diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index f9de24e..d1ae4bc 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ deploy:
 
 
 release_job: 
-  needs: deploy 
+  needs: 
+    - deploy 
   stage: release  # It only runs when *both* jobs in the test stage complete successfully.
   image: registry.gitlab.com/gitlab-org/release-cli:latest