diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 1eca65d7b6bc714f3b0d3eb8f88f27c88c506322..3ef502287e4a33b438e69bc78e69099f7ad541e7 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ version_check:
     stage: version_check
     only:
         - master
-        - release
     image: $DOCKER_IMAGE
     script:
         - GITTAG=$(git describe --tags)