diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 007b9da..d04e8e8 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@ releasing:
     name: "goreleaser/goreleaser:v2.8.2"
     entrypoint: [""]
   rules:
-    - if: "$CI_COMMIT_TAG"
+    # run only if scheduled with this name
+    - if: '$SCHEDULE_NAME == "release"'
+    - when: "never"
   script:
     - export GITLAB_TOKEN="$GORELEASER_GITLAB_TOKEN"
     - "goreleaser release --rm-dist --changelog=changelog.md"