diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 0703536d..5597bd87 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -198,7 +198,11 @@ tag_release:
     VAULT_ID_TOKEN:
       aud: https://git.cscs.ch
   rules:
-    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_TAG =~ /^v1+[.][0-9]+([.][0-9]+)?$/ || $CI_COMMIT_TAG =~ /^v1+[.][0-9]+([.][0-9]+)-dev+([.][0-9]+)?$/'
+    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_TAG =~ /^v1+[.][0-9]+([.][0-9]+)-dev+([.][0-9]+)?$/'
+      when: manual
+      allow_failure: false
+    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_TAG =~ /^v1+[.][0-9]+([.][0-9]+)?$/'
+
   image:
     name: ${CI_REGISTRY_PREFIX}/ci-util:latest
   script: