diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 47892e73..2813dde7 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -638,7 +638,7 @@ shadow-release:
     - job: pkg-hash
       artifacts: true
   rules:
-    - if: $CI_COMMIT_TAG !~ /^v/
+    - if: $CI_COMMIT_TAG && $CI_COMMIT_TAG !~ /^v/
   artifacts:
     paths:
       - linux/pamhyr-gnulinux.tar.xz