []
   rules:
     - if: '$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH'
+    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_TAG'
   interruptible: true
   image: "rust:latest"
   tags: ["docker"]
@@ -106,6 +107,7 @@ build:release:cargo:x86_64-unknown-linux-musl:
   extends: ".build-cargo-shared-settings"
   rules:
     - if: '$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH'
+    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_TAG'
   cache:
     key: "build_cache-$TARGET-debug"
   script:
@@ -151,6 +153,7 @@ build:debug:cargo:x86_64-unknown-linux-musl:
   needs: [ ]
   rules:
     - if: '$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH'
+    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_TAG'
   interruptible: true
   image: "rust:latest"
   tags: ["docker"]
@@ -227,6 +230,7 @@ build:docker:main:
       --destination "$DOCKER_HUB_IMAGE/matrixconduit/matrix-conduit:commit-$CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA"
   rules:
     - if: '$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH'
+    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_TAG'
 
 
 
@@ -328,6 +332,7 @@ publish:package:
     - "build:cargo-deb:x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu"
   rules:
     - if: '$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH'
+    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_TAG'
   image: curlimages/curl:latest
   tags: ["docker"]
   variables: