diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index cadce1a..9846f69 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -28,6 +28,12 @@ stages:
   - mkdir -p /root/.lein
   - echo "{:auth {:repository-auth {#\"clojars\" {:username \"${CLOJARS_USER}\" :password \"${CLOJARS_TOKEN_DOMAINDRIVENARCHITECTURE}\" }}}}" > ~/.lein/profiles.clj
 
+.tag_only: &tag_only
+  rules:
+    - if: '$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "merge_request_event"'
+      when: never
+    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_TAG =~ /^[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+$/'
+
 test-clj:
   <<: *clj
   stage: build_and_test