diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 44952a08..800e4830 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -50,5 +50,5 @@ deploy_production:
     - python setup.py sdist
     - twine upload dist/*
 
-  only:
-    - tags
+  rules:
+    - if: $CI_COMMIT_TAG