diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 2bcdb8d..b829bc7 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -6,23 +6,20 @@ release_job:
   stage: release  # It only runs when *both* jobs in the test stage complete successfully.
   image: registry.gitlab.com/gitlab-org/release-cli:latest
 
-  rules:
-    - if: "$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH"
-    - if: $CI_COMMIT_TAG
-      when: never  
-    - if:
-      changes:
-        - README.md
-        - CHANGELOG
-        - .gitattribute
-        - .gitignore
-        - .gitlab-ci.yml
-      when: never
-    - if: 
-      changes:
-        - data/**/*
-        - modinfo.lua
-        - thumb.png
+  only:
+    # - if: "$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH"
+    refs:
+      - main
+      - ^tags
+    changes:
+      - ^README.md
+      - ^CHANGELOG
+      - ^.gitattribute
+      - ^.gitignore
+      - ^.gitlab-ci.yml
+      - data/**/*
+      - modinfo.lua
+      - thumb.png
 
   script:
     - echo "Release WPE 2.0_$CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA"