diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 5255d26..001a6d3 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -30,11 +30,6 @@ packaging:
 publishing:
   stage: publishing
   image: registry.gitlab.com/gitlab-org/release-cli:latest
-  needs:
-    - job: packaging
-      artifacts: true
-  rules:
-    - if: $CI_COMMIT_TAG
   script:
     - >
       release-cli create --name "v$CI_COMMIT_TAG" --description $EXTRA_DESCRIPTION