diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 3681ac5..d0fdf46 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ test:
 
 publish:
   stage: publish
+  rules:
+    - if: $CI_COMMIT_TAG == null     # don't run for git tags
   script:
     - ./gradlew jar
     - ./gradlew publish